Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Verastem Inc shares valued at $75,497 were sold by Bunn Paul A. on Oct 09 ’25. At $9.06 per share, Bunn Paul A. sold 8,333 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8,333 shares worth approximately $76913.59 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Bunn Paul A. purchased 8,333 shares, netting a total of over 74,497 in proceeds.
Before that, Calkins Daniel had sold 57 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $518, the Chief Financial Officer traded Verastem Inc shares for $9.08 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 57 shares, worth approximately $1.01 million.
Analysts at Jefferies started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early April. As of March 24, 2025, H.C. Wainwright has reiterated its “Buy” rating for VSTM. Earlier on December 31, 2024, BTIG Research resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for VSTM stock.
Analyzing VSTM Stock Performance
On last trading session, Verastem Inc [NASDAQ: VSTM] rose 4.89% to $9.23. The stock’s lowest price that day was $8.73, but it reached a high of $9.43 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 18.18%. Over the course of the year, Verastem Inc shares have jumped approximately 172.27%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $11.24 on 09/05/25 and a 52-week low of $4.01 on 06/30/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Verastem Inc (VSTM)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 8.83, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 8.43. In the upper region, resistance lies at 9.53. The next price resistance is at 9.83. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.29 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Verastem Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Verastem Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 1.27 million shares to 18.09 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 16.82 million shares. A jump of 7.05% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 10.04 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 10.04.
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In terms of Verastem Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 14 in the next 12 months, up nearly 59.09% from the previous closing price of $8.8. Analysts anticipate Verastem Inc stock to reach 15 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 13. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Verastem Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 30, 2024, Guggenheim assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $13.
