DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ shed 1.63% to $409.47 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.13% to 6,728.80 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.16% to 46,987.10.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 21.24% short of its 52-week high of $519.88, which the company reached on November 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 0.05% to $219.16, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) fell 1.02% to $197.93, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 5.19% to $8.72.
Trading volume (1.4 M) remained 156,878 below its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 7, 2025.
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November 07, 2025 16:40 ET (21:40 GMT)
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