Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Vericel Corp shares valued at $279,878 were purchased by MCLAUGHLIN KEVIN F on May 07 ’25. At $39.98 per share, MCLAUGHLIN KEVIN F acquired 7,000 shares.
Also, Colangelo Dominick sold 24,850 shares, netting a total of over 1,040,966 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $41.89 each, the insider now holds 260,354 shares.
Before that, Colangelo Dominick had sold 24,850 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $1,021,584, the President and CEO traded Vericel Corp shares for $41.11 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 24,850 shares, worth approximately $10.9 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Canaccord Genuity on August 09, 2024, Vericel Corp [VCEL] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $57. Analysts at TD Cowen started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in mid June. As of January 25, 2024, Truist has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Buy” for VCEL. Earlier on August 08, 2023, BTIG Research upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for VCEL stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing VCEL Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 10.42%. Over the course of the year, Vericel Corp shares have dropped approximately -23.75%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $63.00 on 02/05/25 and a 52-week low of $37.39 on 05/01/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $43.90, while a 200-day SMA reached $49.44.
Support And Resistance Levels for Vericel Corp (VCEL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 39.51, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 37.16. In the upper region, resistance lies at 43.33. The next price resistance is at 44.79. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.07 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.68, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 11.11%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
