DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ slid 2.35% to $436.27 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.11% to 6,816.89 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.56% to 47,916.57.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 14.59% below its 52-week high of $510.77, which the company achieved on April 30th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ fell 2.10% to $207.94, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) rose 0.26% to $259.00, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 1.70% to $8.36.
Trading volume (984,849) remained 462,403 below its 50-day average volume of 1.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 10, 2026.
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April 10, 2026 16:38 ET (20:38 GMT)
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