DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ shed 3.07% to $506.74 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.19% to 7,666.45 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.04% to 50,926.56.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 9.55% short of 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. $(ABBV)$ fell 0.63% to $259.93, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) fell 2.18% to $325.31, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ fell 3.51% to $13.21.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 1, 2026.