VCELVericel Corporation

$40.12+27% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though heavily shorted (+11% of shares).

1 to watch, 2 neutral
TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +6% vs its 200-day average.

Insider conviction−$1.0M (90 days to Oct 8, 2026)SEC EDGAR · Oct 8, 2026

Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).

Short interest11% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbetter than 70% of the market
vs 200-day avgbetter than 67% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How VCEL is trading

Vericel Corporation is +27% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 8.3 points ahead of the market.

+27%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average
+6.2%

vs 200-day average · close to trend

RSI (14)
53

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
16%

Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$29.34 – $61.80 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-09
$40.12
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
+6.0%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%
+27%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
−21%
vs 50-day average$41.64
−3.7%
52-week high
$47.80
52-week low
$29.34
Annualised volatility
46%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
−$327K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+11%
2025−34%
2024+54%
2023+35%
2022−33%
2021+27%
2020+77%
20190.00%
2018+219%
2017+82%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan105 of 10+7.7%
Feb107 of 10+5.9%
Mar103 of 10−3.4%
Apr105 of 10+5.8%
May105 of 10+0.18%
Jun105 of 10+3.1%
Jul118 of 11+4.9%
Aug115 of 11−0.64%
Sep116 of 11+3.9%
Oct115 of 11−2.8%
Nov107 of 10+13%
Dec106 of 10+6.6%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

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