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title: "Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) stock analysis"
url: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/vrtx
publisher: "Portfolio Terminal"
as_of: 2026-09-29
ticker: VRTX
sector: "Healthcare"
data: "Daily prices from Yahoo Finance; averages, volatility and levels computed by Portfolio Terminal"
---

# Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) stock analysis

> **Source:** Portfolio Terminal, "Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) stock analysis", 2026-09-29. https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/vrtx
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## Key facts

- As of September 29, 2026, Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) trades at $526.73, up 33.2% over the past year.
- Its 52-week range runs from $385.86 to $560.25; the price is 6.0% below that high.
- It sits 11.4% above its 200-day average of $472.72, the usual sign of a long-term uptrend.
- Its 30-day volatility is 18.8% annualized, which we rate medium risk.
- It has a trailing P/E of 30.7.

## About Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) is a healthcare company operating in biotechnology. Valuation and momentum can move with trial outcomes, regulatory news, and reimbursement shifts. Follow price action, market risk, and comparative valuation signals to support portfolio decisions.

## What the chart is saying

In an uptrend, pressing toward $557.97 resistance.

- Price is 2.1% above its 50-day average and 11.4% above its 200-day.
- The 50-day crossed above the 200-day on 2026-06-29 (a “golden cross”).
- RSI at 53 is neither stretched nor washed out.
- The nearest ceiling is $557.97 (+5.9%), the nearest floor $502.71 (-4.6%).

### Support and resistance

- Resistance near $557.97, 5.9% above the last close (the price turned there 2 times in the last year).
- Support near $502.71, 4.6% below the last close (the price turned there 4 times in the last year).
- Support near $488.71, 7.2% below the last close (the price turned there 3 times in the last year).

Interactive chart, fundamentals and peers: https://portfolio-terminal.com/analyse/vrtx