Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

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DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ shed 3.77% to $465.70 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.32% to 5,870.62 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.70% to 43,444.99.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed $54.18 below its 52-week high ($519.88), which the company reached on November 8th.

The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ fell 2.74% to $164.99, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) fell 3.75% to $170.74, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ fell 12.65% to $16.02.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 15, 2024.

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November 15, 2024 16:41 ET (21:41 GMT)

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