NASDAQ:VCEL Vericel (VCEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis $40.92 -0.46 (-1.11%) Closing price 05/23/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$40.92 0.00 (0.00%) As of 05/23/2025 06:09 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Vericel Stock (NASDAQ:VCEL) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Vericel alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$40.37▼$41.3150-Day Range$37.92▼$47.9652-Week Range$37.39▼$63.00Volume300,720 shsAverage Volume409,371 shsMarket Capitalization$2.06 billionP/E Ratio682.11Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$61.14Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewVericel 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.Read More… Vericel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks52nd Percentile Overall ScoreVCEL MarketRank™: Vericel scored higher than 52% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 481st out of 918 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingVericel has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 7 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageVericel has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Vericel's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth214.29% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Vericel are expected to grow by 214.29% in the coming year, from $0.14 to $0.44 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Vericel is 682.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.52.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Vericel is 682.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 26.98.Price to Book Value per Share RatioVericel has a P/B Ratio of 8.65. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Vericel's valuation and earnings. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted9.18% of the outstanding shares of Vericel have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVericel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Vericel has recently increased by 2.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldVericel does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthVericel does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted9.18% of the outstanding shares of Vericel have been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverVericel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 9.5.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Vericel has recently increased by 2.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media3.3 / 5News Sentiment1.00 News SentimentVericel has a news sentiment score of 1.00. 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 0.77 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Vericel this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for VCEL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $2,258,348.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 5.20% of the stock of Vericel is held by insiders.Read more about Vericel's insider trading history. Receive VCEL Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Vericel and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address VCEL Stock News HeadlinesVericel (NASDAQ:VCEL) Earns Overweight Rating from StephensMay 25 at 3:15 AM | americanbankingnews.com5VCEL : What Analysts Are Saying About Vericel StockMay 23 at 3:15 PM | benzinga.comShocking discovery could help you target payouts on weekends…Since the pandemic, the average mortgage payment has jumped from $1,427 to $2,047. That's an extra $600 every single month just vanishing from people's pockets. Meanwhile, credit card debt is hitting record highs, and savings accounts are at their lowest since 2008. Most folks are left with two options… Get a second job... or work overtime on weekends. But what if there was a third option? I just uncovered a shocking anomaly in the options market that could change everything... One that lets you target extra cash on days when most people make nothing - weekends. Think what that could mean for your monthly budget...May 25, 2025 | WealthPress (Ad)Vericel at BofA Securities Conference: Growth and Innovation in HealthcareMay 17, 2025 | investing.comVericel Corporation: Vericel Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Raises Full-Year Profitability GuidanceMay 9, 2025 | finanznachrichten.deVericel Corp (VCEL) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Record Revenue and Strategic Growth ...May 9, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comVericel Corporation 2025 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call PresentationMay 8, 2025 | seekingalpha.comVericel Corporation (VCEL) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call TranscriptMay 8, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines VCEL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have VCEL shares performed this year? Vericel's stock was trading at $54.91 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VCEL shares have decreased by 25.5% and is now trading at $40.92. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Vericel's earnings last quarter? Vericel Co. (NASDAQ:VCEL) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The biotechnology company reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.14. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Vericel's major shareholders? Vericel's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (6.97%), Invesco Ltd. (4.53%), Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (4.11%) and Congress Asset Management Co. (2.95%). 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. View institutional ownership trends. 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. 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 Earnings5/08/2025Today5/25/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/07/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorMedical Industry Biological products, except diagnostic Sub-IndustryPharmaceutical Products Current SymbolNASDAQ:VCEL CIK887359 Webwww.vcel.com Phone(617) 588-5555Fax617-588-5554Employees300Year Founded1989Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$61.14 High Stock Price Target$67.00 Low Stock Price Target$51.00 Potential Upside/Downside+49.4%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage7 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.03 Trailing P/E Ratio682.11 Forward P/E Ratio292.29 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$-3,180,000.00 Net Margins1.56% Pretax Margin2.05% Return on Equity1.48% Return on Assets0.96% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio4.61 Quick Ratio4.23 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$238.54 million Price / Sales8.64 Cash Flow$0.01 per share Price / Cash Flow3,081.95 Book Value$4.73 per share Price / Book8.65Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares50,343,000Free Float46,791,000Market Cap$2.06 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.31 Social Links 13 Stocks Institutional Investors Won't Stop BuyingWhich stocks are hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? 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