Verona Pharma plc, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of respiratory diseases with unmet medical needs. Its product candidate is ensifentrine, an inhaled and dual inhibitor of the phosphodiesterase (PDE) 3 and PDE4 enzymes that acts as both a bronchodilator and an anti-inflammatory agent in a single compound, which is in Phase 2 clinical trials for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and cystic fibrosis. The company is developing ensifentrine in three formulations, including nebulizer, dry powder inhaler, and pressurized metered-dose inhaler. It also focuses on developing ensifentrine for the treatment of COVID-19. Verona Pharma plc was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
IPO Year: 2017
Exchange: NASDAQ
Website: veronapharma.com
| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
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| 7/14/2025 | Buy → Neutral | H.C. Wainwright | |
| 7/1/2025 | $170.00 | Outperform | Wolfe Research |
| 4/28/2025 | $100.00 | Buy | TD Cowen |
| 4/21/2025 | $80.00 | Overweight | Cantor Fitzgerald |
| 1/10/2025 | $68.00 | Buy | ROTH MKM |
| 10/3/2024 | $50.00 | Overweight | Wells Fargo |
| 5/22/2023 | $35.00 → $38.00 | Buy | Jefferies |
| 9/19/2022 | $27.00 | Outperform | Wedbush |
| 8/26/2022 | $31.00 | Overweight | Piper Sandler |
| 11/12/2021 | $18.00 → $23.00 | Buy | Canaccord Genuity |
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H.C. Wainwright downgraded Verona Pharma from Buy to Neutral
Wolfe Research initiated coverage of Verona Pharma with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $170.00
TD Cowen initiated coverage of Verona Pharma with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $100.00
Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage of Verona Pharma with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $80.00
ROTH MKM initiated coverage of Verona Pharma with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $68.00
Wells Fargo initiated coverage of Verona Pharma with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $50.00
Jefferies resumed coverage of Verona Pharma with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $38.00 from $35.00 previously
Wedbush resumed coverage of Verona Pharma with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $27.00
Piper Sandler initiated coverage of Verona Pharma with a rating of Overweight and set a new price target of $31.00
Canaccord Genuity reiterated coverage of Verona Pharma with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $23.00 from $18.00 previously
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Acquisition strengthens Merck's cardio-pulmonary portfolio with addition of Ohtuvayre® (ensifentrine), a first-in-class COPD maintenance treatment, that is expected to grow into the next decade Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, today announced the completion of the Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma") acquisition. Verona Pharma is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Merck and the American Depositary Shares (ADS) of Verona Pharma will no longer be listed or traded on the Nasdaq Global Market. "The Verona Pharma acquisition strengthens and complements our portfolio of treatments for patients with cardio-pulmonary diseases to include Ohtuvayr
LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, which entered into a definitive agreement on July 8, 2025 relating to its proposed acquisition by MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA), known as Merck in the U.S. and Canada, through a wholly owned subsidiary or a nominee, today announced that the High Court of Justice of England and Wales has approved the proposal for MSD to acquire Verona Pharma for $107 per American Depository Share (ADS), each of which represents eight Verona Pharma ordinary shares, for a total transaction value of approximately $1
LONDON, U.K., and RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, which entered into a definitive agreement on July 8, 2025 relating to its proposed acquisition by Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) ("Merck") through a wholly owned subsidiary or a nominee, today announced that its shareholders have approved the proposal for Merck to acquire Verona Pharma for $107 per American Depository Share (ADS), each of which represents eight Verona Pharma ordinary shares, for a total transaction value of approximately $10 billion (the "Transaction"). The Transaction is being implemented by way
Posters support Ohtuvayre® (ensifentrine) as a first-in-class selective dual inhibitor of PDE3 and PDE4 for a broad COPD population LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, announces two posters on additional analyses from its Phase 3 ENHANCE studies with Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine) for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ("COPD"), will be presented at the European Respiratory Society ("ERS") International Congress 2025. The abstracts are available to conference participants on the ERS website and will be published in an upcoming i
Acquisition aligns with Merck's science-led business development strategy and expands pipeline and portfolio of treatments for cardio-pulmonary diseases Merck to hold investor call at 8 a.m. ET today Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, and Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck, through a subsidiary, will acquire Verona Pharma for $107 per American Depository Share (ADS), each of which represents eight Verona Pharma ordinary shares, for a total transaction value of approximately $10 bill
LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., May 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma" or the "Company") announces that senior management will participate in fireside chats at the following conferences in June 2025: Jefferies Global Healthcare ConferenceDate: Wednesday, June 4, 2025Time: 11:05 a.m. ET / 4:05 p.m. BSTLocation: New York, NY Goldman Sachs 46th Annual Global Healthcare ConferenceDate: Monday, June 9, 2025Time: 2:40 p.m. ET / 7:40 p.m. BSTLocation: Miami, FL A webcast of each conference presentation will be available on the Events and Presentations link on the Investors page of the Company's website, www.veronapharma.com. For further information please
Analyses support Ohtuvayre® (ensifentrine) as a first-in-class selective dualinhibitor of PDE3 and PDE4 for a broad COPD population LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., May 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, announces ten posters including seven additional analyses from its Phase 3 ENHANCE studies with Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine) for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ("COPD"), two from nonclinical studies, and one from a real-world data analysis, will be presented at the American Thoracic Society Conference ("ATS") 2025. The posters are published on the ATS website an
Total net revenue of $76.3 million from Q1 2025 driven by Ohtuvayre® net sales of $71.3 million (+95% vs Q4 2024) ~25,000 prescriptions filled in Q1 2025 Q1 2025 revenue exceeds operating expenses excluding non-cash charges Conference call today at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. BST LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, announces its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, and provides a corporate update. "The remarkably strong US launch of Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine) for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonar
LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma" or the "Company") announces that it will report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 and host an investment community conference call at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. BST to discuss these financial results and provide a corporate update. To participate, please dial one of the following numbers and ask to join the Verona Pharma call: +1-800-715-9871 for callers in the United States+1-646-307-1963 for international callers A live webcast will be available on the Events and Presentations link on the Investors page of the Comp
Xeris Biopharma Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:XERS), a growth-oriented biopharmaceutical company committed to improving patient lives by developing and commercializing innovative products across a range of therapies, today announced changes to its board of directors. Ricki Fairley has resigned from the board in light of other commitments, effective immediately. The Board of Directors has appointed James Brady as a new director of Xeris' board to fill the vacancy. In addition, John Schmid has decided not to stand for re-election at the Company's 2025 Annual Stockholders Meeting, at which time the size of the Board will be reduced to eight members. "I am honored to welcome Jim to our Board of Direc
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Virometix AG, a privately held Swiss biotechnology company developing a new generation of fully synthetic vaccines to generate targeted and protective immune responses against infectious diseases and cancer today announces the appointment of Christina Ackermann as Chairwoman and Tim Ramdeen as a new member of its Board of Directors. Ms. Ackermann brings over 27 years of legal and management experience within the healthcare industries. Mr. Ramdeen has nearly a decade of experience in private equity, hedge fund investing, and capital markets. Christina Ackermann and Tim Ramdeen have led clinical and commercial companies through product development, growth, and commercialization while raising
ENHANCE Phase 3 program enrollment continues on track to complete in 2H21 Board strengthened with NED appointment of Lisa Deschamps Conference call today at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. BST LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., April 29, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, announces its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and provides a corporate update. "The first quarter of 2021 set a positive tone for what we expect to be another exciting year of substantial progress for Verona Pharma," said David Zaccardelli, Pharm. D., President and Chief E
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Total net revenue of $76.3 million from Q1 2025 driven by Ohtuvayre® net sales of $71.3 million (+95% vs Q4 2024) ~25,000 prescriptions filled in Q1 2025 Q1 2025 revenue exceeds operating expenses excluding non-cash charges Conference call today at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. BST LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, announces its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025, and provides a corporate update. "The remarkably strong US launch of Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine) for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonar
LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., April 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma" or the "Company") announces that it will report its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 on Tuesday, April 29, 2025 and host an investment community conference call at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. BST to discuss these financial results and provide a corporate update. To participate, please dial one of the following numbers and ask to join the Verona Pharma call: +1-800-715-9871 for callers in the United States+1-646-307-1963 for international callers A live webcast will be available on the Events and Presentations link on the Investors page of the Comp
OhtuvayreTM (ensifentrine) recorded net product sales of $36.6 million in Q4 and $42.3 million in 2024 More prescriptions filled through February 2025 than in Q4 2024 Over 4,600 unique prescribers with ~55% of Tier 1 HCPs prescribing Ohtuvayre through February 2025 Phase 2 programs in bronchiectasis and fixed-dose combination in COPD advance Conference call today at 9:00 a.m. EST / 2:00 p.m. GMT LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, announces its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024, and provide
LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma" or the "Company") announces that it will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024 on Thursday, February 27, 2025 and host an investment community conference call at 9:00 a.m. EST / 2:00 p.m. GMT to discuss these financial results and provide a corporate update. To participate, please dial one of the following numbers and ask to join the Verona Pharma call: +1-800-836-8184 for callers in the United States+1-646-357-8785 for international callers A live webcast will be available on the Events and Presentations link on the Investors p
Third quarter performance driven by strong portfolio royalty revenue growth 2024 full year revenue guidance increased to $160 million - $165 million (previously $140 million - $157 million) and core adjusted earnings per diluted share1 increased to $5.50 - $5.70 (previously $5.00 - $5.50) Company to hold Investor and Analyst Day in Boston on December 10, 2024 Conference call begins at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time today Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and provided an operating forecast and business update. Ligand management will host a conference call and webcast today at 8:30 a.m. Easter
Ohtuvayre™ (ensifentrine) launch recorded Q3 net sales of $5.6 million and October net sales exceeded Q3 Through October more than 2,200 unique prescribers and more than 5,000 prescriptions filled across a broad COPD population Pipeline expansion continues: Phase 2 programs enrolling Conference call today at 9:00 a.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. GMT LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., Nov. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, announces its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024, and provides a corporate update. "We are pleased to report an exceptionally strong st
LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma" or the "Company") announces that it will report its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024 on Monday, November 4, 2024 and host an investment community conference call at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. GMT to discuss these financial results and provide a corporate update. To participate, please dial one of the following numbers and ask to join the Verona Pharma call: +1-833-816-1396 for callers in the United States+1-412-317-0489 for international callers A live webcast will be available on the Events and Presentations link on the Investors page of the Compan
OhtuvayreTM (ensifentrine) now available; patient shipments started Strong balance sheet supports commercialization and pipeline expansion Conference call today at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. BST LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma" or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, announces its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, and provides a corporate update. "We are very pleased today to announce that Ohtuvayre (ensifentrine) is now available in the US for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ("COPD") in adults," said David Zac
Conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time today Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:LGND) today reported financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and provided an operating forecast and business update. Ligand management will host a conference call and webcast today at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss this announcement and answer questions. "We had a strong quarter and are on track to meet the long-term growth objectives we outlined in December," said Todd Davis, CEO of Ligand. "We added four new commercial-stage programs in the first half of this year, including QARZIBA®, an orphan oncology product we acquired following the APEIRON Biologics transacti
LONDON and RALEIGH, N.C., July 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verona Pharma plc (NASDAQ:VRNA) ("Verona Pharma" or the "Company") announces that it will report its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024 on Thursday, August 8, 2024 and host an investment community conference call at 9:00 a.m. EDT / 2:00 p.m. BST to discuss these financial results and provide a corporate update. To participate, please dial one of the following numbers and ask to join the Verona Pharma call: +1-833-816-1396 for callers in the United States+1-412-317-0489 for international callers A live webcast will be available on the Events and Presentations link on the Investors page of the Company's