DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ slipped 2.60% to $375.63 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.08% to 6,340.00 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 43,968.64.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 27.75% below its 52-week high of $519.88, which the company achieved on November 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 1.30% to $198.86, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) rose 0.07% to $136.10, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ fell 1.88% to $11.98.
Trading volume (4.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 7, 2025.
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