Vericel Corporation (VCEL) Stock Analysis
Momentum Cont setup
Healthcare · Biotechnology
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $37.77, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Supplier: Matricel; Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin -11.8%), Material insider selling (7 sells, 0.07% of cap).
Vericel Corporation markets three FDA-approved therapies in the US: MACI (knee cartilage repair), Epicel (severe burn skin replacement), and NexoBrid (eschar removal for burn patients), targeting orthopedic surgeons and burn care specialists. Revenue comes from specialty... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $37.77, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Supplier: Matricel; Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin -11.8%), Material insider selling (7 sells, 0.07% of cap). Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 63, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 50d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-10Recent Developments — Vericel Corporation
Latest news
- NEWS VCEL (Vericel Corporation) reports 13.1 percent Q4 2025 EPS beat, shares fall 6.23 percent in today’s trading. - Earning — Newser positive
- NEWS Insider Sell: Paul Wotton Sells 10,000 Shares of Vericel Corp (V - GuruFocus — GuruFocus negative
- NEWS Vericel Corporation (VCEL) reports Q1 loss, beats revenue estimates - MSN — MSN positive
- NEWS Vericel Corporation (VCEL) reports Q1 loss, beats revenue estimates - msn.com — msn.com positive
- NEWS Vericel Corporation (VCEL) Reports Q1 Loss, Beats Revenue Estimates - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:47Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHSupplierMatricel10-K Item 1: 'The Matricel Supply Agreement provides that Matricel will supply the ACI-Maix membranes exclusively to us during the term of the agreement'
- MEDIUMSupplierMediWound10-K Item 1A: 'The commercial success of NexoBrid in the U.S. is dependent, in part, on MediWound’s ability to timely manufacture and supply sufficient quantities of NexoBrid to meet customer demand'
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Rating Breakdown
2 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Technicals below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $37.77, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Concentration risk — Supplier: Matricel; Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin -11.8%), Material insider selling (7 sells, 0.07% of cap). Chart setup: Trend continuation, RSI 63, MACD bullish. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $48.22 (+27.7%), stop $35.13 (−7.5%), A.R:R 1.9:1. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $48.22 (+27.7% upside). Target $48.22 (+27.7%), stop $35.13 (−7.5%), A.R:R 1.9:1. Stop-loss: $35.13.
Concentration risk — Supplier: Matricel; Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin -11.8%), Material insider selling (7 sells, 0.07% of cap).
Vericel Corporation trades at a P/E of 86.1 (forward 43.5). TrendMatrix value score: 5.6/10. Verdict: Hold.
14 analysts cover VCEL with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $55.
What does Vericel Corporation do?Vericel Corporation markets three FDA-approved therapies in the US: MACI (knee cartilage repair), Epicel (severe burn...
Vericel Corporation markets three FDA-approved therapies in the US: MACI (knee cartilage repair), Epicel (severe burn skin replacement), and NexoBrid (eschar removal for burn patients), targeting orthopedic surgeons and burn care specialists. Revenue comes from specialty pharmacy sales (MACI) and hospital sales (Epicel/NexoBrid); net income was $16.5M in 2025. Matricel GmbH is the sole collagen membrane supplier for MACI manufacturing.