At the time of writing, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [VRTX] stock is trading at $469.76, up 1.01%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The VRTX shares have gain 1.46% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -5.27%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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From an analyst’s perspective:
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [NASDAQ: VRTX] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on August 05, 2024, when Barclays downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and also boosted its price target to $509 from $472. Previously, Redburn Atlantic started tracking the stock with Buy rating on June 27, 2024, and set its price target to $545. On April 11, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Outperform but maintained its price target of $438 on the stock. Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $515 on February 15, 2024. Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a In-line and raised its price target to $438 on February 06, 2024. Bernstein downgraded its rating to Mkt Perform for this stock on February 02, 2024. In a note dated January 31, 2024, Robert W. Baird downgraded an Underperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $325.
For the past year, the stock price of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. fluctuated between $341.85 and $510.64. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $381.05 within the next 12 months. Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [NASDAQ: VRTX] shares were valued at $469.76 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -18.88% based on the average VRTX price forecast.
Analyzing the VRTX fundamentals
According to Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [NASDAQ:VRTX], the company’s sales were 10.32B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 6.02% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.86% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.02%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.02, Equity is -0.03 and Total Capital is -0.02. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.06.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 463.31 points at the first support level, and at 456.86 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 474.26, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 478.76.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [NASDAQ:VRTX] has a current ratio of 2.52. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 2.26 and the Cash Ratio stands at 1.29. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 11.75, the price to book ratio is 8.20.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved LEIDEN JEFFREY M, Executive Chairman, that happened on Aug 30 ’24 when 3784.0 shares were sold. Director, Bhatia Sangeeta N. completed a deal on Aug 30 ’24 to sell 646.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Bhatia Sangeeta N. bought 646.0 shares on Aug 30 ’24.
