On Tuesday, Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: VRCA) opened higher 12.01% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $0.99. Price fluctuations for VRCA have ranged from $0.70 to $11.41 over the past 52 weeks.
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Healthcare Sector giant saw their annual sales slid by -13.60% over the last five years. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -3.55% at the time writing. With a float of $27.21 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $42.41 million.
The firm has a total of 100 workers. Let’s measure their productivity. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 72.9%, operating margin of -815.5%, and the pretax margin is -922.81%.
Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRCA) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Biotechnology industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc is 40.33%, while institutional ownership is 32.75%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Aug 26 ’24, was worth 69,647. In this transaction CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER of this company sold 26,183 shares at a rate of $2.66, taking the stock ownership to the 115,303 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Aug 27 ’24, when Company’s CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER sold 9,530 for $2.46, making the entire transaction worth $23,444. This insider now owns 105,773 shares in total.
Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRCA) Earnings and Forecasts
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted -0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at -0.56) by 0.03. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of -0.19 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -3.55% per share during the next fiscal year.
Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: VRCA) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRCA). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 1.22. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 5.50.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -1.83, a number that is poised to hit -0.30 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach -0.68 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRCA)
Analysing the last 5-days average volume posted by the [Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc, VRCA], we can find that recorded value of 1.07 million was better than the volume posted last year of 0.48 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 74.53%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.14.
During the past 100 days, Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc’s (VRCA) raw stochastic average was set at 4.90%, which indicates a significant decrease from 91.03% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 119.03% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 161.14% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $1.3175, while its 200-day Moving Average is $4.9460. Now, the first resistance to watch is $1.1833. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $1.2567. The third major resistance level sits at $1.3633. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $1.0033, it is likely to go to the next support level at $0.8967. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $0.8233.
Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: VRCA) Key Stats
There are currently 45,601K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 50.62 million. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 5,120 K according to its annual income of -67,000 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 5,180 K and its income totaled -17,190 K.
