Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s recently made public that its EVP and Chief Legal Officer Biller Jonathan unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.46 million on Oct 02 ’24. In the deal valued at $461.66 per share,999 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Biller Jonathan now holds 16,651 shares worth roughly $8.04 million.
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Then, Biller Jonathan bought 999 shares, generating $461,198 in total proceeds.
Before that, LEIDEN JEFFREY M sold 3,784 shares. Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. shares valued at $1,888,216 were divested by the Executive Chairman at a price of $499.00 per share. As a result of the transaction, LEIDEN JEFFREY M now holds 9,994 shares, worth roughly $4.83 million.
Scotiabank initiated its Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [VRTX] rating to a Sector perform in a research note published recently. Barclays also remained covering VRTX and has decreased its forecast on August 05, 2024 with a “an Equal weight” recommendation from previously “an Overweight” rating. Redburn Atlantic started covering the stock on June 27, 2024. It rated VRTX as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of VRTX
On Friday, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [NASDAQ:VRTX] saw its stock fall -3.15% to $483.00. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 0.27%. Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. shares have risen nearly 18.71% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 31.41% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $510.64 was reached on 08/01/24, a 52-week low of $341.90 was recorded on 04/18/24. SMA at 50 days reached $474.66, while 200 days put it at $448.33.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For VRTX Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 476.32, which if violated will result in even more drops to 469.63. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 494.16. A further resistance level may holdings at 505.31. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 55.13, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 17.36, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 31.31%. Stochastics %K at 88.32% indicates the stock is a selling.
How much short interest is there in Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. stocks on 2024-09-30, dropping by -0.3 million shares to a total of 4.08 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-08-30 was 4.38 million shares. There was a decline of -7.47%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
