Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX)
NASDAQHealth CareBiotechnologySnapshot 2026-09-04
$546.12-2.12%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NASDAQHealth CareBiotechnologySnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Biotechnology is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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The reason to own it still holds.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 10% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 14%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 65% growth a year, above the roughly 12% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskVertex Pharmaceuticals must maintain its strong position in cystic fibrosis to justify its price. The company raised its 2026 revenue guidance to $13.1 billion to support growth. It trades at 30× P/E, above the 22× peer median. The market expects more growth than Vertex forecasts, indicating full expectations. A risk is if Vertex cuts guidance after recently raising it, which could hurt credibility. Peer multiples imply a price about 65% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. VRTX is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 30 analysts currently covering VRTX (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 12 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for VRTX in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Biotechnology — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Acquisition enhances product pipeline and growth potential.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $546.12
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $546.12.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Expand cystic fibrosis (CF) product reach
Lupin's ruling impacts Vertex's CF product reach.
Advances: Expand cystic fibrosis (CF) product reach
Rival drug failure enhances Vertex's CF product position.
Advances: Expand CF product reach
Rival drug failure enhances Vertex's CF product reach.
Advances: Increase 2026 revenue
Raising revenue guidance directly supports growth objectives.
Advances: Expand CF product reach
Rival drug failure enhances Vertex's CF product reach.
Acquisition supports expansion beyond CF product reach.
Advances: Increase 2026 revenue
Revenue growth supports 2026 revenue increase objective.