Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated

VRTX · NasdaqGS · Stock · Healthcare
$496.36
+2.29% today
Delayed price,

What Vertex Pharmaceuticals does

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated operates as a biotechnology company in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company offers transformative medicines for people with serious diseases with a focus on specialty markets, such as cystic fibrosis (CF), sickle cell disease (SCD), transfusion dependent beta thalassemia (TDT), and acute pain. It markets TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO for people with CF with at least one F508del mutation for 2 years of age and older; ALYFTREK for the treatment for people with CF 6 years of age and older; SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI for treatment of patients with CF 6 years of age and older; ORKAMBI for CF patients 1 year or older; and KALYDECO for the treatment of patients with 1 month or older who have CF with ivacaftor. The company also develops CASGEVY for the treatment of SCD and TDT; JOURNAVX for the treatment of acute pain in adults; VX-522, a CFTR mRNA therapeutic designed to treat the underlying cause of CF, which is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial; inaxaplin for the treatment of APOL1-mediated kidney disease, which is in single Phase 2 trial; VX-264 for treating Type 1 Diabetes; VX-670 for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1; and VX-407, a small molecule corrector for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. In addition, the company also operates as a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapeutics for rare endocrine diseases and endocrine-related tumors. The company sells its products primarily to specialty pharmacy and distributors, wholesalers, retail pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated has a strategic collaboration with AbCellera Biologics Inc. to research, develop, manufacture, and commercialize multispecific T-cell engagers (TCEs) for autoimmune diseases and other conditions. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Key facts

Sector
Healthcare
Industry
Biotechnology
Market cap
$125.81B
P/E (ttm)
28.7
Forward P/E
24.6
Dividend yield
0.00%
Beta
0.28
Profit margin
35.0%
Employees
6,400
Headquarters
Boston, MA, United States
Exchange
NasdaqGS

Performance

1 Month
-2.4%
3 Months
+2.2%
6 Months
+12.5%
1 Year
+19.1%
5 Years
+165.5%
$403.1652-week range$560.25
Biggest setback — last 12 months
-14.7%
23 Feb 2026 → 27 Apr 2026
Fell from $496.83 to $423.92 — its sharpest sustained decline this year.
Biggest run-up — last 12 months
+33.8%
3 Nov 2025 → 17 Aug 2026
Ran from $409.47 to $548.05 — its strongest sustained advance this year.

Price outlook — trend & volatility model

● Trend: Above long-term trend
Price sits above its 200-day average, but the shorter-term averages are not cleanly aligned above/below it.
HorizonBear case (−1σ)Base caseBull case (+1σ)
1 Month$458.25 (-7.7%)$496.36$537.63 (+8.3%)
3 Months$432.22 (-12.9%)$496.36$570.01 (+14.8%)
6 Months$408.14 (-17.8%)$496.36$603.63 (+21.6%)
12 Months$376.37 (-24.2%)$496.36$654.60 (+31.9%)
Statistical, not machine-learning: a random-walk (no assumed drift) volatility model built from this ticker's own realized price history, plus a purely descriptive moving-average trend read. Illustrative only — not a price target and not financial advice. The bear and bull cases sit one standard deviation (1σ) below and above today's price, a range that covers about 68% of the outcomes the model treats as plausible, not a 68% chance of either case. Annualized volatility used: 27.7%, blended from this ticker's own 3-month and 1-year realized price history. Base case is deliberately flat — this quantifies a possible range, not a directional prediction. See the full model, including wider (≈95%) bands →

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