DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ slipped 1.22% to $469.90 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.43% to 6,939.03 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.36% to 48,892.47.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 9.58% short of 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 Friday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 1.17% to $223.01, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) fell 0.04% to $279.24, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ fell 1.32% to $7.47.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 30, 2026.
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January 30, 2026 16:36 ET (21:36 GMT)
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