“Historically, 24 Table of Contents MACI orders are normally stronger in the fourth quarter due to several factors including the satisfaction by patients of insurance deductible limits and the time of year patients prefer to start rehabilitation.”10-Q · May 7, 2026 ↗
Vericel Corporation
VCEL
Market read
Vericel Corporation's move is spreading beyond its market group.
No new filing conclusion is available. 5 of 25 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
- At least 17 of 25 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- KKR remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.
Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 8 of 25 members or fewer.
Research brief
The story so far
No new filing conclusion is available. 5 of 25 group members are active now; 1 filing-linked outsider is moving with the group, and 0 of 8 directly disclosed connections are confirming.
No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
- At least 17 of 25 durable members become active together.
- Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
- KKR remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
- Latest annual revenue changed +16.5% year over year.
- Operating margin changed +2.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Net margin changed +1.6 percentage points in the latest annual period.
No qualifying adverse evidence was identified; that is not proof there is no downside.
- P/E is 760% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
- EV/sales is 78% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Price as of Sep 11, 2026
38.32Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
Valuation discipline
Descriptive valuation snapshot
Price/sales 7.2× · EV/sales 6.9×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for VCEL. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Filing analysis
No comparable filing assessment is available yet
Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for VCEL. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind VCEL
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
ANIKFiling-linked namepartnerFeb 26, 2026 ▾
“Hyalofast ® is a biodegradable hyaluronic acid-based scaffold used in conjunction with autologous concentrated bone marrow aspirate being developed by Anika Therapeutics, Inc.”
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co.lenderMay 7, 2026 ▾
“26 Table of Contents Sources of Capital On July 29, 2022, we entered into a $150.0 million five-year senior secured revolving credit agreement by and among the Company, the other loan parties thereto, the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.,…”
Depended on by
BCDABioCardia, Inc.competitorMar 24, 2026 ▾
“The industry continues to expand and evolve as an increasing number of competitors and potential competitors enter the market, including AstraZeneca, Bayer, Blue Rock Therapeutics, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Lisata Therapeutics, Capricor Therapeutics, Celixir, Cel…”
Filing peers
Companies whose filings use similar operating language.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
VCEL is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Biopharmaceuticals and Care. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.