DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ shed 1.26% to $514.56 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.58% to 7,591.70 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.60% to 52,064.10.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 8.16% below its 52-week high of $560.25, which the company achieved on September 3rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 1.63% to $255.00, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) fell 0.73% to $345.55, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ fell 5.16% to $13.98.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 10, 2026.