Verona Pharma plc

NasdaqGM:VRNA Stock Report

Market Cap: US$3.8b

Verona Pharma Ownership

Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?

Recent Insider Transactions

NasdaqGM:VRNA Recent Insider Transactions by Companies or Individuals
DateValueNameEntityRoleSharesMax Price
06 Dec 24SellUS$4,415,452Mark HahnIndividual110,245US$40.07
06 Dec 24SellUS$4,358,787David ZaccardelliIndividual108,834US$40.07
02 Dec 24SellUS$627,233David ZaccardelliIndividual15,666US$40.05
02 Dec 24SellUS$566,822Mark HahnIndividual14,155US$40.05
26 Nov 24SellUS$12,000Mark HahnIndividual300US$40.00
25 Nov 24SellUS$1,176,360Kathleen RickardIndividual30,000US$39.21
25 Nov 24SellUS$8,000David ZaccardelliIndividual200US$40.00
18 Nov 24BuyUS$33,300David EbsworthIndividual2,500US$13.32
11 Nov 24SellUS$12,000Mark HahnIndividual300US$40.00
11 Nov 24SellUS$12,000David ZaccardelliIndividual300US$40.00
06 Nov 24BuyUS$198,386Christina AckermannIndividual5,235US$37.90
06 Nov 24BuyUS$188,881David EbsworthIndividual4,920US$38.39
04 Nov 24SellUS$568,387Mark HahnIndividual16,209US$35.10
04 Nov 24SellUS$618,658David ZaccardelliIndividual17,629US$35.13
25 Oct 24SellUS$633,896David ZaccardelliIndividual18,102US$35.02
25 Oct 24SellUS$632,761Mark HahnIndividual18,070US$35.02
22 Oct 24SellUS$2,303,773Mark HahnIndividual525,768US$4.38
22 Oct 24SellUS$2,253,237David ZaccardelliIndividual514,152US$4.39
11 Sep 24SellUS$2,254,080Mark HahnIndividual600,000US$3.76
11 Sep 24SellUS$2,254,320David ZaccardelliIndividual600,000US$3.76
13 Aug 24SellUS$1,275,540Mark HahnIndividual49,800US$26.00
12 Aug 24BuyUS$103,320David EbsworthIndividual4,500US$22.96
12 Aug 24SellUS$5,008Mark HahnIndividual200US$25.04
12 Aug 24SellUS$5,008David ZaccardelliIndividual200US$25.04
03 May 24SellUS$71,032Kathleen RickardIndividual4,531US$15.68

Insider Trading Volume

Insider Buying: VRNA insiders have sold more shares than they have bought in the past 3 months.

Ownership Breakdown

What is the ownership structure of VRNA?
Owner TypeNumber of SharesOwnership Percentage
Individual Insiders3,356,2084.1%
General Public3,890,7214.75%
Hedge Funds4,215,9735.15%
VC/PE Firms18,096,32522.1%
Institutions52,271,94263.9%

Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.

Top Shareholders

Top 25 shareholders own 74.15% of the company
OwnershipNameSharesCurrent ValueChange %Portfolio %
7.72%
Perceptive Advisors LLC
6,315,933US$291.8m160%6.61%
7.57%
RA Capital Management, L.P.
6,195,639US$286.2m-29.7%3.4%
6.82%
New Enterprise Associates, Inc.
5,584,753US$258.0m0%13.17%
5.15%
Maverick Capital, Ltd.
4,215,973US$194.8m36.3%3.34%
4.62%
OrbiMed Advisors LLC
3,777,778US$174.5m0%2.43%
4.34%
Vivo Capital, LLC
3,549,779US$164.0m-46.3%13.35%
4.14%
Frazier Life Sciences Management, LP
3,383,950US$156.3m2.1%5.83%
3.89%
Deep Track Capital, LP
3,180,025US$146.9m-20.5%4.43%
2.96%
Eventide Asset Management, LLC
2,425,846US$112.1m360%1.88%
2.65%
Federated Hermes, Inc.
2,167,900US$100.2m0.2%0.23%
2.3%
Wellington Management Group LLP
1,878,632US$86.8m19.6%0.01%
2.24%
Octagon Capital Advisors LP
1,835,200US$84.8m-3.17%12.96%
2.13%
Jennison Associates LLC
1,740,886US$80.4m54.3%0.04%
1.76%
Caligan Partners, LP
1,436,878US$66.4m-22.1%19.57%
1.75%
Hood River Capital Management LLC
1,433,934US$66.2m35%0.97%
1.71%
David Zaccardelli
1,400,594US$64.7m-9.83%no data
1.63%
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
1,335,194US$61.7m40.6%0.01%
1.57%
Mark Hahn
1,286,717US$59.4m-10.6%no data
1.49%
Bellevue Asset Management AG
1,220,059US$56.4m7.57%0.66%
1.44%
Citadel Advisors LLC
1,178,022US$54.4m1,050%0.06%
1.36%
Aisling Capital Management LP
1,115,352US$51.5m0%17.25%
1.36%
Loomis Sayles & Company, L.P.
1,111,096US$51.3m0%0.06%
1.27%
Janus Henderson Group plc
1,042,795US$48.2m-4.51%0.02%
1.2%
Rice Hall James & Associates, LLC
985,076US$45.5m4.84%2.34%
1.07%
American Century Investment Management Inc
876,604US$40.5m-0.16%0.02%

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/10 03:59
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/08 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Verona Pharma plc is covered by 17 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Patrick TrucchioBerenberg
Thomas ShraderBTIG
Edward NashCanaccord Genuity