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Why is VRTX stock moving?

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
VRTX · $127B
$499.74+4.7%last 60 sessions · close Oct 16, 2026
$408.61$557.9652 weeks
Buy · 33 analystsPT $569.95 +14.0%
  • P/E vs own+3.3%
  • P/E vs sector+3.3%
  • Target upside+14.0%
  • Off 52w high-10.4%
  • InsidersNone in 90d
  • FCF yield+3.0%
  • Earnings in17d
  • Trendbullish
  • Sector▲ +16.0%
  • RSI44
  • MA20×50Death 9d ago
  • Volume1.2x
  • Support-1.1%
  • Resistance+2.4%

The move, split

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) fell 1.8% on Oct 16, 2026.

The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Healthcare stocks fell 0.7%. Most of the move came from the market as a whole.

Market (SPY)-1.1%
Healthcare sector+0.4%
VRTX specific-1.1%

2 stories on the day (30-day average 0.8).

Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.

Context

  • News
  • Volume1.2x
  • Off 52w high-10.4%
  • Sector▲ +16.0%
  • Earnings in17d

Latest news

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