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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc has a consensus price target of $507.84 based on the ratings of 30 analysts. The high is $586 issued by UBS on November 5, 2024. The low is $408 issued by RBC Capital on February 20, 2025. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by RBC Capital, Canaccord Genuity, and Truist Securities on February 20, 2025, February 12, 2025, and February 11, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $450.67 between RBC Capital, Canaccord Genuity, and Truist Securities, there's an implied -7.31% downside for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) was reported by RBC Capital on February 20, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $408.00 expecting VRTX to fall to within 12 months (a possible -16.09% downside). 77 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) was provided by RBC Capital, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals maintained their sector perform rating.
The last upgrade for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc happened on February 12, 2025 when Canaccord Genuity raised their price target to $424. Canaccord Genuity previously had a sell for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
The last downgrade for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc happened on January 30, 2025 when Wells Fargo changed their price target from $460 to $460 for Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Vertex Pharmaceuticals was filed on February 20, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around February 20, 2026.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) rating was a maintained with a price target of $407.00 to $408.00. The current price Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX) is trading at is $486.22, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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