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VRTX

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc / Ma
$528.04 +30.03 (+6.03%) At close · Jul 2
Market Cap
$134.02B
Shares
253,805,417

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$528.04 Open$503.76 Day$501.53–529.14 52W$362.50–529.14 Avg vol 30d1.6M Short int4.6M · 1.8% float · 3.8d Short vol62% Last earningsMay 4, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · May 5
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Buy
Technical · trend & momentum Strong Buy
+ 50 / 200-day cross golden cross
+ Price vs 200-day avg +19% above
+ Price vs 50-day avg +18% above
RSI (14) 81 · overbought
+ MACD trend positive
+ 52-week position 99% · near high
Sentiment · smart money Bearish
+ Trend (MA cross) 50d $447 › 200d $444 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow 9 of 1,694 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -577 sh shares · +1 new
Insider flow Net -$6.4M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest 1.82% of float · ▲ +2.8% MoM · 3.8 days cover
Volume signal Volume near normal
+ Institution breadth 1,694 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Fundamentals Excellent
+ Revenue growth +46% Y/Y
+ EPS growth +837% Y/Y
+ Free cash flow $3.2B
Valuation P/E 31.3 · rich
+ Buyback $3.0B remaining
+ Balance sheet net cash $5.1B

Blended from price, positioning & fundamentals · daily-close · not investment advice.

Up next
Next earnings call
Aug 3, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 4 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed May 5, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed May 4, 2026
      Total revenue · Full Year 2026 Initiated $12.95B – $13.1B
      prior FY $12B midpoint +8.5% Y/Y
      Non-CF product revenue · Full Year 2026 Initiated at least $500M
      Non-GAAP effective tax rate · Full Year 2026 Non-GAAP Initiated 19.5% – 20.5%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
      1 · 0 · 5
      50 / 200-day cross
      golden cross Bullish
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +19% above Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +18% above Bullish
      RSI (14)
      81 · overbought Bearish
      MACD trend
      positive Bullish
      52-week position
      99% · near high Bullish
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) Golden cross
      50d $447 › 200d $444 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      9 of 1,694 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -577 sh shares · +1 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$6.4M over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Rising
      1.82% of float · ▲ +2.8% MoM · 3.8 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      1,694 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $363 Now $528 · 99% 52-wk high $529
      vs 200-day avg +19% vs 50-day avg +18% 50-day above 200-day golden cross

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Versus peers

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      VRTX
      Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc / Ma
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      $134.02B +16.5% +46.2% 31.3 1.8%
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      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      1,695
      % held
      90.6%
      Reported
      9 of 1,694
      Top holder
      Capital World Investors
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,090
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      4.6M
      Days to cover
      3.8d
      Change
      +125.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      62%
      As of
      Jul 2, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1.2K
      Value
      $520.7K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      44.2%
      Week of
      Jun 8, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$6.4M
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 4
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      David J. Taylor
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jan 29, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $12.0B
      Net income (FY)
      $4.0B
      EPS diluted
      $15.32
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized · 2 programs
      $7.0B
      Remaining
      $3.0B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      Investor Event Transcript
      Filed
      Jun 30, 2026
      This year
      13
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $799.8K
      Shares
      1.5K
      Filed
      Jul 2, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jun 10, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Vertex Announces US FDA Approval…
      Published
      Jul 1, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      VRTX +10.0% +24.2% +9.1% +6.3% +16.5%
      SPY +1.4% -1.3% +8.0% -0.3% +9.2%
      vs SPY +8.5% +25.5% +1.1% +6.6% +7.3%

      Capital returns

      Buyback programs · 2 active · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized (total)
      $7.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $4.00B
      Remaining
      $3.00B
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 875320 CUSIP 92532F100 13F (30d) 60 filings 18 filers Visit website Investor relations