Verve Therapeutics (VERV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Verve Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage genetic medicines company, engages in developing gene editing medicines for patients to treat cardiovascular diseases in the United States. The company's lead product candidate is VERVE-101, a single-course gene editing treatment that permanently turns off the PCSK9 gene in the liver; and VERVE-102, a product candidate that targets the PCSK9 gene for the treatment of HeFH. It engages in the development of ANGPTL3 program to permanently turn off the ANGPTL3 gene in the liver. It has a collaboration and license agreement with Beam Therapeutics Inc.; a development and option agreement with Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc.; and a Cas9 license agreement with The Broad Institute and the President and Fellows of Harvard College. The company was formerly known as Endcadia, Inc. and changed its name to Verve Therapeutics, Inc. in January 2019. Verve Therapeutics, Inc. was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.19 to $5.69
• 50-Day Range: $4.50 to $7.19
• 52-Week Range: $4.30 to $19.34
• Volume: 1.84 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $444.49 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $25.75
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Verve Therapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Verve Therapeutics scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 584th out of 955 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Verve Therapeutics has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Verve Therapeutics has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Verve Therapeutics are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($2.49) to ($2.91) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Verve Therapeutics is -2.13, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Verve Therapeutics is -2.13, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Verve Therapeutics has a P/B Ratio of 0.72. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

22.52% of the float of Verve Therapeutics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Verve Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Verve Therapeutics has recently decreased by 11.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Verve Therapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Verve Therapeutics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

22.52% of the float of Verve Therapeutics has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Verve Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Verve Therapeutics has recently decreased by 11.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.61

News Sentiment

Verve Therapeutics has a news sentiment score of 0.61. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.79 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Verve Therapeutics this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for VERV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Verve Therapeutics to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Verve Therapeutics insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.30% of the stock of Verve Therapeutics is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.11% of the stock of Verve Therapeutics is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VERV Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VERV shares performed this year?

Verve Therapeutics' stock was trading at $5.64 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, VERV shares have decreased by 6.9% and is now trading at $5.25.
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How were Verve Therapeutics' earnings last quarter?

Verve Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERV) released its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 5th. The company reported ($0.59) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.70) by $0.11. Verve Therapeutics's quarterly revenue was up 120.2% compared to the same quarter last year.

When did Verve Therapeutics IPO?

Verve Therapeutics (VERV) raised $201 million in an initial public offering on Thursday, June 17th 2021. The company issued 11,800,000 shares at $16.00-$18.00 per share. J.P. Morgan, Jefferies, Guggenheim Securities and William Blair acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are Verve Therapeutics' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Verve Therapeutics include Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.05%), Green Alpha Advisors LLC (0.03%) and GAMMA Investing LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Krishna Yeshwant, Fmr Llc, Andrew D Ashe, Sekar Kathiresan, Burt A Adelman, Joan Nickerson, Andrew Bellinger, Allison Dorval and 2017 Gp LLC Gv.
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How do I buy shares of Verve Therapeutics?

Shares of VERV stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Verve Therapeutics own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Verve Therapeutics investors own include Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2024
• Today: 1/14/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Pharmaceutical preparations
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VERV
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1840574
• Web: vervetx.com
• Phone: 617-603-0070
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 110
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $25.75
• High Stock Price Target: $40.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +390.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($2.46)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-200,070,000.00
• Net Margins: -807.65%
• Pretax Margin: -806.39%
• Return on Equity: -35.23%
• Return on Assets: -27.65%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 13.05
• Quick Ratio: 13.05

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $24.40 million
• Price / Sales: 18.22
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $7.31 per share
• Price / Book: 0.72

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 84,664,000
• Free Float: 68,324,000
• Market Cap: $444.49 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.68