DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ slid 1.36% to $492.38 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.08% to 6,775.80 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.61% to 47,417.27.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 5.25% 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 Wednesday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 0.30% to $227.68, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) fell 2.33% to $255.00, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ fell 2.10% to $7.46.
Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 11, 2026.
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March 11, 2026 16:37 ET (20:37 GMT)
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