Vericel (VCEL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Vericel Corporation is a biotechnology company specializing in the development, manufacturing and commercialization of cell-based therapies for patients with severe diseases and conditions. The company’s expertise lies in regenerative medicine, where it harnesses the power of autologous cell processing to create products designed to restore function and promote healing in damaged tissues.

Vericel currently markets two FDA-approved therapies. MACI® (autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane) is indicated for the repair of symptomatic cartilage defects of the knee in adult patients. EPICEL® (cultured epidermal autograft) is approved for use in pediatric burn patients with deep partial-thickness or full-thickness burns covering at least 30% of total body surface area. Vericel manages the entire manufacturing process—from cell collection and expansion to final product release—at its state-of-the-art cell processing facilities in the United States.

The company distributes its products across the U.S. market and has established licensing and distribution partnerships to serve patients in select international regions, including Europe, Canada and Australia. Beyond its commercial portfolio, Vericel maintains a pipeline of investigational therapies targeting tendon repair and other musculoskeletal injuries. Its research and development efforts leverage proprietary cell culture platforms and delivery technologies aimed at addressing significant unmet medical needs in regenerative medicine.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $36.37 to $38.09
• 50-Day Range: $29.34 to $38.25
• 52-Week Range: $28.95 to $45.97
• Volume: 373,881 shs
• Average Volume: 577,669 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 120.26
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $55.40
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Vericel Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Vericel scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 160th out of 856 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Vericel has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Vericel has a consensus price target of $55.40, representing about 49.4% upside from its current price of $37.08.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Vericel has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 71.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Vericel are expected to grow by 71.11% in the coming year, from $0.45 to $0.77 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Vericel is 119.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.37.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Vericel is 119.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 29.22.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Vericel has a P/B Ratio of 5.29. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

10.79% of the float of Vericel has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Vericel has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.66.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Vericel has recently decreased by 5.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Vericel does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Vericel does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

Vericel has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Vericel this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Vericel to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Vericel insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $121,520.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.60% of the stock of Vericel is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Vericel has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

VCEL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VCEL shares performed this year?

Vericel's stock was trading at $36.01 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, VCEL shares have increased by 3.0% and is now trading at $37.0830.

How were Vericel's earnings last quarter?

Vericel Corporation (NASDAQ:VCEL) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 26th. The biotechnology company reported $0.45 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.45. Vericel's revenue was up 23.3% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Vericel's major shareholders?

Vericel's top institutional shareholders include Conestoga Capital Advisors LLC (4.84%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.33%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.53%) and Fifth Third Bancorp (0.50%). Insiders that own company stock include Dominick Colangelo, Jonathan Mark Hopper, Paul K Wotton, Robert L Md Zerbe, Joseph Anthony Mara Jr, Steven C Gilman, Jonathan Siegal, Michael Halpin and Sean C Flynn.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Vericel?

Shares of VCEL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Vericel own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vericel investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/26/2026
• Today: 5/06/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: MED - BIOMED/GENE
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VCEL
• CIK: 887359
• Web: www.vcel.com
• Phone: (617) 588-5555
• Fax: 617-588-5554
• Employees: 300
• Year Founded: 1989

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Vericel: $55.40
• High Price Target: $67.00
• Low Price Target: $42.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +49.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.63
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.31
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 119.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 82.41
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $16.52 million
• Net Margins: 5.98%
• Pretax Margin: 6.29%
• Return on Equity: 5.17%
• Return on Assets: 3.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 5.03
• Quick Ratio: 4.68

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $276.26 million
• Price / Sales: 6.84
• Cash Flow: $0.56 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 65.69
• Book Value: $7.01 per share
• Price / Book: 5.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 50,930,000
• Free Float: 47,061,000
• Market Cap: $1.89 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.15