Verrica Pharmaceuticals (Verrica Pharmaceuticals) Beta : 1.73 (As of Apr. 24, 2024)

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What is Verrica Pharmaceuticals Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-04-24), Verrica Pharmaceuticals's Beta is 1.73.

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Beta Historical Data

The historical data trend for Verrica Pharmaceuticals's Beta can be seen below:

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Verrica Pharmaceuticals Beta Chart

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Annual Data

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1.91

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1.87

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Quarterly Data
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Beta	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															1.43	1.54	1.65	1.73	1.87

Competitive Comparison of Verrica Pharmaceuticals's Beta

For the Biotechnology subindustry, Verrica Pharmaceuticals's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Verrica Pharmaceuticals's Beta Distribution in the Biotechnology Industry

For the Biotechnology industry and Healthcare sector, Verrica Pharmaceuticals's Beta distribution charts can be found below:

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Verrica Pharmaceuticals Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.

Verrica Pharmaceuticals (NAS:VRCA) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)

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Verrica Pharmaceuticals (Verrica Pharmaceuticals) Business Description

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1NE:Germany

Address

44 West Gay Street, Suite 400, West Chester, PA, USA, 19380

Website

https://www.verrica.com

Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc is a dermatology therapeutics company engaged in the development and commercialization of novel treatments that provide a meaningful benefit for people living with skin diseases. Its lead product candidate, VP-102, is developed for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum, or molluscum, a highly contagious and primarily pediatric viral skin disease, and common warts.

Executives

Perceptive Life Sciences Master Fund Ltd	10 percent owner	C/O PERCEPTIVE ADVISORS LLC, 51 ASTOR PLACE, 10TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10003
Ted White	director, officer: President and CEO	C/O VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 10 NORTH HIGH STREET, SUITE 200, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Terry Kohler	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 44 WEST GAY STREET, SUITE 400, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Christopher G. Hayes	officer: General Counsel	C/O VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 10 NORTH HIGH STREET, SUITE 200, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Joe Bonaccorso	officer: Chief Commercial Officer	C/O VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 10 NORTH HIGH STREET, SUITE 200, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Paul B Manning	director, 10 percent owner	200 GARRETT STREET SUITE S, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
Gary Goldenberg	director	C/O VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 10 NORTH HIGH STREET, SUITE 200, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
A Brian Davis	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 10 NORTH HIGH STREET, SUITE 200, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Craig Ballaron	director	C/O VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 10 NORTH HIGH STREET, SUITE 200, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Stalfort John A Iii	director	C/O ACUMEN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 427 PARK STREET, CHARLOTTESVILLE VA 22902
Lawrence Eichenfield	director	C/O FORTE BIOSCIENCES, INC., 1124 W. CARSON ST., MRL BLDG 3-320, TORRANCE CA 90502
Diem Nguyen	director	C/O VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 10 NORTH HIGH STREET, SUITE 200, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Matt Davidson	10 percent owner	C/O VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 10 NORTH HIGH STREET, SUITE 200, WEST CHESTER PA 19380
Linda Palczuk	officer: Chief Operating Officer	7015 ALBERT EINSTEIN DRIVE, COLUMBIA MD 21046
Chris Degnan	officer: Chief Financial Officer	C/O VERRICA PHARMACEUTICALS INC., 10 NORTH HIGH STREET, SUITE 200, WEST CHESTER PA 19380