Vericel Corp (NASDAQ: VCEL) closed the day trading at $45.68 down -4.44% from the previous closing price of $47.80. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 910954 shares were traded.
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Ratios:
For a better understanding of VCEL, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 16.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 115.34. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.83 and its Current Ratio is at 5.18. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.38.
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 the company, Truist on January 25, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $51 from $39 previously.
On August 08, 2023, BTIG Research Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $39.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 20 when ZERBE ROBERT L MD sold 722 shares for $50.01 per share. The transaction valued at 36,107 led to the insider holds 23,395 shares of the business.
Colangelo Dominick sold 17,500 shares of VCEL for $854,875 on Feb 15. The President and CEO now owns 174,008 shares after completing the transaction at $48.85 per share. On Feb 14, another insider, Colangelo Dominick, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 17,500 shares for $46.99 each. As a result, the insider received 822,325 and left with 174,008 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, VCEL now has a Market Capitalization of 2.28B and an Enterprise Value of 2.26B. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.66. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.21 whereas that against EBITDA is -486.23.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VCEL has reached a high of $50.09, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 41.19, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 36.25.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VCEL traded about 544.18K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VCEL traded about 470.47k shares per day. A total of 47.72M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 47.33M. Insiders hold about 0.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 109.39% stake in the company. Shares short for VCEL as of Feb 15, 2024 were 1.91M with a Short Ratio of 3.52, compared to 2.41M on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4.01% and a Short% of Float of 5.80%.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 6 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.17 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.2 and a low estimate of $0.14, while EPS last year was $0.12. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.09, with high estimates of -$0.02 and low estimates of -$0.19.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.13 and -$0.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.16. EPS for the following year is $0.12, with 6 analysts recommending between $0.25 and $0.
Revenue Estimates
6 analysts predict $63.93M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $65M to a low estimate of $61.5M. As of the current estimate, Vericel Corp’s year-ago sales were $52.69M, an estimated increase of 21.30% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $48.78M, an increase of 28.80% over than the figure of $21.30% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $52.23M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $43.4M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VCEL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $197.52M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $194M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $196.46M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $164.37M, up 19.50% from the average estimate. Based on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $240.82M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $248.35M and the low estimate is $232.4M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 22.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
