Vera Therapeutics Q1 net loss widens

Vera Therapeutics, Inc. Class A

Vera Therapeutics, Inc. Class A

VERA

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Overview

  • U.S. biotech firm's Q1 net loss widened

  • Operating expenses more than doubled yr/yr as company prepares for potential drug launch


Result Drivers

  • PRE-COMMERCIAL SPENDING - Operating expenses rose sharply due to investments in sales, marketing, market access, compliance, and commercial operations ahead of potential atacicept launch


Company press release: ID:nGNX2fp8Qp


Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q1 Net Income

Miss

-$121.03 mln

-$89.89 mln (8 Analysts)

Q1 Operating Income

Miss

-$125.13 mln

-$92.74 mln (9 Analysts)


Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 13 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the biotechnology & medical research peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Vera Therapeutics, Inc is $78.00, about 113.1% above its May 6 closing price of $36.60


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