Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Verastem Inc shares valued at $20,640 were sold by Paterson Dan on Dec 02 ’25. At $10.32 per share, Paterson Dan sold 2,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 424,818 shares worth approximately $4.5 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Paterson Dan sold 2,000 shares, netting a total of over 20,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $10.00 each, the insider now holds 420,818 shares.
Before that, Paterson Dan had sold 2,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $20,000, the President and CEO traded Verastem Inc shares for $10.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,000 shares, worth approximately $4.48 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 5.37% to $10.6. The stock’s lowest price that day was $9.97, but it reached a high of $10.665 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.28%. Over the course of the year, Verastem Inc shares have jumped approximately 92.03%. 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 10.16, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 9.72. In the upper region, resistance lies at 10.85. The next price resistance is at 11.11. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.86 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 2025-11-14 jumping by 1.05 million shares to 19.14 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 18.09 million shares. A jump of 5.47% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.32 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.32.
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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 39.17% from the previous closing price of $10.06. 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.
