VRTX

Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Biotechnology · Health Care · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$552.06
+4.5% on the session
1-year return
+41.6%
+17.4% over six months
Volatility
28.5%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-15.2%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology name in the health care sector. Over the past year it returned +41.6%, against +27.1% over three months and +14.5% over one. It trades 20.3% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 28.5% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -15.2%, and it has traded a median $668M a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.20 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Health Care#18 of 59
Stronger than 71% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#40 of 500

How VRTX scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 7 others in Biotechnology.

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Full metrics
1 day+4.5%
1 week+5.0%
1 month+14.5%
3 months+27.1%
6 months+17.4%
1 year+41.6%
12-1 momentum+23.6%
Volatility (1y, annualized)28.5%
Max drawdown (1y)-15.2%
Distance vs 200-day average+20.3%
Return per unit of risk1.46
Median daily dollar volume$668M
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