DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ slid 1.11% to $430.29 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.80% to 7,165.08 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.16% to 49,230.71.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 15.76% short of its 52-week high of $510.77, which the company achieved on April 30th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ fell 1.11% to $198.71, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) rose 1.67% to $272.52, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 1.42% to $8.59.
Trading volume (1.1 M) remained 254,380 below its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 24, 2026.
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April 24, 2026 16:38 ET (20:38 GMT)
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