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Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is listed on the NASDAQ in the Healthcare sector while operating in the Biotechnology industry. The current market capitalization of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is $125.13B. A total of 0.74 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.09M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Biller Jonathan sold 999 shares of VRTX for 461.66 per share on Oct 02 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP and Chief Legal Officer now owns 16,651 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 02 ’24, Biller Jonathan bought 999 shares at 461.66 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, LEIDEN JEFFREY M disposed of 3,784 shares on Aug 30 ’24 at a per-share price of $499.00. This resulted in the Executive Chairman holding 9,994 shares of VRTX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Bhatia Sangeeta N. sold 646 shares at $500.00 per share on Aug 30 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 4,435.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VRTX has a high of $510.64 and a low of $341.90.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. VRTX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $7.52B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $967.40M in debt and $2.14B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $57.26, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $10.10B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for VRTX is Buy with a score of 4.07.
