DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ slid 1.20% to $449.52 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.16% to 6,721.43 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.47% to 47,885.97.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 13.50% short of its 52-week high of $519.68, which the company reached on March 14th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 0.29% to $224.31, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) fell 1.15% to $235.80, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ fell 8.56% to $6.52.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 17, 2025.
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December 17, 2025 16:38 ET (21:38 GMT)
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