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. Vericel Corp shares valued at $251,440 were sold by MCLAUGHLIN KEVIN F on Aug 06 ’25. At $35.92 per share, MCLAUGHLIN KEVIN F sold 7,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 15,100 shares worth approximately $0.57 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, MCLAUGHLIN KEVIN F purchased 7,000 shares, netting a total of over 251,457 in proceeds.
Before that, Hopper Jonathan Mark had sold 10,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $400,900, the Chief Medical Officer traded Vericel Corp shares for $40.09 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $2.51 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
On last trading session, Vericel Corp [NASDAQ: VCEL] rose 3.80% to $37.93. The stock’s lowest price that day was $36.48, but it reached a high of $38.08 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.52%. Over the course of the year, Vericel Corp shares have dropped approximately -16.82%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $63.00 on 02/05/25 and a 52-week low of $33.09 on 08/01/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Vericel Corp (VCEL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 36.91, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 35.90. In the upper region, resistance lies at 38.51. The next price resistance is at 39.10. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.38 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 2025-07-31 jumping by 0.7 million shares to 5.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 4.86 million shares. A jump of 12.56% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 9.32 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 9.32.
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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 64.2% from the previous closing price of $36.54. 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.
