Viridian Therapeutics (VRDN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company, discover and develops treatments for serious and rare diseases. The company's product pipeline includes VRDN-001, a monoclonal antibody targeting insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor that is in Phase 3 clinical trial for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED); and VRDN-003, a next generation IGF-1R humanized monoclonal antibodies targeting IGF-1R and incorporating half-life extension technology for the treatment of TED. It also provides VRDN-006 a preclinical program for autoimmune disease. In addition, the company offers VRDN-006 and VRDN-008 a preclinical program for autoimmune disease. The company was formerly known as Miragen Therapeutics, Inc. and changed its name to Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. in January 2021.Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $13.38 to $13.87
• 50-Day Range: $11.02 to $15.46
• 52-Week Range: $9.90 to $27.20
• Volume: 568,146 shs
• Average Volume: 1.19 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $36.70
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Viridian Therapeutics Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Viridian Therapeutics scored higher than 50% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 520th out of 917 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: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Viridian Therapeutics has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.91, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Viridian Therapeutics has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Viridian Therapeutics are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($4.03) to ($4.31) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Viridian Therapeutics is -3.17, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Viridian Therapeutics is -3.17, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Viridian Therapeutics has a P/B Ratio of 3.05. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.40% of the outstanding shares of Viridian Therapeutics have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Viridian Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Viridian Therapeutics has recently decreased by 8.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Viridian Therapeutics does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Viridian Therapeutics does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.40% of the outstanding shares of Viridian Therapeutics have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Viridian Therapeutics has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.9, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Viridian Therapeutics has recently decreased by 8.33%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.45

News Sentiment

Viridian Therapeutics has a news sentiment score of 1.45. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.69 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Viridian Therapeutics this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for VRDN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Viridian Therapeutics insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.58% of the stock of Viridian Therapeutics is held by insiders.

VRDN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VRDN shares performed this year?

Viridian Therapeutics' stock was trading at $19.17 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VRDN shares have decreased by 28.7% and is now trading at $13.67.
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How were Viridian Therapeutics' earnings last quarter?

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRDN) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 6th. The company reported ($0.87) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.95) by $0.08. The business's revenue was up .0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Viridian Therapeutics' major shareholders?

Viridian Therapeutics' top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (5.59%), Paradigm Biocapital Advisors LP (2.57%), Maverick Capital Ltd. (2.53%) and Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.48%). Insiders that own company stock include Fairmount Funds Management Llc, Jonathan Violin, Scott Dunseth Myers, Lara Meisner, Stephen F Mahoney, Thomas W Beetham and Barrett Katz.
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How do I buy shares of Viridian Therapeutics?

Shares of VRDN 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 Viridian Therapeutics own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Viridian Therapeutics investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Adobe (ADBE), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/06/2025
• Today: 5/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: Medical laboratories
• Sub-Industry: Healthcare
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VRDN
• CIK: 1590750
• Web: www.viridiantherapeutics.com
• Phone: (617) 272-4600
• Fax: 760-537-4101
• Employees: 50
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $36.70
• High Stock Price Target: $61.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +168.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.91
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($3.85)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $-237,730,000.00
• Net Margins: -85,127.16%
• Pretax Margin: -85,127.16%
• Return on Equity: -70.12%
• Return on Assets: -41.49%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.04
• Current Ratio: 18.55
• Quick Ratio: 18.55

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $302,000.00
• Price / Sales: 3,693.25
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $4.48 per share
• Price / Book: 3.05

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 81,592,000
• Free Float: 78,698,000
• Market Cap: $1.12 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.57