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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
121.89B
Market cap121.89B
Price-Earnings ratio
28.77
Price-Earnings ratio28.77
Dividend yield
Dividend yield
Average volume
2.54M
Average volume2.54M
High today
$485.43
High today$485.43
Low today
$474.71
Low today$474.71
Open price
$482.60
Open price$482.60
Volume
1.15M
Volume1.15M
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 121.89B, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) trades at $480.25. The stock has a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.77.

On 2026-07-13, Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) stock traded between a low of $474.71 and a high of $485.43. Shares are currently priced at $480.25, which is +1.2% above the low and -1.1% below the high.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals(VRTX) shares are trading with a volume of 1.15M, against a daily average of 2.54M.

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 3h
Does Vertex's Acquisition of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Make the Stock a No-Brainer Buy?

Key Points Vertex is buying Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $10 billion. The acquisition could add up to $5 billion in revenue. The move helps to diversify Ver...

Does Vertex's Acquisition of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Make the Stock a No-Brainer Buy?
TipRanks 5h
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 11h
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....

Analyst ratings

79%

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

More VRTX News

Nasdaq 2d
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
Nasdaq 3d
Is This Biotech Stock a Buy Near Its 52-Week High?

Key Points Vertex Pharmaceuticals is making clinical and regulatory progress with some promising candidates. The company's most important business is still pe...

Is This Biotech Stock a Buy Near Its 52-Week High?
Nasdaq 3d
Why This Pharmaceutical Stock Jumped Close to 100% This Week

Key Points Vertex is acquiring Crinetics Pharmaceuticals at $85 a share. Crinetics just had its first drug approved by the FDA. Shares now trade slightly bel...

Why This Pharmaceutical Stock Jumped Close to 100% This Week
Nasdaq 3d
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
The Motley Fool 4d
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Just Made a $10 Billion Move. Is the Stock a Buy?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX 0.45%) is a biotech company that has steadily delivered growth to investors, thanks to its dominance in cystic fibrosis (CF) treatm...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Just Made a $10 Billion Move. Is the Stock a Buy?
TipRanks 4d
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...

Benzinga 4d
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’

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