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VRTX belongs to the Healthcare sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Biotechnology industry. The current market capitalization of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc is $121.48B. A total of 0.77 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.16M shares.
In the most recent transaction, ALTSHULER DAVID sold 15 shares of VRTX for 478.56 per share on Nov 15 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP, Chief Scientific Officer now owns 25,813 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 15 ’24, ALTSHULER DAVID bought 15 shares at 478.56 per share.
Among the insiders who sold shares, WAGNER CHARLES F JR disposed of 3,000 shares on Nov 11 ’24 at a per-share price of $518.27. This resulted in the EVP & Chief Financial Officer holding 44,137 shares of VRTX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Kewalramani Reshma sold 15,198 shares at $515.00 per share on Nov 08 ’24. Company shares held by the CEO & President now total 75,772.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VRTX has a high of $519.88 and a low of $346.29.
As of this writing, VRTX has an earnings estimate of $4.09 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 25.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $4.96 per share and a lower estimate of $3.6. The company reported an EPS of $4.2 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using 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 $60.65, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $10.10B.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. 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 4.09.
