Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc (VRCA)
NASDAQHealth CareBiotechnologySnapshot 2026-10-29
$3.42-1.72%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NASDAQHealth CareBiotechnologySnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Biotechnology is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Operating income improves from -$9.7 million in Q1 2026: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 62% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskVRCA’s case rests on sustaining sales growth while extending its cash runway through credit funding. Revenue grew 12.3% year over year in Q2 FY2026, but the company remained unprofitable. The desk records no latest earnings release, so no current beat or miss is available. VRCA trades at 2× sales versus a 10× peer median, and its own historical multiple was 3×. The price reflects less growth than the desk forecasts. The model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 49%. Operating income’s improvement comparison needs review, so the pressure is not verified as a confirmed break. Peer multiples imply a price about 82% above where it trades (it looks cheap on this basis); the thesis is on watch, and this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. VRCA is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 7 analysts currently covering VRCA (as of Oct 2026).
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 2 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Biotechnology — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Maintain financial stability with extended cash runway
Additional credit funding extends liquidity and supports the stated cash-runway objective.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
