How to buy Verso Corporation (VRS) stock

Verso Corporation is a paper & paper products business based in the US. Verso Corporation shares (VRS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Verso Corporation employs 1,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Verso Corporation stock price (NYSE: VRS)

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Verso Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-07-22.

Latest market close	$16.85
52-week range	$7.21 - $19.90
50-day moving average	$17.78
200-day moving average	$15.21
Wall St. target price	$24.00
PE ratio	N/A
Dividend yield	$0.4 (2.14%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$-7.31

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Verso Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $16.85 from 2021-05-26

1 week (2021-07-17)	N/A
1 month (2021-06-28)	-2.21%
3 months (2021-04-28)	9.13%
6 months (2021-01-24)	N/A

1 year (2020-07-24)	N/A
2 years (2019-07-24)	N/A
3 years (2018-07-24)	N/A
5 years (2016-07-24)	N/A

Is Verso Corporation under- or over-valued?

Valuing Verso Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Verso Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Verso Corporation's EBITDA

Verso Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $57 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Verso Corporation's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Verso Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$1.2 billion
Gross profit TTM	$45 million
Return on assets TTM	-5.3%
Return on equity TTM	-29.81%
Profit margin	-20.94%
Book value	$17.79
Market capitalisation	$559.9 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Verso Corporation shares

There are currently 733,697 Verso Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as Verso Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 3.1% down from 757,075 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Verso Corporation shares can be evaluated.

Verso Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Verso Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Verso Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Verso Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 308276.05042017). Verso Corporation's SIR currently stands at 2.38. In other words for every 100,000 Verso Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 2380 shares are currently held short.

However Verso Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Verso Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable Verso Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Verso Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Verso Corporation shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0284% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Verso Corporation shares, roughly 28 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Verso Corporation.

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Verso Corporation share dividends

We're not expecting Verso Corporation to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Verso Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Verso Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $7.2114 up to $19.9. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Verso Corporation's is 2.172. This would suggest that Verso Corporation's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

Verso Corporation overview

Verso Corporation produces and sells coated papers in North America. It operates through two segments, Paper and Pulp. The company offers coated freesheet and coated groundwood, specialty, packaging, inkjet and digital, supercalendered, and uncoated freesheet papers; and bleached and unbleached market kraft pulp to manufacture printing, writing, and tissue products. Its paper products are used primarily in media and marketing applications, including catalogs, magazines, and commercial printing applications, such as high-end advertising brochures, annual reports, and direct-mail advertising; and specialty applications comprising flexible packaging, and label and converting. The company was formerly known as Verso Paper Corp. and changed its name to Verso Corporation in January 2015. Verso Corporation was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Miamisburg, Ohio.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Verso Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 12.3% of Verso Corporation shares are held by insiders and 80.928% by institutions. How many people work for Verso Corporation?
Latest data suggests 1,700 work at Verso Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Verso Corporation?
Verso Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Verso Corporation based?
Verso Corporation's address is: 8540 Gander Creek Drive, Miamisburg, OH, United States, 45342 What is Verso Corporation's ISIN number?
Verso Corporation's international securities identification number is: US92531L2079 What is Verso Corporation's CUSIP number?
Verso Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 92531L207