DJ Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. $(VRTX)$ rose 1.05% to $426.76 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.98% to 6,602.99 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.08% to 46,245.41.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 17.88% below its 52-week high of $519.68, which the company achieved on March 14th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as AbbVie Inc. $(ABBV)$ rose 2.98% to $236.28, Krystal Biotech Inc. (KRYS) rose 3.82% to $212.02, and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc. $(ARCT)$ rose 6.10% to $6.26.
Trading volume (1.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 21, 2025.
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November 21, 2025 16:37 ET (21:37 GMT)
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