DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ slipped 1.47% to $470.31 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.56% to 6,881.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.26% to 49,662.66.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 9.50% below its 52-week high of $519.68, which the company achieved on March 14th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ fell 1.78% to $228.72, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) fell 1.58% to $283.29, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 1.49% to $7.51.
Trading volume (1.7 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 18, 2026.
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February 18, 2026 16:39 ET (21:39 GMT)
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