Vertex Pharmaceuticals

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About VRTX

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global biotechnology company, which engages in the business of discovering, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing small molecule drugs for patients with serious diseases. The firm focuses on development and commercializing therapies for the treatment of cystic fibrosis, infectious diseases including viral infections such as influenza and bacterial infections, autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and neurological disorders including pain and multiple sclerosis. 

CEO
Reshma Kewalramani
CEOReshma Kewalramani
Employees
6,400
Employees6,400
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
HeadquartersBoston, Massachusetts
Founded
1989
Founded1989
Employees
6,400
Employees6,400

VRTX Key Statistics

Market cap
132.51B
Market cap132.51B
Price-Earnings ratio
31.40
Price-Earnings ratio31.40
Dividend yield
Dividend yield
Average volume
2.36M
Average volume2.36M
High today
$531.86
High today$531.86
Low today
$512.77
Low today$512.77
Open price
$530.00
Open price$530.00
Volume
2.29M
Volume2.29M
52 Week high
$531.86
52 Week high$531.86
52 Week low
$362.50
52 Week low$362.50

Stock Snapshot

With a market cap of 132.51B, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) trades at $523.00. The stock has a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.40.

On 2026-07-07, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) stock traded between a low of $512.77 and a high of $531.86. Shares are currently priced at $523.00, which is +2.0% above the low and -1.7% below the high.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) shares are trading with a volume of 2.29M, against a daily average of 2.36M.

In the last year, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) shares hit a 52-week high of $531.86 and a 52-week low of $362.50.

In the last year, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) shares hit a 52-week high of $531.86 and a 52-week low of $362.50.

VRTX News

TipRanks 10h
Crinetics downgraded to Hold from Buy at Jefferies

Jefferies downgraded Crinetics (CRNX) to Hold from Buy with a price target of $85, up from $55, after the company announced it will be acquired by Vertex Pharma...

Benzinga 11h
Vertex Sees Over $5 Billion Peak Sales Potential From Crinetics Assets

Vertex expects to finance the acquisition using a combination of cash on hand and debt, supported by $4.5 billion of fully committed bridge financing. Vertex’s...

Vertex Sees Over $5 Billion Peak Sales Potential From Crinetics Assets
TipRanks 12h
Vertex–Crinetics Deal Broadens Endocrinology Portfolio but Integration Uncertainties and Valuation Keep Rating at Hold, Price Target Unchanged at $436

Analyst Whitney Ijem from Canaccord Genuity maintained a Hold rating on Vertex Pharmaceuticals and keeping the price target at $436.00. Unlock powerful investi...

Analyst ratings

79%

of 33 ratings
Buy
78.8%
Hold
15.2%
Sell
6.1%

More VRTX News

Barron's 12h
This Biotech Stock Is Soaring 99% After Vertex Agrees to Takeover Deal

Biotech and Pharma This Biotech Stock Is Soaring 99% After Vertex Agrees to Takeover Deal In this article CRNX VRTX SPX Vertex Pharmaceuticals said late Monday...

This Biotech Stock Is Soaring 99% After Vertex Agrees to Takeover Deal
TipRanks 13h
Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Crinetics in Cash Merger

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TipRanks 15h
Why Is Crinetics Stock Surging Nearly 100% in Pre-Market Today, 7/7/26? Analysts React

Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (CRNX) stock surged nearly 100% in pre-market trading on Tuesday after Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) agreed to acquire the biotech com...

Simply Wall St 17h
Vertex Is Up 6.0% After Pediatric CASGEVY Expansion and ALYFTREK Progress - Has The Bull Case Changed?

Earlier this month, Vertex Pharmaceuticals reported U.S. FDA approval to expand use of its CRISPR-based gene therapy CASGEVY to children as young as two with si...

Vertex Is Up 6.0% After Pediatric CASGEVY Expansion and ALYFTREK Progress - Has The Bull Case Changed?
TipRanks 1d
Closing Bell Movers: Crinetics doubles on Vertex buyout

Risk-on sentiment resurfaced following the long holiday weekend as large-cap growth areas of the market handily outperformed SMIDs and value. Comms Services, Te...

TipRanks 1d
Vertex to Acquire Crinetics in $10 Billion Merger

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TipRanks 1d
M&A News: Vertex Stock Slips After Announcing $10B Crinetics Acquisition

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) fell about 2.3% after hours on Monday following a deal to acquire endocrine‑focused drugmaker Crinetics Pharmaceuticals (CRNX) for...

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