VERU

VERU INC.

Nasdaq · Pharmaceutical Preparations · Inc. WI · CIK 0000863894
$3.00 -7.98% $48.2M
High Impact Filing (7/10)3 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$48.2M
Cap SizeNano Cap
Analyst ConsensusStrong Buy (88%)
Inst. Holders26 funds
Inst. Value$4.7M
Inst. Activity1 buys / 3 sells
Reddit Sentiment67° Warm
SEC Reports5
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Pharmaceutical Preparations·Inc. WI·CIK 0000863894·Prev Close $3.26

Recent Activity

Jun 4, 2026 SEC
Veru Inc. entered a clinical supply agreement with Novo Nordisk under which Novo Nordisk will supply Wegovy (semaglutide
8-K — Impact 6/10
May 13, 2026 SEC
Veru reported fiscal Q2 2026 net loss of $2.7M (-$0.12/share) vs $7.9M (-$0.54/share) a year ago, beating the $-0.37 con
8-K — Impact 4/10
May 13, 2026 SEC
Veru reported Q2 2026 net loss of $2.7M ($0.12/share), narrower than the $7.9M loss a year ago, driven by lower R&D and
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 5/10
May 4, 2026 Insider
STEINER MITCHELL SHUSTER was granted 604,000 shares
President and CEO
May 4, 2026 Insider
Greco Michele was granted 164,000 shares
Chief Admin Officer and CFO
May 4, 2026 Insider
Katzovitz Loren Mark was granted 102,000 shares
Director
Inst.
BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL — ADD
48,000 shares ($102.7K)
Inst.
MORGAN STANLEY — NEAR_EXIT
4,270 shares ($9.1K)

Price Targets

$24.50 +716.7% upside Strong Buy
Current $3.00 Low $24.00 Median $24.50 High $25.00 2 analysts
$24.00 $25.00

Analyst Ratings

Strong Buy88% buy · 8 analysts
3Strong Buy
4Buy
1Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Jun 4, 2026 Canaccord Genuity MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
May 15, 2026 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform
Dec 18, 2025 Canaccord Genuity INITIATE Buy

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $-0.32 ▼ -3.2% $-0.34 — $-0.30 40% YoY 2
Next Q $-0.33 ▲ +1.5% $-0.34 — $-0.31 -461% YoY 2
Current FY $-1.20 ▼ -0.8% $-1.43 — $-0.96 -12% YoY 2
Next FY $-0.98 ▲ +17.9% $-1.13 — $-0.84 18% YoY 2

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.$2.2M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$1.2M
BlackRock, Inc.$252.3K
VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO$178.2K
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$153.0K

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 4, 2026STEINER MITCHELLA$0.00
May 4, 2026Greco MicheleA$0.00
May 4, 2026Katzovitz LorenA$0.00
May 4, 2026Hyun GraceA$0.00
May 4, 2026Rankowitz MichaelA$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

67°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
2 mentions 2 bullish 0 bearish
26 institutional holders with $4.7M total value (2,157,252 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: Alyeska, VANGUARD, BlackRock,.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1Alyeska Investment Group, L.P.1,000,000$2.2M46.8%
2VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC539,382$1.2M25.2%
3BlackRock, Inc.114,169$252.3K5.3%
4VANGUARD FIDUCIARY TRUST CO80,653$178.2K3.8%
5RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC69,250$153.0K3.2%
6RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC67,561$149.3K3.2%ADD +48.3%
7STATE STREET CORP55,004$121.6K2.6%NEAR_EXIT -75.4%
8BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL48,000$106.1K2.2%ADD +26.3%
9CITADEL ADVISORS LLC44,482$98.3K2.1%
10CITADEL ADVISORS LLC25,600$56.6K1.2%
11SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP12,771$28.2K0.6%
12ROYAL BANK OF CANADA12,239$27.0K0.6%TRIM -34.2%
13CITADEL ADVISORS LLC11,800$26.1K0.6%
14Mariner, LLC11,381$25.2K0.5%
15SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP10,200$22.5K0.5%
16NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO10,000$22.1K0.5%
17Allworth Financial LP7,817$17.3K0.4%
18WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN7,005$15.5K0.3%TRIM -60.5%
19Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC5,821$12.9K0.3%
20MORGAN STANLEY4,247$9.4K0.2%NEAR_EXIT -76.3%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/ILADD38,00048,000+26.3%$102.7K2025-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYNEAR_EXIT17,9944,270-76.3%$9.1K2025-Q4
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/NEAR_EXIT18,010699-96.1%$1.5K2025-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNTRIM899355-60.5%$760.002025-Q4
CWM, LLCNEAR_EXIT2,4812-99.9%2025-Q3
STATE STREET CORPNEAR_EXIT2,234,038550,069-75.4%$320.0K2025-Q2
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INCADD139,227206,405+48.3%$120.1K2025-Q2
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEAR_EXIT375,29165,000-82.7%$37.8K2025-Q2
Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management, LLCADD11,89214,997+26.1%$8.7K2025-Q2
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNNEAR_EXIT73,70410,807-85.3%$6.3K2025-Q2
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.ADD6,7309,285+38.0%$5.4K2025-Q2
ROYAL BANK OF CANADATRIM8,1405,360-34.2%$3.0K2025-Q2
NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCDOUBLED300889+196.3%$517.002025-Q2
CWM, LLCTRIM3,5502,481-30.1%$1.002025-Q2
UBS Group AGDOUBLED448,5651,966,781+338.5%$963.7K2025-Q1
ADAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS GP, L.L.C.TRIM2,300,0001,000,000-56.5%$490.1K2025-Q1
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INCADD406,755666,294+63.8%$326.6K2025-Q1
MORGAN STANLEYTRIM1,464,099376,367-74.3%$184.5K2025-Q1
Atria Investments, IncADD171,707253,256+47.5%$124.1K2025-Q1
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INCDOUBLED34,195139,227+307.2%$68.2K2025-Q1
Lido Advisors, LLCADD12,16724,021+97.4%$11.8K2025-Q1
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC.ADD5,0006,730+34.6%$3.3K2025-Q1
FMR LLCTRIM8,2225,112-37.8%$2.5K2025-Q1
PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/DOUBLED106,109253,180+138.6%$125.002025-Q1
CWM, LLCDOUBLED7643,550+364.7%$2.002025-Q1
8 unique insiders with 8 transactions. Net insider value: $0.00 ($0.00 bought, $0.00 sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 4, 2026STEINER MITCHELL SHUSTERPresident and CEOAWARD604,000
May 4, 2026Greco MicheleChief Admin Officer and CFOAWARD164,000
May 4, 2026Katzovitz Loren MarkDirectorAWARD102,000
May 4, 2026Hyun GraceDirectorAWARD97,000
May 4, 2026Rankowitz Michael LDirectorAWARD100,000
May 4, 2026Lu LucyDirectorAWARD104,000
May 4, 2026BARNETTE K GARYChief Scientific OfficerAWARD160,000
May 4, 2026FISCH HARRYChief Corporate OfficerAWARD160,000

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Strong Buy (88% buy). Based on 8 analysts: 3 strong buy, 4 buy, 1 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$24.50 mean target +716.7% upside Strong Buy (1.00)
$24.00 Low $25.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$3.00
Target Low$24.00
Target Mean$24.50
Target Median$24.50
Target High$25.00
# Analysts2
RecommendationStrong Buy (1.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$-0.32 $-0.34 $-0.30 39.9% -3.2% 1↑ 1↓ $0.0B 0.0% 2
Next Q
2026-09-30
$-0.33 $-0.34 $-0.31 -461.1% +1.5% 1↑ 1↓ $0.0B 0.0% 2
Current FY
2026-09-30
$-1.20 $-1.43 $-0.96 -11.7% -0.8% 0↑ 1↓ $0.0B 0.0% 2
Next FY
2027-09-30
$-0.98 $-1.13 $-0.84 17.6% +17.9% 2↑ 0↓ $0.0B 0.0% 2

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$-0.320
7d ago$-0.320
30d ago$-0.310-0.010
60d ago$-0.310-0.010
90d ago$-0.310-0.010
2 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 1 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Jun 4, 2026 Canaccord Genuity MAINTAIN Buy Buy
May 15, 2026 Oppenheimer MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform
Dec 18, 2025 Canaccord Genuity INITIATE Buy

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20263410088%
May 1, 20263410088%
Apr 1, 20263410088%
Mar 1, 20263410088%
Feb 1, 20263410088%
Jan 1, 20263520080%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

67°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
2 mentions 2 bullish 0 bearish 2 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Jun 4, 2026160° Warm101
Jun 4, 2026160° Warm101

Recent Reddit Threads

r/pennystocks Bullish 8d 16h ago
VERU ran +58% on a real Novo Nordisk deal — then gave it all back to close red
▲ 1 💬 1 ⚡ 0.5
Jun 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VERU — 56.1% short (30.1M / 53.6M)
Short: 30,059,959 | Exempt: 244,826 | TRF Vol: 53,573,337 | Short Ratio: 56.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 13, 2026
earnings
Veru Reports Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Financial Results and Phase 2b PLATEAU Clinical Trial Progress
<p align="center"><strong><em>--Phase 2b PLATEAU clinical study evaluating enobosarm + semaglutide is actively enrolling and on track for i</em></stro
May 6, 2026
earnings_calendar
VERU Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-06
Mar 9, 2026
earnings
Veru Enrolls First Patient in Phase 2b PLATEAU Clinical Trial of Enobosarm and Semaglutide Combination for High Quality Weight Loss
<p align="center"><strong><em>-- The Phase 2b study to assess enobosarm’s ability to preserve lean mass, physical function, and bone as well as burn m