Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX)

NASDAQ: VRTX · Real-Time Price · USD
484.24
+3.91 (0.81%)
At close: Feb 21, 2025, 4:00 PM
489.00
+4.76 (0.98%)
After-hours: Feb 21, 2025, 4:47 PM EST
0.81%
Market Cap 124.35B
Revenue (ttm) 11.02B
Net Income (ttm) -535.60M
Shares Out 256.79M
EPS (ttm) -2.08
PE Ratio n/a
Forward PE 26.74
Dividend n/a
Ex-Dividend Date n/a
Volume 1,315,240
Open 481.36
Previous Close 480.33
Day's Range 479.85 - 487.38
52-Week Range 377.85 - 519.88
Beta 0.41
Analysts Buy
Price Target 505.61 (+4.41%)
Earnings Date Feb 10, 2025

About VRTX

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis (CF). It markets TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO for people with CF with at least one F508del mutation for 2 years of age and older; ALYFTREK for the treatment for people with CF 6 years of age and older; SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI for treatment of patients with CF 6 years of age and older; ORKAMBI for CF patients 1 year or older; and KALYDECO for the treatment of patients with 1 month or older who have CF with ivacaftor. The com... [Read more]

Industry Biotechnology
Sector Healthcare
IPO Date Jul 24, 1991
Employees 6,100
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VRTX
Full Company Profile

Financial Performance

Financial Statements

Analyst Forecast

According to 25 analysts, the average rating for VRTX stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price forecast is $505.61, which is an increase of 4.41% from the latest price.

Price Target
$505.61
(4.41% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Vertex to Participate in Upcoming March Investor Conferences

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced management participation in three upcoming investor conferences. Stuart Arbuckle, Executive Vice President a...

3 days ago - Business Wire

High-cost sickle cell gene therapies push insurers and Medicaid programs to find new payment models

Deshawn "DJ" Chow is one of just over 100 sickle cell patients who have undergone treatment with new gene therapies. CVS Health CEO David Joyner said private insurers and employer-sponsored health pla...

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3 days ago - CNBC

Calls of the Day: Charles Schwab, Vertex Pharma and Transocean

The Investment Committee debate the latest Calls of the Day.

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10 days ago - CNBC Television

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Analysts Increase Their Forecasts After Q4 Results

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated VRTX reported mixed results for its fourth quarter on Monday.

10 days ago - Benzinga

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 10, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Susie Lisa - Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Reshma Kewa...

11 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Revenue Forecast Tops Expectations

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) reported fourth-quarter revenue and offered an outlook for 2025 that topped analysts' expectations.

11 days ago - Investopedia

Vertex forecasts upbeat 2025 revenue on cystic fibrosis treatments demand

Vertex Pharmaceuticals forecast annual revenue largely above Wall Street estimates on Monday, banking on robust sales of its cystic fibrosis drugs and early contributions from a newly approved non-opi...

11 days ago - Reuters

Vertex Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today reported consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024, and provided its...

11 days ago - Business Wire

Vertex Q4 Earnings On Deck: Will This Biotech Heavyweight Keep Its Edge?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc VRTX is set to report fourth quarter earnings after the market closes Monday. Biotech investors are bracing for impact.

11 days ago - Benzinga

Top Wall Street Forecasters Revamp Vertex Pharmaceuticals Price Expectations Ahead Of Q4 Earnings

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated VRTX will release its fourth-quarter financial results, after the closing bell, on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025.

11 days ago - Benzinga

Final Trades: Energy Transfer, Vertex Pharma, UnitedHealth and Axon Enterprise

The Investment Committee give you their top stocks to watch for the second half.

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16 days ago - CNBC Television

Vertex: Maintaining Buy Despite Tempered Expectations For Journavx In Pain

Vertex's Journavx got FDA approval for acute pain but faces adoption challenges: variable efficacy vs opioids, generic competition, and entrenched prescriber habits limit near-term potential. Phase 2 ...

20 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Vertex: YOY Decline In Q4 Earnings Expected, But Revenue Continues To Shine

Expectation is a decline in Vertex's earnings, but double-digit revenue growth should continue with the newly approved non-opioid drug JOURNAVX and CF franchise expansion. JOURNAVX, the first non-opio...

20 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Vertex Pharma Stock Surges After FDA Approves Non-Opioid Pain Drug

JOURNAVX, a non-opioid analgesic, shows significant promise in treating pain with a superior safety profile, addressing a critical unmet need compared to opioids with FDA approval just announced. Vert...

21 days ago - Seeking Alpha

FDA approves a new painkiller for the first time in decades

Vertex Pharmaceuticals' non-opioid painkiller comes without the potential risk of addiction. Transcript: Conway Gittens: Wall Street heads into the weekend with modest strength - and that's no small f...

21 days ago - The Street

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Jumps as Non-Opioid Painkiller Gets FDA Approval

Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) surged Friday, a day after the drugmaker reported federal regulators have approved its non-opioid painkiller, the first such drug to head to market in two decad...

21 days ago - Investopedia

Vertex Pharmaceuticals CEO on non-opioid painkiller: It's safe, effective and non-addictive

CNBC's Angelica Peebles and Vertex JournavxPharmaceuticals CEO Reshma Kewalramani join 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss the FDA's approval of the company's non-opioid painkiller pill Journavx, a new ...

21 days ago - CNBC Television

What's Happening With VRTX Stock?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock (NASDAQ: VRTX) is trending higher after the U.S. FDA approved Journavx – an oral non-opioid pain medication. This is a big win for Vertex, given that Journavx can potentia...

21 days ago - Forbes

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Stock Jumps After FDA Approval for New Non-Opioid Painkiller

Journavx is the first and only approved non-opioid oral painkiller and the first new class of pain medicine approved in more than 20 years.

21 days ago - Barrons

FDA approves Vertex's non-opioid painkiller - first new kind of pain medicine in decades

CNBC's Becky Quick reports on the latest news.

21 days ago - CNBC Television

Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock is soaring. The FDA just approved its potentially game-changing pain treatment.

Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. surged ahead of Friday's market open after the Food and Drug Administration approved the company's non-opioid pain treatment.

21 days ago - Market Watch

Vertex Announces CASGEVY® Reimbursement Agreement for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease in England

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VRTX) announced today a reimbursement agreement with NHS England for eligible sickle cell disease (SCD) patients to access the CRISPR/Cas9 gene...

21 days ago - Business Wire

FDA Approves Non-Opioid Painkiller With No Addiction Risk

The Food and Drug Administration approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' “Journavx” on Thursday, greenlighting the non-opioid painkiller for treating moderate to severe pain in what the FDA considered the st...

22 days ago - Forbes

Vertex Announces FDA Approval of JOURNAVX™ (suzetrigine), a First-in-Class Treatment for Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Acute Pain

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved JOURNAVX™ (suzetrigine), an oral, non-opioid, ...

22 days ago - Business Wire

US FDA approves Vertex's non-opioid painkiller

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Vertex Pharmaceuticals' drug to treat acute pain, the health regulator said on Thursday, offering an alternative to addictive opioid painkillers that...

22 days ago - Reuters