The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc shares valued at $69,647 were sold by Hayes Christopher G. on Aug 26 ’24. At $2.66 per share, Hayes Christopher G. sold 26,183 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 115,303 shares worth approximately $0.11 million following the completion of this transaction.
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Also, Hayes Christopher G. sold 9,530 shares, netting a total of over 23,444 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $2.46 each, the insider now holds 105,773 shares.
Before that, Goldenberg Gary had sold 9,888 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $26,302, the Chief Medical Officer traded Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc shares for $2.66 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 9,888 shares, worth approximately $96883.38.
As published in a research note from H.C. Wainwright on November 06, 2024, Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc [VRCA] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral. Analysts at RBC Capital Mkts downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Sector perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of July 25, 2023, Needham has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for VRCA. Earlier on March 22, 2023, Jefferies initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for VRCA stock.
Analyzing VRCA Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 14.68%. Over the course of the year, Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc shares have dropped approximately -86.48%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $11.4100 on 05/14/24 and a 52-week low of $0.7043 on 11/07/24. A 50-day SMA is recorded $1.3682, while a 200-day SMA reached $5.0130. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 2.8 million shares from 0.29 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRCA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 0.8633, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 0.7367. In the upper region, resistance lies at 1.1033. The next price resistance is at 1.2167. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 42.51 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.0232, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 65.61%, indicating low price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
