Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol VRTX
  • Rev/Share 45.8658
  • Book/Share 67.7574
  • PB 4.3302
  • Debt/Equity 0.0738
  • CurrentRatio 2.3618
  • ROIC 0.1618

 

  • MktCap 108089527572.0
  • FreeCF/Share 13.0563
  • PFCF 32.3893
  • PE 29.2941
  • Debt/Assets 0.0738
  • DivYield 0
  • ROE 0.1962

 

  • Rating A-
  • Score 4
  • Recommendation Buy
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 5
  • P/B Score 2
  • D/E Score 2

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Upgrade VRTX Leerink Partners Market Perform Outperform -- $456 Sept. 25, 2025
Initiation VRTX Raymond James -- Market Perform -- -- Sept. 3, 2025
Upgrade VRTX Wells Fargo Equal Weight Overweight -- $460 Aug. 6, 2025
Downgrade VRTX Wolfe Research Outperform Peer Perform -- -- May 7, 2025
Downgrade VRTX Leerink Partners Outperform Market Perform -- $503 May 6, 2025
Resumed VRTX Cantor Fitzgerald -- Overweight -- $535 April 22, 2025
Upgrade VRTX Canaccord Genuity Sell Hold $408 $424 Feb. 12, 2025
Upgrade VRTX Canaccord Genuity Sell Hold -- -- Feb. 11, 2025
Downgrade VRTX Wells Fargo Overweight Equal Weight -- $460 Jan. 30, 2025
Reiterated VRTX H.C. Wainwright -- Buy $600 $535 Dec. 20, 2024

News

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Investigation Ongoing: Contact Levi & Korsinsky About Potential Securities Fraud Allegations - VRTX
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Published: February 12, 2025 by: Accesswire
Sentiment: Neutral

NEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 12, 2025 / Levi & Korsinsky notifies investors that it has commenced an investigation of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated ("Vertex Pharmaceuticals") (NASDAQ:VRTX) concerning possible violations of federal securities laws. On December 19, 2024, the company reported disappointing results from its RewinD-LB Phase 2b clinical trial for the pain drug suzetrigine.

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Calls of the Day: Charles Schwab, Vertex Pharma and Transocean
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Published: February 11, 2025 by: CNBC Television
Sentiment: Neutral

The Investment Committee debate the latest Calls of the Day.

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VRTX's Q4 Earnings Miss Mark, Revenues Beat on Higher Product Sales
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Published: February 11, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Negative

Vertex reports mixed fourth-quarter 2024 results as earnings miss estimates while revenues beat the same. Trikafta/Kaftrio drive year-over-year sales.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
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Published: February 10, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call February 10, 2025 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Susie Lisa - Senior Vice President, Investor Relations Reshma Kewalramani - President and Chief Executive Office Stuart Arbuckle - Chief Operating Officer Charlie Wagner - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Salveen Richter - Goldman Sachs Evan Seigerman - BMO Capital Markets Jessica Fye - JPMorgan Geoff Meacham - Citibank Michael Yee - Jefferies William Pickering - Bernstein Liisa Bayko - Evercore ISI Phil Nadeau - TD Cowen Eliana Merle - UBS Tazeen Ahmad - Bank of America Dave Risinger - Leerink …

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Markets Steady, Positive; Q4 Earnings Keep Rolling
CLF, LSCC, SMCI, VRTX
Published: February 10, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Indexes mostly shrugged off +25% steel tariffs announced by President Trump; VRTX, LSCC report for Q4.

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Vertex's Revenue Surges but EPS Slips
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Published: February 10, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX 0.14%), known for its innovative treatments, reported its fourth-quarter earnings on Feb. 10. The company's revenue increased significantly to $2.91 billion, which was above analysts' expectations of $2.78 billion.

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals' Revenue Forecast Tops Expectations
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Published: February 10, 2025 by: Investopedia
Sentiment: Positive

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) reported fourth-quarter revenue and offered an outlook for 2025 that topped analysts' expectations.

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Will These 5 Biotech Bigwig Stocks Surpass Q4 Earnings Forecast?
ALNY, BIIB, GILD, MRNA, VRTX
Published: February 10, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

We focus on biotech stocks like VRTX, GILD, BIIB, ALNY and MRNA, which are scheduled to report this week.

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About Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (VRTX)

  • IPO Date 1991-07-24
  • Website https://www.vrtx.com
  • Industry Biotechnology
  • CEO Reshma Kewalramani FASN,
  • Employees 6100

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis. The company markets SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI, ORKAMBI, and KALYDECO to treat patients with cystic fibrosis who have specific mutations in their cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene; and TRIKAFTA for the treatment of patients with CF 6 years of age or older who have at least one F508del mutation. Its pipeline includes VX-864 for the treatment of AAT deficiency, which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; VX-147 for the treatment of APOL1-mediated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, or FSGS, and other serious kidney diseases which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; VX- 880, treatment for Type 1 Diabetes which is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial; VX-548, a NaV1.8 inhibitor for treatments of acute, neuropathic, musculoskeletal pain which is in Phase 2 clinical trial; and CTX001 for the treatment severe SCD and TDT which is in Phase 3 clinical trial. The company sells its products primarily to specialty pharmacy and specialty distributors in the United States, as well as specialty distributors and retail chains, and hospitals and clinics internationally. It has collaborations with Affinia Therapeutics, Inc.; Arbor Biotechnologies, Inc.; CRISPR Therapeutics AG.; Kymera Therapeutics, Inc.; Mammoth Biosciences, Inc.; Moderna, Inc.; Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc.; and Skyhawk Therapeutics, Inc.; as well as Ribometrix, Inc.; Genomics plc; Merck KGaA; Darmstadt, Germany, and X-Chem, Inc. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.