VCEL - Vericel Corporation
Vericel Corporation, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and distribution of cellular therapies for sports medicine and severe burn care markets in the United States. The company markets autologous cell therapy products comprising MACI, an autologous cellularized scaffold product for the repair of symptomatic, and single or multiple full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee; and Epicel, a permanent skin replacement humanitarian use device for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with deep-dermal or full-thickness burns. Its preapproval stage product is NexoBrid, a registration-stage biological orphan product for eschar removal in adults with deep partial-thickness and/or full-thickness thermal burns.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $33.05, ATM IV 57.1%, max pain $35.00, net GEX $3.0K.
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Market Cap
- $1.68B
- P/E Ratio
- 77.69
- Beta
- 1.16
- 52-Week Range
- 28.95-45.97
- CEO
- Dominick C. Colangelo
- Employees
- 357
- IPO Date
- Feb 4, 1997
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
What VCEL Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 5.2% is subdued relative to the 1-year history, conditions that typically favor premium-buying or long-volatility structures (debit spreads, calendar spreads, long straddles); positive net gamma exposure ($3.0K) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.168) prices calls richer than puts, often reflecting upside speculation or squeeze risk.
What This Page Covers
The VCEL overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked VCEL overview questions
- What is VCEL?
- VCEL is the ticker symbol for Vericel Corporation, a listed security. Vericel Corporation, a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and distribution of cellular therapies for sports medicine and severe burn care markets in the United States. The company markets autologous cell therapy products comprising MACI, an autologous cellularized scaffold product for the repair of symptomatic, and single or multiple full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee; and Epicel, a permanent skin replacement humanitarian use device for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with deep-dermal or full-thickness burns. Listed on NASDAQ. VCEL is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the VCEL options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the VCEL options snapshot shows spot at $33.05, ATM IV 57.1%, IV rank 5.2%, max pain $35.00, net GEX $3.0K, expected move 16.37%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are VCEL's key statistics?
- Vericel Corporation (VCEL) carries a market capitalization of $1.68B, trailing P/E ratio of 77.69, beta of 1.16 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 28.95-45.97. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does VCEL belong to?
- Vericel Corporation operates in the Healthcare sector, in the Biotechnology industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare VCEL's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the VCEL data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).