DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ slid 2.09% to $498.86 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.63% to 5,604.14 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.21% to 40,752.96.
The stock's fall snapped a seven-day winning streak.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 4.04% 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 Thursday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ fell 0.90% to $193.34, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) fell 2.47% to $165.69, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ fell 2.42% to $12.50.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 65,193 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 1, 2025.
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