Verastem Inc (NASDAQ:VSTM) traded at $5.74 at close of the session on current trade day and made an upward move of 15.73% on its previous day’s price.
Looking at the stock we see that its previous close was $4.96 and the beta (5Y monthly) reads 0.563 with the day’s price range being $4.96 – $5.86. In terms of its 52-week price range, VSTM has a high of $13.52 and a low of $2.10. The company’s stock has lost about -17.77% over that past 30 days.
Verastem Inc has a market cap of $295.55 million and is expected to release its quarterly earnings report on 2025-Mar-19.
According to analyst consensus estimates figures, the company’s yearly revenue forecast for current year is expected to hit 15.81M, or 58.09% up from figures reported last year.
On the other hand, looking at the outlook for the VSTM stock, short term indicators assign the stock an average of 50% Buy, while medium term indicators assign it an average of 50% Buy.
Based on estimates by 5 analysts, where scores have ranged from 1.00 for a strong buy to 5.00 for a strong sell, 1 have rated the Verastem Inc (VSTM) stock as a Hold, while 4 rate it as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) rate it as overweight while 0 of them rated it as underweight, whereas 0 suggest the stock as a Sell. The stock has an overall rating of Buy and investors could take advantage and scoop up stock of the company.
Looking further, we note the current price level is 2.09% off its SMA20 and -4.05% from its 50-day simple moving average. The RSI (14) is pointing at 51.60 while the volatility over the past week is 9.07% and jumps to 10.17% over the past one month. The beta value is 0.96, while the average true range (ATR) is currently pointing at 0.54. The average price target for the stock over the next 12 months is $12, with the estimates having a low of $10 and a high of $14. These price ends are -74.22% and -143.9% off the current price level respectively, although investors could be excited at the prospect of a -109.06% if the VSTM share price touches on the median price of $12.
Coming back to Verastem Inc (NASDAQ:VSTM), we note that the average 3-month trading volume was 864.81K, while that of the preceding 10-day period stands at 0.92 million. Current shares outstanding are 51.49 million.
The insiders hold 11.39% of the company’s shares while institutions hold 57.22%. The data shows that short shares as of 2025-03-31, stood at 7.88 million at a short ratio of 8.33. This represents a 1535.00 short interest in shares outstanding on 2025-03-31. Shares short rose in March from the previous month at 5.96 million. Investors should be excited about this stock as its upside potential is great, with current price pushing the stock 11.03% up in year-to-date price movement.
