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VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc
stock NASDAQ

At Close

Aug 25, 2026 3:59:52 PM EDT

553.04USD+0.995%(+5.45)775,040

525.01Bid 584.07Ask 59.06Spread

Pre-market

Aug 26, 2026 9:06:30 AM EDT

552.89USD+0.007%(+0.04)376

After-hours

Aug 25, 2026 4:59:30 PM EDT

555.00USD+0.354%(+1.96)91,387

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Market Cap

140.17B

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Industry

Biotechnology

Last Split

Aug 24, 20002for1

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VRTX Stats

Avg. Vol. 10 Day

1,076,724

Avg. Vol. 30 Day

1,287,440

Employees

2,300

Market Cap

140,167,692,886

Shares Out.

253,460,924

On/Off Exchange

61%/39%

6 Month Beta

0.43

1 Year Beta

0.49

2 Year Beta

0.50

3 Year Beta

0.51

52 Week Low

374.17

52 Week High

555.69

SMA50

495.07

SMA200

461.28

1 Week

+0.17%

1 Month

+15.45%

3 Month

+26.86%

6 Month

+15.18%

1 Year

+42.83%

2 Year

+14.58%

5 Year

+178.95%

Profile

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is an American biopharmaceutical company based in Boston, Massachusetts. It was one of the first biotech firms to use an explicit strategy of rational drug design rather than combinatorial chemistry.

VRTX Stock Summary

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:VRTX) stock price today is $553.04, and today's volume is 775,040. VRTX is up 0.995% today. The 30 day average volume is 1,287,440. VRTX market cap is 140.17B with 253,460,924 shares outstanding.