DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ shed 2.46% to $469.32 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.95% to 6,025.99 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.99% to 44,303.40.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 9.73% below its 52-week high of $519.88, which the company achieved on November 8th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ fell 1.23% to $190.60, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) fell 3.84% to $154.87, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ fell 6.36% to $16.19.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 482,291 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 7, 2025.
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February 07, 2025 16:38 ET (21:38 GMT)
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