The Latest Breaking News from VRTX

Over the past 3 months, 4 analysts have published their opinion on Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) stock. These analysts are typically employed by large Wall Street banks and tasked with understanding a company's business to predict how a stock will trade over the upcoming year.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.39% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.51%. Currently, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $65.74 billion.

The FDA has instituted a clinical hold on Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated's (NASDAQ:VRTX) VX-880 Phase 1/2 study due to a determination that there is insufficient information to support dose escalation with the product. VX-880 is an investigational stem cell-derived, fully differentiated pancreatic islet cell replacement therapy for type 1 diabetes (T1D).  Three patients have been…

The surging demand for viable drugs and vaccines, advanced therapies, and increasing investments in research and development make the biotech industry’s prospects bright. Thus, it could be wise to invest in fundamentally sound biotech stocks Amgen (AMGN), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), BioNTech (BNTX), and Corcept Therapeutics (CORT).

Yesterday, the broad market indices closed in negative territory on interest-rate-increase concerns. Goldman Sachs has predicted that the S&P might tumble to 3,600 this year if recessionary pressure persists. Non-cyclical stocks usually perform well during economic downturns. So, we believe Cardinal Health (CAH), Brookfield Infrastructure Corp. (BIPC), Smith & Nephew…

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 8.29% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.84%. Currently, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $72.91 billion.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 7.35% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 15.26%. Currently, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $67.63 billion.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ:VRTX) released positive results from two Phase 2 post-operative trials for its non-opioid program, VX-548.  One trial looked at patients who had just received a bunionectomy (Correcting the deformity of toes & foot), the other in patients who received abdominoplasty (tummy tuck). Vertex said that within 48 hours of surgery,…

Large-cap stocks are generally known to provide better safety to investors during periods of volatility. Therefore, we think Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Vertex (VRTX), and Molina Healthcare (MOH), which have been outpacing the S&P 500, might be good investments now.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 9.35% on an annualized basis.

Growing Western sanctions on Russia could cause further industrial supply disruptions. In addition, crude oil prices have been skyrocketing. Therefore, many analysts are forecasting the emergence of a recessionary environment. Given this backdrop, we think it could be wise to bet on defensive stocks Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), Ambev (ABEV), AmerisourceBergen…