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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc VRTX:NASDAQ
Last Price$174.13NASDAQ Previous Close - Last Trade as of 4:00PM ET 7/19/19
Today's Change-3.96(2.22%)
Bid (Size)$165.00 (383)
Ask (Size)$179.00 (2)
Day Low / High$174.05 - 179.15
Volume1.1 M
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals: A Stock That Continues To Impress In 2019
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10:30AM ET 6/12/2019 Seeking AlphaCompany Profile
Business DescriptionVertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the business of discovering, developing, manufacturing and commercializing small molecule drugs for patients with serious diseases. It focuses on development and commercializing therapies for the treatment of cystic fibrosis, infectious diseases including viral infections such as influenza and bacterial infections, autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, inflammatory bowel disease and neurological disorders including pain and multiple sclerosis. The company was founded by Joshua S. Boger in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, MA. View company web site for more details
| Address | 50 Northern Avenue Boston, Massachusetts 02210 |
| Phone | +1.617.341.6100 |
| Number of Employees | 2,500 |
| Recent SEC Filing | 07/17/2019 4 |
| Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer | Jeffrey M. Leiden |
| Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President | Charles F. Wagner |
| Chief Scientific Officer & EVP-Global Research | David Matthew Altshuler |
| Chief Medical Officer & Executive Vice President | Reshma Kewalramani |
Company Highlights
| Price Open | $179.15 |
| Previous Close | $178.09 |
| 52 Week Range | $151.80 - 195.81 |
| Market Capitalization | $44.6 B |
| Shares Outstanding | 256.1 M |
| Sector | Health Technology |
| Industry | Biotechnology | Next Earnings Announcement | 07/31/2019 |
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View all fundamentalsFundamentals
| Price / Earnings | 20.98 |
| Earnings per Share | $8.37 |
| Beta vs. S&P 500 | N/A |
| Revenue | $3.0 B |
| Net Profit Margin | 66.24% |
| Return on Equity | 58.43% |
Analyst Ratings as of 07/12/2019
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