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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
134.38B
Market cap134.38B
Price-Earnings ratio
31.30
Price-Earnings ratio31.30
Dividend yield
Dividend yield
Average volume
2.51M
Average volume2.51M
High today
$529.99
High today$529.99
Low today
$512.34
Low today$512.34
Open price
$527.33
Open price$527.33
Volume
1.51M
Volume1.51M
52 Week high
$529.99
52 Week high$529.99
52 Week low
$362.50
52 Week low$362.50

Stock Snapshot

With a market cap of 134.38B, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) trades at $519.24. The stock has a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.30.

On 2026-07-06, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) stock traded between a low of $512.34 and a high of $529.99. Shares are currently priced at $519.24, which is +1.3% above the low and -2.0% below the high.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) shares are trading with a volume of 1.51M, against a daily average of 2.51M.

In the last year, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) shares hit a 52-week high of $529.99 and a 52-week low of $362.50.

In the last year, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) shares hit a 52-week high of $529.99 and a 52-week low of $362.50.

VRTX News

TipRanks 2h
Vertex to Acquire Crinetics in $10 Billion Merger

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TipRanks 2h
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...

The Wall Street Journal 2h
Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $10 Billion

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has agreed to purchase Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $10 billion. brian snyder / Reuters Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX 0.29 %increase; up...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $10 Billion

Analyst ratings

81%

of 36 ratings
Buy
80.6%
Hold
13.9%
Sell
5.6%

More VRTX News

Investor's Business Daily 3h
Vertex Pharma Makes A $10 Billion Deal; Biotech Stock Doubles

Technology Vertex Pharma Makes A $10 Billion Deal; Biotech Stock Doubles Licensing Crinetics stock nearly doubled late Monday after Vertex Pharmaceuticals pledg...

Vertex Pharma Makes A $10 Billion Deal; Biotech Stock Doubles
TipRanks 3h
Vertex to acquire Crinetics for $85 per share in cash

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) and Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (CRNX), a global pharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and...

Nasdaq 4h
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Is Soaring and at a New All-Time High. Could It Still Be Heading Even Higher?

Key Points Vertex's business is growing modestly but there's much more growth potentially on the horizon. The stock's valuation has risen significantly and it...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Is Soaring and at a New All-Time High. Could It Still Be Heading Even Higher?
TipRanks 9h
Vertex enters LOI with pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance for ALYFTREK

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) signed a Letter of Intent with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance for ALYFTREK, a new triple combination therapy for the tre...

Nasdaq 1d
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Simply Wall St 2d
Is Vertex Pharmaceuticals Undervalued After CASGEVY Won Expanded FDA Approval? - simplywall.st

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Is Vertex Pharmaceuticals Undervalued After CASGEVY Won Expanded FDA Approval? - simplywall.st
Simply Wall St 3d
Vertex Just Won FDA Approval To Treat 5,500 More Young Children

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS:VRTX) received FDA approval for CASGEVY gene therapy in children as young as 2 years old with sickle cell disease and transfusi...

Vertex Just Won FDA Approval To Treat 5,500 More Young Children

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