NASDAQ:VERU - Veru Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

Veru Inc (NASDAQ:VERU) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 12th. The company reported ($0.05) EPS for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of ($0.02) by $0.03. The company earned $10.58 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $9.30 million. Veru had a negative net margin of 36.58% and a negative return on equity of 40.45%. View Veru's Earnings History.

Veru is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 20th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Veru.

5 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Veru's shares. Their forecasts range from $5.00 to $12.00. On average, they expect Veru's stock price to reach $6.80 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 48.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Veru.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Veru in the last year. There are currently 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Veru.

Media headlines about VERU stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Veru earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Veru.

Veru saw a increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 238,900 shares, an increase of 109.0% from the January 15th total of 114,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 306,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.8 days. Approximately 0.5% of the company's shares 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), Inter Parfums (IPAR), Prestige Consumer Healthcare (PBH), Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS), 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), Opko Health (OPK), Genocea Biosciences (GNCA), NovaBay Pharmaceuticals (NBY), Strongbridge Biopharma (SBBP), Sorrento Therapeutics (SRNE), Viking Therapeutics (VKTX), Verastem (VSTM), Zynerba Pharmaceuticals (ZYNE) and Novavax (NVAX).

Veru's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.39%), Geode Capital Management LLC (0.56%), EAM Investors LLC (0.46%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.45%), Credit Suisse AG (0.17%) and Raymond James & Associates (0.14%). 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Raymond James & Associates and UBS Group AG. View Insider Buying and Selling for Veru.

VERU stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, EAM Investors LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC 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 $4.58.

Veru has a market capitalization of $298.58 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]