Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 12.7% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.87%. Currently, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $120.90 billion.
Buying $1000 In VRTX: If an investor had bought $1000 of VRTX stock 20 years ago, it would be worth $43,703.36 today based on a price of $468.50 for VRTX at the time of writing.
Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Performance Over Last 20 Years
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