Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
VRTX · Large Cap · NASDAQ · Healthcare · Biotechnology
$524.00−$11.17 (-2.09%)
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Where VRTX sits today
Price, momentum, and the numbers behind the story.
52-week range
Low$362.50
High$533.67
Today $524.00
RSI (14)
58.6Neutral
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Stocksbrew score
73/100
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What Wall Street thinks
Where the analysts and the crowd stand, and what it's worth to know first.
Analyst price targets
Lowest
$350
Current price
$524
Median target
$578
Highest
$667
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The business, by the numbers
What it earns and where it earns it, what you're paying for the stock, and the risk sitting on the balance sheet.
RevenueTrend
✓ Good things about the company
ROIC
Strong · Excellent capital returns
28.8%
ROE
Favorable · 24.2% - strong capital efficiency
23.5%
Debt / equity
Favorable · 0.10 - strong leverage
0.10x
Current ratio
Strong · Good liquidity position
3.19x
⚠ Things to watch
Forward P/E
Needs attention · 21% above avg
34.48x
Price / sales
Rich · Overpriced by revenue
10.06x
EV / EBITDA
Rich · Earnings can't support price
22.55x
How it stacks up against its peers
VRTX against the names it's actually compared to.
| Company | Mkt cap | P/E | Rev growth | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $126.66B | 29.1 | +10.2% | 73 |
 | $10.93B | 20.8 | +19.7% | 78 |
 | $29.41B | 30.8 | +15.5% | 78 |
 | $4.30B | 12.2 | +13.5% | 78 |
 | $1.20T | 43.3 | +49.6% | 77 |