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
123.26B
Market cap123.26B
Price-Earnings ratio
28.81
Price-Earnings ratio28.81
Dividend yield
Dividend yield
Average volume
1.60M
Average volume1.60M
High today
$496.69
High today$496.69
Low today
$481.98
Low today$481.98
Open price
$483.51
Open price$483.51
Volume
1.51M
Volume1.51M
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 123.26B, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) trades at $485.65. The stock has a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.81.

On 2026-07-18, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) stock traded between a low of $481.98 and a high of $496.69. Shares are currently priced at $485.65, which is +0.8% above the low and -2.2% below the high.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) shares are trading with a volume of 1.51M, against a daily average of 1.6M.

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

Simply Wall St 5h
Will Pediatric Casgevy Expansion and Canadian ALYFTREK Talks Change Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Narrative?

Earlier in July 2026, U.S. regulators expanded approval of Vertex’s gene-editing therapy Casgevy to children as young as 2 with sickle cell disease or transfusi...

Will Pediatric Casgevy Expansion and Canadian ALYFTREK Talks Change Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Narrative?
TipRanks 2d
Vertex’s VX-581 Dose Escalation Trial: A Fresh Signal on Cystic Fibrosis Pipeline Strength

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. TipRanks has entered a new arena in the investing world, powering the i...

Simply Wall St 3d
Vertex Is Buying Crinetics For $10 Billion To Enter Adrenal Disease

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NasdaqGS:VRTX) agreed to acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals in a US$10b all cash transaction. The deal brings atumelnant, an advanced cl...

Vertex Is Buying Crinetics For $10 Billion To Enter Adrenal Disease

Analyst ratings

77%

of 31 ratings
Buy
77.4%
Hold
19.4%
Sell
3.2%

More VRTX News

Nasdaq 4d
Here's Why Vertex Was Willing to Pay a Premium of More Than 100% for Crinetics Pharmaceuticals

Key Points Atumelnant is a promising treatment for congenital adrenal hyperplasia that could be a key part of Vertex's future. Management says it was "floored...

Here's Why Vertex Was Willing to Pay a Premium of More Than 100% for Crinetics Pharmaceuticals
Nasdaq 4d
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) closed the most recent trading day at $387.15, moving -1.08% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's d...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors
TipRanks 5d
Vertex Pharmaceuticals price target raised to $585 from $545 at UBS

UBS raised the firm’s price target on Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) to $585 from $545 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. TipRanks has entered a new arena in...

TipRanks 5d
Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Buy Rating Reaffirmed as Analyst Lifts Price Target from $598 to $600 on Robust CF Growth and Emerging Nephrology/Endocrinology Upside

Analyst Tazeen Ahmad from Bank of America Securities reiterated a Buy rating on Vertex Pharmaceuticals and increased the price target to $600.00 from $598.00....

Nasdaq 6d
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Bets $10 Billion on Crinetics to Build Endocrinology Powerhouse

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) said it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $85 per share in cash, a transacti...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Bets $10 Billion on Crinetics to Build Endocrinology Powerhouse

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