Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Vericel Corp shares valued at $400,900 were sold by Hopper Jonathan Mark on Jun 02 ’25. At $40.09 per share, Hopper Jonathan Mark sold 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 66,237 shares worth approximately $2.73 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Hopper Jonathan Mark purchased 10,000 shares, netting a total of over 411,300 in proceeds.
Before that, GILMAN STEVEN C had added 13,125 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $551,250, the Former Director bought Vericel Corp shares for $42.00 each.
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
On last trading session,, Vericel Corp [NASDAQ: VCEL] plunged -0.65% to $41.23. The stock’s lowest price that day was $40.12, but it reached a high of $42.61 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.55%. Over the course of the year, Vericel Corp shares have dropped approximately -12.16%. 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.
Support And Resistance Levels for Vericel Corp (VCEL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 40.03, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 38.83. In the upper region, resistance lies at 42.52. The next price resistance is at 43.81. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 47.57 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Vericel Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Vericel Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.42 million shares to 4.64 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 4.22 million shares. A jump of 9.08% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 9.93 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 9.93.
Which companies own the most shares of Vericel Corp (VCEL)?
In terms of Vericel Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 60 in the next 12 months, up nearly 44.58% from the previous closing price of $41.5. Analysts anticipate Vericel Corp stock to reach 67 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 55. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked Vericel Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
