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
123.48B
Market cap123.48B
Price-Earnings ratio
29.43
Price-Earnings ratio29.43
Dividend yield
Dividend yield
Average volume
2.55M
Average volume2.55M
High today
$498.91
High today$498.91
Low today
$484.33
Low today$484.33
Open price
$498.21
Open price$498.21
Volume
293.57K
Volume293.57K
52 Week high
$533.67
52 Week high$533.67
52 Week low
$362.50
52 Week low$362.50

Stock Snapshot

With a market cap of 123.48B, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) trades at $486.51. The stock has a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.43.

On 2026-07-10, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) stock traded between a low of $484.33 and a high of $498.91. Shares are currently priced at $486.51, which is +0.5% above the low and -2.5% below the high.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) shares are trading with a volume of 293.57K, against a daily average of 2.55M.

In the last year, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) shares hit a 52-week high of $533.67 and a 52-week low of $362.50.

In the last year, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) shares hit a 52-week high of $533.67 and a 52-week low of $362.50.

VRTX News

Nasdaq 4h
If You Invested $1000 in Vertex Pharmaceuticals a Decade Ago, This is How Much It'd Be Worth Now

How much a stock's price changes over time is important for most investors, since price performance can both impact your investment portfolio and help you compa...

If You Invested $1000 in Vertex Pharmaceuticals a Decade Ago, This is How Much It'd Be Worth Now
Nasdaq 8h
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Just Made a $10 Billion Move. Is the Stock a Buy?

Key Points Vertex Pharmaceuticals is the global leader in cystic fibrosis treatments, and this has translated into billion-dollar earnings. The biotech has ta...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Just Made a $10 Billion Move. Is the Stock a Buy?
TipRanks 22h
Vertex: Buy Rating Reaffirmed as Crinetics Deal Broadens Revenue Base; $575 Price Target Maintained

Analyst Naz Rahman of Maxim Group reiterated a Buy rating on Vertex Pharmaceuticals, retaining the price target of $575.00. Unlock powerful investing tools and...

Analyst ratings

79%

of 33 ratings
Buy
78.8%
Hold
18.2%
Sell
3%

More VRTX News

24/7 Wall St. 23h
Why Crinetics Stock Soared 99% This Week - 24/7 Wall St.

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Why Crinetics Stock Soared 99% This Week - 24/7 Wall St.
Benzinga 1d
Nvidia, Vertex Pharmaceuticals And More On CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’

On Monday, Crinetics and Vertex entered into a definitive agreement under which Vertex will acquire Crinetics for $85 per share in cash, representing a total eq...

Nvidia, Vertex Pharmaceuticals And More On CNBC’s ‘Final Trades’
Nasdaq 2d
Vertex Is Paying a 102% Premium to Acquire Crinetics for $10 Billion. Here's Whether the Deal Is Worth It.

Key Points Crinetics' Palsonify was FDA-approved late last year. The company's atumelnant is currently in late Phase 3 clinical testing. 10 stocks we like be...

Vertex Is Paying a 102% Premium to Acquire Crinetics for $10 Billion. Here's Whether the Deal Is Worth It.
Nasdaq 3d
Vertex Is Buying Crinetics for $10 Billion. Here's What Investors Need to Know.

Key Points Vertex agreed to buy Crinetics for $85 per share in cash, about $10 billion in equity value. The deal adds a newly launched acromegaly drug and a l...

Vertex Is Buying Crinetics for $10 Billion. Here's What Investors Need to Know.
TipRanks 3d
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 3d
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 3d
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...

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