DJ Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. $(SPCE)$ slipped 2.64% to $2.58 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 1.46% to 22,152.42 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.63% to 46,225.15.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. closed 61.14% below its 52-week high of $6.64, which the company achieved on May 16th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as RTX Corp. $(RTX)$ rose 0.60% to $204.56, Boeing Co. $(BA)$ fell 2.29% to $205.99, and Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) rose 0.94% to $642.28.
Trading volume (1.3 M) remained 1.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 3.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 18, 2026.
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March 18, 2026 17:31 ET (21:31 GMT)
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