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title: "Verve Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERV) Insider Sells $11,524.55 in Stock"
description: "Verve Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERV) insider Joan Nickerson sold 2,777 shares at an average price of $4.15, totaling $11,524.55. Post-sale, she holds 17,420 shares valued at approximately $72,293, m"
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published_at: "2025-04-04T10:31:46.000Z"
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# Verve Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERV) Insider Sells $11,524.55 in Stock

> Verve Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERV) insider Joan Nickerson sold 2,777 shares at an average price of $4.15, totaling $11,524.55. Post-sale, she holds 17,420 shares valued at approximately $72,293, marking a 13.75% decrease in her position. The transaction was disclosed to the SEC. The company has a market cap of $341.86 million and reported a quarterly EPS of ($0.58), exceeding estimates. Analysts maintain a consensus "Buy" rating with an average price target of $20.67. Institutional investors own 97.11% of the stock.

Verve Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERV - Get Free Report) insider Joan Nickerson sold 2,777 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.15, for a total value of $11,524.55. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 17,420 shares of the company's stock, valued at $72,293. This represents a 13.75 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link.

## Verve Therapeutics Stock Performance

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VERV opened at $3.85 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $341.86 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -1.57 and a beta of 1.77. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $6.70 and its 200-day simple moving average is $6.04. Verve Therapeutics, Inc. has a twelve month low of $3.68 and a twelve month high of $9.31.

Verve Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VERV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The company reported ($0.58) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.72) by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $13.08 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $3.94 million. Verve Therapeutics had a negative net margin of 807.65% and a negative return on equity of 35.23%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Verve Therapeutics, Inc. will post -2.49 EPS for the current fiscal year.

## Analysts Set New Price Targets

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VERV has been the subject of several research reports. William Blair reaffirmed an "outperform" rating on shares of Verve Therapeutics in a research report on Friday, February 21st. HC Wainwright reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $15.00 price objective on shares of Verve Therapeutics in a report on Tuesday, March 25th. Guggenheim reissued a "buy" rating on shares of Verve Therapeutics in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on shares of Verve Therapeutics from $17.00 to $15.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $20.67.

**View Our Latest Analysis on VERV**

## Institutional Investors Weigh In On Verve Therapeutics

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VERV. BVF Inc. IL boosted its stake in Verve Therapeutics by 962.2% in the fourth quarter. BVF Inc. IL now owns 6,904,050 shares of the company's stock worth $38,939,000 after purchasing an additional 6,254,050 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in shares of Verve Therapeutics in the fourth quarter valued at about $7,863,000. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC lifted its position in Verve Therapeutics by 57.4% during the 4th quarter. Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC now owns 3,789,379 shares of the company's stock worth $21,372,000 after buying an additional 1,382,176 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in Verve Therapeutics by 27.0% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,253,217 shares of the company's stock worth $20,586,000 after acquiring an additional 903,809 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. grew its holdings in Verve Therapeutics by 72.2% during the 3rd quarter. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. now owns 1,559,393 shares of the company's stock worth $7,547,000 after acquiring an additional 653,578 shares during the last quarter. 97.11% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

## About Verve Therapeutics

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Verve Therapeutics, Inc, a clinical stage genetic medicines company, engages in developing gene editing medicines for patients to treat cardiovascular diseases in the United States. The company's lead product candidate is VERVE-101, a single-course gene editing treatment that permanently turns off the PCSK9 gene in the liver; and VERVE-102, a product candidate that targets the PCSK9 gene for the treatment of HeFH.

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