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Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Biotechnology industry segment. The current market capitalization of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc is $106.45B. A total of 1.86 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.48M 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.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VRTX has a high of $519.88 and a low of $377.85.
As of this writing, VRTX has an earnings estimate of $4.1 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.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s 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 $60.65, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $10.10B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. 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 4.13.
