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Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$547.03 -0.86 (-0.16%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$546.33 -0.70 (-0.13%)
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About Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock (NASDAQ:VRTX)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$535.46
▼
$548.67
50-Day Range
$485.22
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$558.88
52-Week Range
$412.27
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$568.67
Volume
1.08 million shs
Average Volume
1.40 million shs
Market Capitalization
$138.69 billion
P/E Ratio
35.20
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$596.44
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1989, it develops medicines for serious diseases, with a long-standing focus on cystic fibrosis (CF).

Vertex’s CF treatments include medicines that target the underlying protein defect, such as Trikafta/Kaftrio, Alyftrek, Kalydeco, Orkambi and Symdeko/Symkevi. The company also markets Journavx, a non-opioid medicine for acute pain, and partnered with CRISPR Therapeutics to develop Casgevy, a gene-editing treatment for sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia.

Vertex serves patients in the United States and international markets, including Europe. Reshma Kewalramani has served as the company’s president and chief executive officer since 2020.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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68th Percentile Overall Score

VRTX MarketRank™: 
3.400759361085 of 5 stars

Vertex Pharmaceuticals scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 396th out of 897 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.96, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 25 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Vertex Pharmaceuticals is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals has been the subject of 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Vertex Pharmaceuticals' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Vertex Pharmaceuticals are expected to grow by 11.30% in the coming year, from $16.10 to $17.92 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Vertex Pharmaceuticals is 35.17, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.60.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Vertex Pharmaceuticals is 35.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 35.31.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a PEG Ratio of 2.92. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a P/B Ratio of 6.63. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.90% of the float of Vertex Pharmaceuticals has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.38, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Vertex Pharmaceuticals has recently increased by 12.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a news sentiment score of 0.72. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for Vertex Pharmaceuticals this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 10 people have searched for VRTX on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    31 people have added Vertex Pharmaceuticals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 138% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Vertex Pharmaceuticals insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.20% of the stock of Vertex Pharmaceuticals is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    90.96% of the stock of Vertex Pharmaceuticals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Vertex Pharmaceuticals' insider trading history.
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VRTX Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' stock was trading at $453.36 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, VRTX shares have increased by 20.6% and is now trading at $546.5660.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November, 2nd. The pharmaceutical company reported $4.76 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $4.82 by $0.06. The business's revenue was up 11.8% on a year-over-year basis.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals subsidiaries include these companies: V2X, Semma Therapeutics, Exonics Therapeutics, Aurora Biosciences Corporation, The Vertex Foundation Inc., Torreyana Insurance Company Inc., Vertex Farmaceutica do Brasil LTDA, and others.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' top institutional shareholders include Pictet Asset Management Holding SA (0.25%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.23%), Aberdeen Group plc (0.21%) and Voya Investment Management LLC (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Reshma Kewalramani, Stuart A Arbuckle, Amit Sachdev, Ourania Tatsis, Bruce I Sachs, Charles F Wagner Jr, Jeffrey M Leiden, David Altshuler, Joy Liu, Edward Morrow Atkinson III, Carmen Bozic, Jonathan Biller, Duncan Mckechnie, Mark E Bunnage, Kristen Ambrose and Sangeeta N Bhatia.
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Shares of VRTX stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vertex Pharmaceuticals investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Salesforce (CRM), Micron Technology (MU), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
11/02/2026
Today
11/11/2026
UBS Global Biopharma Conference 2026
11/16/2026
Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference
11/17/2026
9th Annual Evercore ISI HealthCONx Conference
12/01/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Biotechnology
Sub-Industry
Biotechnology
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:VRTX
CIK
875320
Employees
6,400
Year Founded
1989

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$725.00
Low Price Target
$442.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.0%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.96
Research Coverage
28 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$15.54
Trailing P/E Ratio
35.20
Forward P/E Ratio
30.53
P/E Growth
2.92
Net Income
$3.95 billion
Net Margins
30.70%
Pretax Margin
36.74%
Return on Equity
21.98%
Return on Assets
15.50%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.17
Current Ratio
2.34
Quick Ratio
1.89

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$12.00 billion
Price / Sales
11.56
Cash Flow
$17.45 per share
Price / Cash Flow
31.34
Book Value
$82.46 per share
Price / Book
6.63

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
253,540,000
Free Float
253,031,000
Market Cap
$138.69 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.28

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This page (NASDAQ:VRTX) was last updated on 11/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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