NASDAQ:VERU - Veru Stock Price, Forecast & News

Veru trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VERU."

Veru Inc (NASDAQ:VERU) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December, 12th. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.05). The firm earned $8.73 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.26 million. Veru had a negative net margin of 37.79% and a negative return on equity of 34.96%. View Veru's Earnings History.

Veru is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 12th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Veru.

6 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Veru's stock. Their forecasts range from $5.00 to $12.00. On average, they expect Veru's stock price to reach $6.67 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 46.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Veru.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Veru in the last year. There are currently 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Veru.

News stories about VERU stock have been trending somewhat positive on Thursday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Veru earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Veru.

Veru saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 114,300 shares, an increase of 32.1% from the December 15th total of 86,500 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 234,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.5 days. Approximately 0.2% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Veru's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Veru include Estee Lauder Companies (EL), Herbalife Nutrition (HLF), Avon Products (AVP), Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS), Inter Parfums (IPAR), Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH), USANA Health Sciences (USNA), Medifast (MED), Revlon (REV) and Nature's Sunshine Products (NATR).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Veru investors own include Corbus Pharmaceuticals (CRBP), NovaBay Pharmaceuticals (NBY), Genocea Biosciences (GNCA), Opko Health (OPK), Rigel Pharmaceuticals (RIGL), Verastem (VSTM), Biocept (BIOC), Idera Pharmaceuticals (IDRA), Sorrento Therapeutics (SRNE) and Viking Therapeutics (VKTX).

Veru's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.45%) and Alpine Global Management LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own Veru stock include Harry Fisch, Jesus Socorro, K Gary Barnette, Michele Greco and Mitchell Shuster Steiner. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Veru.

VERU stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC and Alpine Global Management LLC. Company insiders that have bought Veru stock in the last two years include Harry Fisch, Jesus Socorro, K Gary Barnette, Michele Greco and Mitchell Shuster Steiner. View Insider Buying and Selling for Veru.

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

One share of VERU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $4.56.

Veru has a market capitalization of $296.58 million and generates $31.80 million in revenue each year. The company earns $-12,020,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.19) on an earnings per share basis. Veru employs 171 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Veru.

The official website for Veru is http://www.veruhealthcare.com/.

Veru's mailing address is 48 NW 25th Street Suite 102, Miami FL, 33127. The company can be reached via phone at 305-509-6897 or via email at [email protected]