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The closing price of Verastem Inc (NASDAQ: VSTM) was $8.21 for the day, up 6.62% from the previous closing price of $7.7. In other words, the price has increased by $6.62 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.6 million shares were traded. VSTM stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.295 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.4759.
Ratios:
Our analysis of VSTM’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.44 and its Current Ratio is at 3.46. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.35 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.23.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Jefferies on April 10, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $15.
On March 24, 2025, H.C. Wainwright reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $7 to $10.
BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on December 31, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $13 to $20.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 06 ’25 when Paterson Dan sold 1,332 shares for $5.81 per share. The transaction valued at 7,739 led to the insider holds 442,507 shares of the business.
Paterson Dan sold 17,808 shares of VSTM for $91,355 on Jun 20 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 443,839 shares after completing the transaction at $5.13 per share. On Jun 20 ’25, another insider, Calkins Daniel, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 4,110 shares for $5.13 each. As a result, the insider received 21,084 and left with 109,945 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VSTM now has a Market Capitalization of 505286912 and an Enterprise Value of 425679680. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 236.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 199.195 whereas that against EBITDA is -2.722.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSTM is 0.89, which has changed by 2.61674 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18157876 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VSTM has reached a high of $9.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $2.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 49.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 45.86%.
Shares Statistics:
VSTM traded an average of 2.55M shares per day over the past three months and 2942000 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 61.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 54.78M. Insiders hold about 11.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.31% stake in the company. Shares short for VSTM as of 1753920000 were 17053705 with a Short Ratio of 6.69, compared to 1751241600 on 15748949. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 17053705 and a Short% of Float of 31.180000000000003.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 2.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Verastem Inc (VSTM) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.63, with high estimates of -$0.55 and low estimates of -$0.71.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$2.55 and -$2.55 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.55. EPS for the following year is -$2.12, with 2.0 analysts recommending between -$1.7 and -$2.54.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $10.52M. There is a high estimate of $17.56M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.7M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VSTM’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $28M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.6M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $18.38M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $10MBased on 9 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $86.75M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $147.8M and the low estimate is $48.5M.
