DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ slid 1.56% to $388.94 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.43% to 6,439.32 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.77% to 45,282.47.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 25.19% 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 Monday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ fell 1.45% to $207.55, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) fell 2.47% to $146.77, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ fell 4.32% to $17.71.
Trading volume (1.2 M) remained 544,271 below its 50-day average volume of 1.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 25, 2025.
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August 25, 2025 16:39 ET (20:39 GMT)
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