Vericel (VCEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vericel Corporation, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and distribution of cellular therapies for sports medicine and severe burn care markets in North America. The company markets autologous cell therapy products comprising MACI, an autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane for the repair of symptomatic, and single or multiple full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee; Epicel, a permanent skin replacement humanitarian use device for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with deep-dermal or full-thickness burns; and NexoBrid, a biological orphan product for eschar removal in adults with deep partial-thickness and/or full-thickness thermal burns. The company was formerly known as Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. Vericel Corporation was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $54.32 to $57.22
• 50-Day Range: $40.67 to $59.11
• 52-Week Range: $32.31 to $61.49
• Volume: 720,634 shs
• Average Volume: 427,941 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.79 billion
• P/E Ratio: 941.82
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $61.14
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Vericel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vericel scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 589th out of 947 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: 2.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Vericel has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.14, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vericel has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 261.54%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vericel are expected to grow by 261.54% in the coming year, from $0.13 to $0.47 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vericel is 941.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 115.29.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vericel is 941.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 91.08.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vericel has a P/B Ratio of 11.95. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.14% of the outstanding shares of Vericel have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vericel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.2, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vericel has recently increased by 8.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Vericel does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Vericel does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.14% of the outstanding shares of Vericel have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vericel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.2, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vericel has recently increased by 8.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

Vericel has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Vericel this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for VCEL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Vericel to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vericel insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $2,090,636.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 5.20% of the stock of Vericel is held by insiders.

VCEL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VCEL shares performed this year?

Vericel's stock was trading at $35.61 at the start of the year. Since then, VCEL stock has increased by 58.7% and is now trading at $56.50.
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How were Vericel's earnings last quarter?

Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.02) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.05) by $0.03. The biotechnology company earned $57.91 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $55.32 million. Vericel had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.48% and a net margin of 1.56%.

Who are Vericel's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Vericel include Brown Capital Management LLC (7.75%), State Street Corp (4.92%), FMR LLC (4.81%) and Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (4.27%). Insiders that own company stock include Dominick Colangelo, Jonathan Mark Hopper, Paul K Wotton, Robert L Md Zerbe, Joseph Anthony Mara Jr, Steven C Gilman, Jonathan Siegal, Michael Halpin and Sean C Flynn.
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How do I buy shares of Vericel?

Shares of VCEL 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 Vericel own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vericel investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Today: 12/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Biological products, except diagnostic
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VCEL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 887359
• Web: www.vcel.com
• Phone: (617) 588-5555
• Fax: 617-588-5554
• Employees: 300
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $61.14
• High Stock Price Target: $67.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $57.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 941.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 434.62
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-3,180,000.00
• Net Margins: 1.56%
• Pretax Margin: 2.05%
• Return on Equity: 1.48%
• Return on Assets: 0.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 4.61
• Quick Ratio: 4.23

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $226.84 million
• Price / Sales: 12.29
• Cash Flow: $0.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3,286.81
• Book Value: $4.73 per share
• Price / Book: 11.95

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 49,358,000
• Free Float: 46,791,000
• Market Cap: $2.79 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.71