Vertex Pharmaceuticals (BOVESPA:VRTX34) - Stock Price, News & Analysis

VRTX34 Stock Overview

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis (CF).

About the company

VRTX34 fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation	3/6
Future Growth	3/6
Past Performance	6/6
Financial Health	6/6
Dividends	0/6

Rewards

Trading at 0.9% below our estimate of its fair value

Earnings are forecast to grow 10.29% per year

Earnings grew by 23.3% over the past year

Risk Analysis

No risks detected for VRTX34 from our risk checks.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Competitors

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US$84.1b

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Historical stock prices
Current Share Price	US$553.79
52 Week High	US$554.04
52 Week Low	US$360.10
Beta	0.39
1 Month Change	9.79%
3 Month Change	5.44%
1 Year Change	29.78%
3 Year Change	94.46%
5 Year Change	225.06%
Change since IPO	225.06%

Recent updates

Shareholder Returns

	VRTX34	BR Biotechs	BR Market
7D	8.7%	-0.3%	-0.6%
1Y	29.8%	-2.2%	9.7%

Return vs Industry: VRTX34 exceeded the BR Biotechs industry which returned -2.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: VRTX34 exceeded the BR Market which returned 10.3% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is VRTX34's price volatile compared to industry and market?
VRTX34 volatility
VRTX34 Average Weekly Movement	3.1%
Biotechs Industry Average Movement	9.2%
Market Average Movement	4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in BR Market	9.0%
10% least volatile stocks in BR Market	2.2%

Stable Share Price: VRTX34 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: VRTX34's weekly volatility (3%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

Founded	Employees	CEO	Website
1989	5,400	Reshma Kewalramani	www.vrtx.com

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis (CF). It markets TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO for people with CF with at least one F508del mutation for 2 years of age or older; SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI for people with CF for 6 years of age or older; ORKAMBI for CF patients 1 year or older; and KALYDECO for the treatment of patients with 1 year or older who have CF with ivacaftor. The company’s pipeline includes VX-522, a CFTR mRNA therapeutic designed to treat the underlying cause of CF, which is in Phase 1 clinical trial; VX-548, a non-opioid medicine for the treatment of acute and neuropathic pain which is in Phase 3 clinical trial; Exa-cel, for the treatment of sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia which is in Phase 2/3 clinical trial.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Fundamentals Summary

How do Vertex Pharmaceuticals's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
VRTX34 fundamental statistics
Market cap	R$571.48b
Earnings (TTM)	R$20.70b
Revenue (TTM)	R$52.46b

27.6x

P/E Ratio

10.9x

P/S Ratio

Is VRTX34 overvalued?

See Fair Value and valuation analysis

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
VRTX34 income statement (TTM)
Revenue	US$10.19b
Cost of Revenue	US$4.55b
Gross Profit	US$5.64b
Other Expenses	US$1.62b
Earnings	US$4.02b

Last Reported Earnings

Mar 31, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)	15.58
Gross Margin	55.35%
Net Profit Margin	39.46%
Debt/Equity Ratio	0%

How did VRTX34 perform over the long term?

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VRTX34 Stock Overview

Rewards

Risk Analysis

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Competitors

BOVESPA:BLAU3

R$1.9b

ASX:CSL

AU$135.3b

NasdaqGS:REGN

US$105.4b

NasdaqGS:GILD

US$84.1b

Price History & Performance

Recent News & Updates

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Re-Iterates Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2024

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces European Commission Approval for KALYDECO to Treat Infants with Cystic Fibrosis Ages 1 Month and Older

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NasdaqGS:VRTX) entered into an agreement to acquire Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NasdaqGM:ALPN) from a group of shareholders for approximately $4.3 billion.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 06, 2024

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2024

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces New Drug Submission for Exagamglogene Autotemcel (Exa-Cel) Accepted for Priority Review by Health Canada for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia

Recent updates

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Re-Iterates Earnings Guidance for the Full Year 2024

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Announces European Commission Approval for KALYDECO to Treat Infants with Cystic Fibrosis Ages 1 Month and Older

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NasdaqGS:VRTX) entered into an agreement to acquire Alpine Immune Sciences, Inc. (NasdaqGM:ALPN) from a group of shareholders for approximately $4.3 billion.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 06, 2024

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Annual General Meeting, May 15, 2024

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces New Drug Submission for Exagamglogene Autotemcel (Exa-Cel) Accepted for Priority Review by Health Canada for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Receives CHMP Positive Opinion for KALYDECO for the Treatment of Infants with Cystic Fibrosis Ages 1 Month and Older

European Commission Approves First CRISPR/Cas9 Gene-Edited Therapy, CASGEVY™ (exagamglogene autotemcel), for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces Positive Results from Pivotal Trials of Vanza Triple Combination Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Provides Product Revenue Guidance for the Full Year 2024

Vertex Announces Positive Results from the VX-548 Phase 3 Program for the Treatment of Moderate-To-Severe Acute Pain

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 05, 2024

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces US FDA Approval of CASGEVY™ (Exagamglogene Autotemcel) for the Treatment of Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces Approval of First CRISPR/Cas9 Gene-Edited Therapy, CASGEVY™, for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia in Kingdom of Saudi

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Receives CHMP Positive Opinion for the First CRISPR/Cas9 Gene-Edited Therapy, CASGEVY (Exagamglogene Autotemcel), for the Treatment of Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces Positive Results From Phase 2 Study of VX-548 for the Treatment of Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

CRISPR Therapeutics AG and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announce Receipt of the First-Ever Approval of a CRISPR-Based Gene-editing Therapy in the United States

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Appoints Nancy Thornberry to Its Board of Directors as an Independent Director

Health Canada Grants Market Authorization for KALYDECO® (ivacaftor) for Eligible Children With Cystic Fibrosis Ages 2 Months and Older

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces European Commission Approves KAFTRIO® in Combination With Ivacaftor for the Treatment of Children With Cystic Fibrosis Ages 2 Through 5

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Granted Conditional Marketing Authorization for CASGEVY

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces Health Canada Grants Market Authorization for TRIKAFTA® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor and ivacaftor) in Children With Cystic Fibrosis Ages 2 To 5 Years With at Least One F508del Mutation

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Nov 06, 2023

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Appoints Michel Lagarde to Its Board of Directors

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Receives Chmp Positive Opinion for Kaftrio® (Ivacaftor/Tezacaftor/Elexacaftor) in Combination with Ivacaftor for Children with Cystic Fibrosis Ages 2 Through 5

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Appoints E. Morrey Atkinson, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President, Chief Technical Operations Officer, Head of Biopharmaceutical Sciences and Manufacturing Operations

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces Publication of VX-548 Positive Phase 2, Proof-of-Concept Results in New England Journal of Medicine

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces European Commission Approval for ORKAMBI® (Lumacaftor/Ivacaftor) for the Treatment of Children with Cystic Fibrosis Ages 1 to <2 Years Old

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Presents Positive VX-880 Results From Ongoing Phase 1/2 Study in Type 1 Diabetes at the American Diabetes Association 83rd Scientific Sessions

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated and Crispr Therapeutics Announces Positive Results from Pivotal Trials of Exa-Cel for Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia and Severe Sickle Cell Disease

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated and CRISPR Therapeutics Announce FDA Accepts Biologics License Applications for Exagamglogene Autotemcel (Exa-Cel) for Severe Sickle Cell Disease and Transfusion-Dependent Beta Thalassemia

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NasdaqGS:VRTX) announces an Equity Buyback for $3,000 million worth of its shares.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Feb 07, 2023

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces to Present New Data on its Portfolio of Cystic Fibrosis Medicines at 2022 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Revises Revenue Guidance for the Fiscal 2022

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 27, 2022

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Advances Program Targeting Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated and CRISPR Therapeutics Announce Global exa-cel Regulatory Submissions for Sickle Cell Disease and Beta Thalassemia in 2022

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Appoints Jonathan Biller as Chief Legal Officer, Effective September 19, 2022

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Appoints Jonathan Biller as Chief Legal Officer, Effective September 19, 2022

Vertex Announces U.S. FDA Approval for Orkambi® (Lumacaftor/Ivacaftor) in Children with Cystic Fibrosis Ages 12 to <24 Months

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Reports Unaudited Intangible Asset Impairment Charge for the Three Months Ended June 30, 2022

Vertex Advances VX-548 in Acute and Neuropathic Pain

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Aug 04, 2022

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NasdaqGS:VRTX) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ViaCyte, Inc. from Sanderling Ventures, RA Capital Management, L.P., The Invus Group, LLC, Asymmetry Ventures LLC and others for approximately $320 million.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NasdaqGS:VRTX) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ViaCyte, Inc. from Sanderling Ventures, RA Capital Management, L.P., The Invus Group, LLC, Asymmetry Ventures LLC and others for approximately $320 million.

Vertex Announces FDA Lifted the Clinical Hold on VX-880 Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes

Vertex to Present Data Demonstrating Significant Benefits of Long-Term and Early Treatment With CFTR Modulators at the European Cystic Fibrosis Conference

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces Inaxaplin (VX-147) Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation by U.S. FDA and Priority Medicines (PRIME) Designation by the EMA

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated to Present New Data on VX-880 Clinical Trial

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NasdaqGS : VRTX) acquired Complement Portfolio of Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. for $60 million.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NasdaqGS : VRTX) acquired Complement Portfolio of Catalyst Biosciences, Inc. for $60 million.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Elects Suketu Upadhyay as Independent Director

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Reiterates Earning Guidance for 2022

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated to Report Q1, 2022 Results on May 05, 2022

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces Health Canada Grants Marketing Authorization for TRIKAFTA in Children With Cystic Fibrosis Ages 6 Through 11 years With At Least One F508del Mutation

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Annual General Meeting, May 18, 2022

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces Statistically Significant and Clinically Meaningful Results From Two Phase 2 Proof-of-Concept Studies of VX-548 for the Treatment of Acute Pain

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Announces Reimbursement Agreement in Australia for TRIKAFTA