Stocks/VERA

VERA

Vera Therapeutics, Inc.
Healthcare·Biotechnology
$35.52
$2.5B market cap
Revenue
$0.0M
Free Cash Flow
$-176.8M
Rev Growth
+0.0%
FCF Margin
0.0%
P/FCF
--
EV/FCF
--
Fwd EV/EBITDA
--
Fair Value
--
Upside
--

Vera Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company, focuses on developing and commercializing treatments for patients with serious immunological diseases in the United States. Its lead product candidate is atacicept, a fusion protein self-administered as a subcutaneous injection that is in Phase IIb clinical trial for patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy. It is also developing MAU868, a monoclonal antibody for the treatment of BK viremia infections and is under Phase 2 clinica

2-Year Price History

$34.04-10.4%
$20$25$30$35$40$45$50volMay 24Sep 24Jan 25May 25Sep 25Jan 26May 26

Quarterly Financials & Projections

Quarterly Waterfall ($ M)
PeriodRevEBITDAOpInNIOCFFCFCapExCashDebtSharesROICIntCovEV/EBITDA
Act2026-Q10.0-125.1-125.1-121.0-106.5-106.7-0.2596.875.071.5-305.9%-68.6x--
Act2025-Q40.0-85.3-94.2-91.1-70.0-70.1-0.1714.677.364.2-137.7%-15.2x--

Valuation & Metrics

Market Stats

Price$35.52
Market Cap$2.5B
Enterprise Value$2.0B
P/S Ratio0.0x
P/FCF--
EV/FCF--
FCF Margin (TTM)0.0%
FCF Yield-6.9%
Dividend Yield (TTM)--
Annual Dilution0.0%
CurrencyUSD

TTM Financial Snapshot

Revenue$0.0M
Net Income$-212.1M
Free Cash Flow$-176.8M

Revenue Growth (YoY)+0.0%
EBITDA Margin0.0%
Net Margin0.0%
FCF Margin0.0%
CapEx % of Revenue0.0%
SBC % of Revenue0.0%
ROIC-221.8%
WC Change % Rev0.0%
Interest Coverage-28.3x

Forward Outlook & Risk

Short Interest

Short % of Float--
Short Shares9.4M
Days to Cover9.5
Change (vs Prior)-4.9%
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Employees

Headcount152
Revenue / Employee$0
Gross Profit / Employee$5,730

Cash Runway

40.5months
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Institutional Ownership

Headline & net flow

NEUTRAL
Net flow · still filing
No float data — flow unavailable.

Ownership composition

Active
94.2%(+43.4% YoY)
208 filers
hedge / family / endowment
Retail funds
Fidelity, Schwab, 401(k)
Passive
23.7%(+13.4% YoY)
11 filers
Vanguard, iShares, SPDR
Market makers
0.3%(+0.1% YoY)
6 filers
Citadel, Susquehanna
Insiders
Form 4 — latest per insider
0%25%50%75%100%2022-062023-032023-122024-092025-062026-03
ActiveRetail fundsPassiveMarket makersRetail direct

Top holders

Fund$ valueCost basisΔ QoQΔ YoYα lifeFund AUM
Avoro Capital Advisors LLC$237M$41.12+$0+$7.5M+1.3%$10.15B
BlackRock, Inc.Passive$205M$43.40+$10.6M+$44.1M-0.2%$5.69T
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/$184M$42.78−$35.7M−$7.3M-0.2%$864.93B
Deep Track Capital, LP$165M$47.38+$51.7M+$165M-1.2%$4.85B
DEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. (SERIES C)$150M$22.23−$13.6M+$107M-0.9%$7.18B
Kynam Capital Management, LP$137M$16.87−$1.4M+$40.2M-0.0%$1.58B
STATE STREET CORPPassive$135M$26.50+$27.6M+$51.5M-0.2%$2.89T
Sofinnova Investments, Inc.$112M$7.76+$0+$0+2.5%$1.94B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCPassive$108M$40.23+$108M+$108M$4.04T
FMR LLC$108M$17.90−$8.4M−$22.4M-0.0%$1.89T
Eversept Partners, LP$87.4M$19.94−$36.2M+$11.0M-0.5%$1.52B
Bellevue Group AG$68.8M$50.56+$508K+$68.8M-4.3%$4.20B
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.$66.6M$48.69+$3.8M+$64.5M-0.3%$307.70B
Integral Health Asset Management, LLC$64.4M$38.40−$8.0M+$18.1M-0.5%$1.64B
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCPassive$63.2M$28.22+$5.0M+$14.8M+2.3%$1.61T
Vestal Point Capital, LP$55.0M$32.35+$32.9M−$45.5M+0.0%$3.58B
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.$48.7M$26.74−$21.2M+$48.7M+0.9%$54.88B
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC$45.6M$29.60+$531K+$25.3M-0.2%$760.93B
Pictet Asset Management Holding SA$42.3M$21.70−$13.7M+$8.5M-1.1%$94.52B
Woodline Partners LP$40.3M$18.95+$30K+$8K-0.1%$26.43B
Cost basis is a volume-weighted estimate from accumulation periods within our 13F history; holders who built their position before our window started will show a stale basis. % above the cost basis is the unrealized gain at the current price.

Trading behavior

Smart-money alpha (lifetime, %/qtr)NEUTRAL
Holders
-0.17%
avg per quarter
Holders (ex-self)
-0.20%
excl. this stock
Buyers (this Q)
-0.73%
79 buyers · $0.33B in
Sellers (this Q)
-1.10%
77 sellers · $0.64B out
alpha coverage: 95% of $ has a lifetime-alpha record
Holder behavior on this stocksource: stock
On big dips (−10%+)
+25.7%
how holders react when this stock falls
On quiet Qs
-7.6%
−10% to +10% baseline
On rallies (+10%+)
-22.7%
how they react when this stock rises
Holders' portfolio flow this Q
-0.1%
outflows — trims may be forced
Sellers' portfolio flow this Q
-2.4%
Sellers shed AUM broadly — partly forced.
▸ Compare to holder-profile behavior (across all their stocks)
Holder dip (any stock)
-2.4%
Holder mid (any stock)
-3.2%
Holder rally (any stock)
-7.5%

Top Holders Over Time

5-year share-count history (top 10 holders by peak, incl. exited) + price

08.1M16.1M24.2M32.2M$7.76$18$29$40$512021-062022-062023-062024-062025-062026-03
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Avoro Capital Advisors LLC5.9MPRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/4.6MDEERFIELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. (SERIES C)3.7MKynam Capital Management, LP3.4MDeep Track Capital, LP4.1MEversept Partners, LP2.2MFMR LLC2.7MSofinnova Investments, Inc.2.8MCommodore Capital LPIntegral Health Asset Management, LLC1.6M

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Analyst Coverage

Analyst Coverage
Price Targets
Last Quarter (1 analysts)$91.0015620.0%
Last Year (7 analysts)$77.7111880.0%
Current Price$35.52
Analyst Ratings
12
Strong Buy: 1Buy: 12Hold: 1Consensus: Buy

Corporate

Insider Trading (last 12mo)

Open-market only (Form 4 P-Purchase + S-Sale). Excludes grants, option exercises, tax withholding, gifts.
Officers & directors
Buys ($, 12mo)
$5.53M
3 txns · 1 insider · 255,882 sh
Sells ($, 12mo)
$4.99M
14 txns · 8 insiders · 123,805 sh
Recent transactions
DateSideInsiderTitleSharesPriceDollarsOwned $
2026-05-12SELLFordyce Marshalldirector, officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO18,500$36.74$680K$7.96M
2026-04-14SELLFordyce Marshalldirector, officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO22,951$44.05$1.01M$10.36M
2026-02-23SELLJOHNSON DAVID LEEofficer: Chief Operating Officer2,579$41.98$108K$1.92M
2026-02-23SELLTurner William D.officer: Chief Regulatory Officer2,187$41.98$92K$1.90M
2026-02-23SELLSkelton Laurence Matthewofficer: Chief Commercial Officer1,582$41.98$66K$2.70M
2026-02-23SELLYoung Joseph Rofficer: SVP, FINANCE, CHIEF ACCT OFFCR3,117$41.98$131K$2.72M
2026-02-23SELLGrant Seanofficer: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER4,949$41.98$208K$4.79M
2026-02-23SELLFordyce Marshalldirector, officer: PRESIDENT AND CEO16,925$41.98$711K$10.80M
2026-02-23SELLBrenner Robertofficer: Chief Medical Officer2,151$41.98$90K$2.14M
2025-12-15SELLTurner William D.officer: Chief Regulatory Officer10,000$50.08$501K$1.13M
2025-12-11BUYENRIGHT PATRICK Gdirector5,882$42.50$250K$250K
2025-12-08SELLTurner William D.officer: Chief Regulatory Officer10,000$45.31$453K$1.02M
2025-12-03SELLTurner William D.officer: Chief Regulatory Officer10,000$40.00$400K$900K
2025-11-21SELLCarter Jason Sofficer: Chief Legal Officer3,864$27.82$107K$1.37M
2025-11-11SELLYoung Joseph Rofficer: SVP, FINANCE, CHIEF ACCT OFFCR15,000$29.06$436K$1.39M
2025-06-24BUYENRIGHT PATRICK Gdirector40,607$22.35$908K$80.39M
2025-06-23BUYENRIGHT PATRICK Gdirector209,393$20.87$4.37M$74.49M

Order Flow (FINRA, ~3w lag)

7.9%retail-1.3pp
38.2%dark+6.0pp
week of 2026-04-13
10%20%30%40%50%60%24-1125-0225-0525-0825-1126-0226-04retail (non-ATS)dark (ATS)
Off-exchange volume from FINRA. Retail = non-ATS (wholesaler PFOF + broker internalization). Dark = ATS (dark-pool crossing networks, institutional). Lit-exchange = remainder.

Filing Risk Analysis

Filing Risk Scores

Vera Therapeutics: The Billion-Dollar Burn Pit of Clinical Ambition

Overall Risk
7/10
Fraud
2/10
Dilution
8/10
Insolvency
5/10
Earnings Overstated
2/10
Hidden Liabilities
4/10
Legal
2/10
Audit Warnings
3/10
Hidden Upside
6/10
Contextually Acceptable
6/10