VNDA - Latest News
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VNDA), operates in Healthcare / Biotechnology, trades on NASDAQ.
Market capitalization stands near $386.7M. Beta to the broader market is 0.65.
The article list below shows the most recent VNDA headlines from major financial news vendors. For options traders, the most actionable items are earnings releases, analyst rating changes, M&A activity, and regulatory filings - each can drive a meaningful repricing of implied volatility and shift dealer hedging flow. Pair the news context with the implied-volatility skew and gamma exposure views to see whether the options market has already priced in the headline.
Recent VNDA Headlines
Vanda: A Long-Term Pharma Growth Idea, Despite Q1 Earnings Miss
seekingalpha.com - May 13, 2026
Vanda Pharmaceuticals is rated a buy, supported by new drug approvals, a diversified clinical pipeline, and strong top-line growth potential. VNDA's
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Announces Participation at May 2026 Investor Conferences
prnewswire.com - May 7, 2026
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Vanda) (Nasdaq: VNDA) today announced that the company will participate at the fo
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VNDA) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
seekingalpha.com - May 7, 2026
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA) Reports Q1 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates
zacks.com - May 6, 2026
Vanda Pharmaceuticals (VNDA) came out with a quarterly loss of $0. 82 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.
Vanda Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
prnewswire.com - May 6, 2026
Fanapt ® net product sales rose 26% to $29. 6 million; total prescriptions increased 32% and new-to-brand prescriptions surged 76% NEREUS™ (tradipitan
How News Affects VNDA Options Pricing
Headlines and scheduled events drive implied volatility in two distinct ways. Pre-event, IV typically inflates as uncertainty about the outcome rises; this is the implied-volatility expansion that creates the long-vol setup. Post-event, IV typically contracts sharply as uncertainty resolves; this is IV crush, which makes premium-selling structures profitable when they survive the underlying move. The size of the crush depends on how stretched pre-event IV is relative to the realized move. Track VNDA's implied vs realized volatility over the news cycle to size pre-event vs post-event positioning. For ticker-level dealer positioning context, the gamma exposure view shows whether dealers are positioned to amplify or dampen post-news moves.
Frequently asked VNDA news questions
- What is the latest VNDA news headline?
- The most recent VNDA headline (May 13, 2026) is "Vanda: A Long-Term Pharma Growth Idea, Despite Q1 Earnings Miss". The five most recent stories with summaries and publication times are listed above, sourced from major financial news vendors.
- How fresh is the VNDA news on this page?
- News rows refresh roughly every 30 minutes during the trading day. The five most recent headlines are listed in publication-time order. Press releases from the company itself typically appear within minutes of the wire release; third-party reporting may lag by 30-60 minutes depending on the source.
- What VNDA news moves options pricing?
- Three categories move single-name IV most aggressively: scheduled earnings releases (priced into pre-event IV, crushed post-event), unscheduled M&A or strategic announcements (rapid IV expansion, slower decay), and regulatory or legal events (drug-trial readouts, antitrust filings, FDA approvals). Routine news flow (analyst commentary, sector rotation) typically does not move IV meaningfully unless it triggers a cluster of rating changes.
- How can I track unusual VNDA options activity related to news?
- Unusual options activity often precedes news by hours to days; the canonical signals are volume substantially above the trailing average concentrated in a small number of strikes, atypical put/call skew, and aggressive execution (at-the-ask sweeps or block prints). Cross-reference the per-ticker gamma-exposure and volume-history pages with the news flow above to triangulate informed vs uninformed flow.