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VRTX NASDAQ

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
1W: +1.2% 1M: -1.3% 3M: +7.8% YTD: +15.2% 1Y: +23.6% 3Y: +44.0% 5Y: +181.0%
$521.03
+3.54 (+0.68%)
Pre-Market: $528.45 (+7.42, +1.42%)
Weekly Expected Move ±4.1%
$480 $502 $524 $546 $567
NASDAQ · Healthcare · Biotechnology · Tech Score Buy · Power 62 · $132.1B mcap · 253M float · 0.544% daily turnover · Short 52% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 94% of companies Debt: 1.5% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.52 (down 99.9%), Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $1.98B against a stock market value of $132.06B.
Distance to default 17.12 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $988.8M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 28.8%; Altman Z'' 8.18. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.
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Amgen vs. Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Massive Pharmaceutical Scale vs. Steady Drug Revenue
MotleyFool · 14h ago · 0.00
Vertex Gears Up to Report Q3 Earnings: Is a Beat in the Cards?
Bullish Zacks · 19h ago · 0.90
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why
Bearish Zacks · 1d ago · -0.90
BHC Q3 Earnings Preview: Here's What You Should Know
Zacks · 1d ago · 0.00
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
Bullish Zacks · 1d ago · 0.90
I'm Not Worried About a Stock Market Crash, and It's Because I'm Making This 1 Investing Move
Bullish MotleyFool · 2d ago · 0.90
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX Stock Sold by Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI
DefenseWorld · 3d ago · 0.00
Forget Casgevy: CRISPR Therapeutics' Heart-Disease Data Could Matter More
Bullish MotleyFool · 3d ago · 0.90
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Gets 96% of Product Sales From Treatments for 1 Disease. Here's Why That's About to Change.
Bullish MotleyFool · 3d ago · 0.90
AbbVie vs. Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Which Healthcare Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
MotleyFool · 1w ago · 0.00
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know
Bullish Zacks · 1w ago · 0.90
How to Find Strong Medical Stocks Slated for Positive Earnings Surprises
Zacks · 1w ago · 0.00
Warren Buffett's Bluntest Warning Yet -- and 3 Stocks Built to Survive It
MotleyFool · 1w ago · 0.00
Where Will CRISPR Therapeutics Stock Be in 2030?
Bullish MotleyFool · 1w ago · 0.90
Notable healthcare headlines for the week: J&J, UnitedHealth, and CVS in focus
SeekingAlpha · 1w ago · 0.00
Cathie Wood Bought More CRISPR Therapeutics Stock 2 Days in a Row. Here's What She Sees in the Biotech Stock.
Bullish MotleyFool · 1w ago · 0.90
3,678 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX Shares Sold by Banque Pictet & Cie SA
DefenseWorld · 1w ago · 0.00
Is Trending Stock Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) a Buy Now?
Zacks · 1w ago · 0.00
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Facts
Bullish Zacks · 1w ago · 0.90
Forget Cystic Fibrosis: Vertex's Next Growth Engine Could Be Hormone Disorders
Bullish MotleyFool · 1w ago · 0.90
Moderna vs. Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Which Healthcare Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
MotleyFool · 2w ago · 0.00
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know
Bullish Zacks · 2w ago · 0.90
Citi Sees 60% Upside in CRISPR Therapeutics. Here's What Has to Go Right.
Bullish MotleyFool · 2w ago · 0.90
Novavax (NVAX) Surges 20.1%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?
Bullish Zacks · 3w ago · 0.90
These healthcare stocks stand out with A+ growth grades
Bullish SeekingAlpha · 3w ago · 0.90
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) is Attracting Investor Attention: Here is What You Should Know
Zacks · 3w ago · 0.00
Amgen vs. Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Which Biotech Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
MotleyFool · 3w ago · 0.00
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know
Bearish Zacks · 3w ago · -0.90
Axsome Therapeutics vs. Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Which Biotech Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
Bullish MotleyFool · 3w ago · 0.90
2 Wall Street Analysts Think Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Can Soar Another 20% or More Over the Next 12 Months. Here's Why They're Right.
Bullish MotleyFool · 4w ago · 0.90
2 Healthcare Stocks That Just Delivered Great News for Investors
Bullish MotleyFool · 4w ago · 0.90
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX Shares Acquired by QRG Capital Management Inc.
Bullish DefenseWorld · 4w ago · 0.90
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX Shares Sold by Envestnet Asset Management Inc.
DefenseWorld · 4w ago · 0.00
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Increases Despite Market Slip: Here's What You Need to Know
Bullish Zacks · 4w ago · 0.90
Will Vertex's Kidney Disease Pipeline Be a New Growth Engine?
Bullish Zacks · 4w ago · 0.90
CRISPR Therapeutics vs. Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Which Healthcare Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
MotleyFool · 4w ago · 0.00
Vertex Posts Positive Phase II Data on Kidney Disease Drug
Bullish Zacks · 4w ago · 0.90
Vertex reports positive mid-stage results of inaxaplin for kidney disease
Bullish SeekingAlpha · 5w ago · 0.90
ABCL Stock Surges 121% in 3 Months: Here's What You Need to Know
Bullish Zacks · 5w ago · 0.90
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
Zacks · 5w ago · 0.00
FDA, Duke-Margolis workshop to examine evidence standards for rare diseases
SeekingAlpha · 5w ago · 0.00
3 Reasons CRISPR Therapeutics Stock Is Still a Buy After a Rocky 2026
Bullish MotleyFool · 5w ago · 0.90
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: Here's Why
Bearish Zacks · 5w ago · -0.90
Is This Biotech Stock Too Cheap to Ignore After Its Latest Pullback?
Bullish MotleyFool · 5w ago · 0.90
Nykredit A S Takes Position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX
DefenseWorld · 5w ago · 0.00
Baird Financial Group Inc. Has $2.05 Million Stock Holdings in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX
Bearish DefenseWorld · 5w ago · -0.90
Where Will CRISPR Therapeutics Be in 10 Years if Gene Editing Fulfills Its Promise?
Bullish MotleyFool · 5w ago · 0.90
Engineers Gate Manager LP Cuts Stock Holdings in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX
Bearish DefenseWorld · 5w ago · -0.90
SION to Cut Workforce by Nearly Half After CF Study Failure, Stock Down
Bearish Zacks · 5w ago · -0.90
My Top 5 Favorite Stocks for an Uncertain Market
Bullish MotleyFool · 5w ago · 0.90
Amgen vs. Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Which Healthcare Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
MotleyFool · 6w ago · 0.00
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX Shares Acquired by NewEdge Advisors LLC
Bullish DefenseWorld · 6w ago · 0.90
Vertex trades higher after JPM gives bullish rating
Bullish SeekingAlpha · 6w ago · 0.90
Goldman Sachs Just Added Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Its Conviction List. Here's the Bull Case for the Big Biotech Stock
Bullish MotleyFool · 7w ago · 0.90
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights
Bearish Zacks · 7w ago · -0.90
Why CRISPR Therapeutics Stock Rocked the Market Last Month
Bullish MotleyFool · 7w ago · 0.90
Where Will CRISPR Therapeutics Stock Be in 5 Years?
Bullish MotleyFool · 7w ago · 0.90
Investors Heavily Search Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX): Here is What You Need to Know
Zacks · 7w ago · 0.00
Healthcare August recap: Moderna jumps 156% as biotech shines; DaVita sinks
SeekingAlpha · 7w ago · 0.00
Vertex vs. Regeneron: Which Biotech Giant Is the Better Buy Right Now?
Bullish MotleyFool · 7w ago · 0.90
3 Stocks Whose Competitive Walls Tower Over Nvidia's
Bullish MotleyFool · 7w ago · 0.90
2 Reasons CRISPR Therapeutics Stock Could Soar in the Final 4 Months of 2026
Bullish MotleyFool · 7w ago · 0.90
Vertex wins Overweight at Morgan Stanley as coverage resumes after Crinetics buyout
Bullish SeekingAlpha · 7w ago · 0.90
Why Is Vertex (VRTX) Up 14.4% Since Last Earnings Report?
Bullish Zacks · 7w ago · 0.90
Vertex, RWE, Adyen added to Goldman Sachs’ conviction lists for September
Bullish SeekingAlpha · 8w ago · 0.90
Vertex Pharmaceuticals names Jonathan Poole to CFO role
SeekingAlpha · 8w ago · 0.00
Neurocrine's Crenessity Gains Ground in CAH: How Far Can Sales Go?
Bullish Zacks · 8w ago · 0.90
Ancora Advisors LLC Acquires Shares of 1,127 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX
Bullish DefenseWorld · 8w ago · 0.90
17,047 Shares in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX Acquired by Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC
Bullish DefenseWorld · 8w ago · 0.90
White House is said to announce drug pricing deals with biotechs
SeekingAlpha · 8w ago · 0.00
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Up 15% in a Month: How to Play the Stock
Bullish Zacks · 8w ago · 0.90
Inflation Is Rising Again. History Says These 2 Stocks Are Among the Smartest Places to Hide
Bullish MotleyFool · 9w ago · 0.90
Notable healthcare headlines for the week: Moderna, Merck, and Twist Bioscience in focus
SeekingAlpha · 9w ago · 0.00
EP Wealth Advisors LLC Acquires New Position in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX
Bullish DefenseWorld · 9w ago · 0.90
Advisors Capital Management LLC Buys Shares of 1,258 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX
Bullish DefenseWorld · 9w ago · 0.90
Allworth Financial LP Invests $2.23 Million in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX
Bullish DefenseWorld · 9w ago · 0.90
Vertex Pharmaceuticals: A Biotech Cash Cow With Pipeline Upside?
Bullish MotleyFool · 9w ago · 0.90
CRISPR Therapeutics Stock Is Up Only 8% This Year. Is Cathie Wood's Bet on the Gene-Editing Stock Dead Money?
Bearish MotleyFool · 9w ago · -0.90
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG Acquires Shares of 231,381 Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX
Bullish DefenseWorld · 9w ago · 0.90
Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Rally Has a New Engine -- and Wall Street Thinks the Best Is Still Ahead
Bullish MotleyFool · 9w ago · 0.90
AssuredPartners Investment Advisors LLC Invests $2.06 Million in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX
Bullish DefenseWorld · 9w ago · 0.90
BOK Financial Private Wealth Inc. Makes New $471,000 Investment in Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated $VRTX
Bullish DefenseWorld · 10w ago · 0.90
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Just Hit an All-Time High. Here's Why the Biotech Stock Could Soar Even More
Bullish MotleyFool · 10w ago · 0.90
Halvårsrapport 2026
Bullish GlobeNewsWire-EarningsResults · 10w ago · 0.90
Half-year report 2026
GlobeNewsWire-EarningsResults · 10w ago · 0.00
4 Biotech Stocks With Major Second-Half Pipeline Catalysts This Year
Bullish Zacks · 11w ago · 0.90
Earnings Scorecard: 95% of healthcare firms deliver EPS wins this week
Bullish SeekingAlpha · 11w ago · 0.90
Could 1 Tiny Biotech Topple Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Cystic Fibrosis Empire?
Bearish MotleyFool · 11w ago · -0.90
IONQ Q2 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Beat, Stock Rises
Bullish Zacks · 11w ago · 0.90
Why Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Ticked Higher on Tuesday
Bullish MotleyFool · 12w ago · 0.90
VRTX's Q2 Earnings Lag Estimates, Revenues Top, 2026 Sales View Raised
Bullish Zacks · 12w ago · 0.90
CRISPR Therapeutics' Q2 Earnings & Revenues Surpass Estimates
Bullish Zacks · 12w ago · 0.90
VRTX Q2 Earnings Call Highlights Launch Momentum & Higher Outlook
Bullish Zacks · 12w ago · 0.90
Vertex (VRTX) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Zacks · 12w ago · 0.00
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) Q2 Earnings Lag Estimates
Zacks · 12w ago · 0.00
Earnings Week Ahead: PLTR, AMD, PFE, DIS, SHOP, VTRS, CGC, MCD, ROKU, ABNB, and more
SeekingAlpha · 12w ago · 0.00
Earnings Scoreboard: 84% of S&P 500 reporting firms top EPS estimates as 72% post Y/Y profit growth
Bullish SeekingAlpha · 12w ago · 0.90
3 things to look out for on Monday
SeekingAlpha · 12w ago · 0.00
Vertex Just Paid $10 Billion for Crinetics. Here's Why Viking Therapeutics Could Be the Next Big Pharma Takeover Target
Bullish MotleyFool · 12w ago · 0.90
Morgan Stanley Nearly Doubled Its Price Target for CRISPR Therapeutics. Is the Gene-Editing Stock a No-Brainer Buy?
Bullish MotleyFool · 12w ago · 0.90

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