Buffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping Stocks
The world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. Warren Buffett just liquidated billions of shares. Bill Gates sold 500,000 shares of Microsoft. Jeff Bezos filed to sell Amazon shares worth $4.8 billion. What is going on? One multi-millionaire believes they are preparing for a catastrophic event. But not a crash, bank run, or recession. It's something we haven't see in America for more than a century.
| Open | 395.52 | Prev Close | 395.12 |
| High | 396.13 | Low | 387.60 |
| Volume | 1,175,449 | Volume (Avg) | 1,641 |
| 52 Week High | 519.88 | 52 Week Low | 362.50 |
| Market Cap | 99.7B | PE Ratio | 27.80 |
General
| Name | Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
| Ticker | VRTX |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Industry | Biotechnology |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 6,100 |
About Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, a biotechnology company, engages in developing and commercializing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis (CF). It markets TRIKAFTA/KAFTRIO for people with CF with at least one F508del mutation for 2 years of age and older; ALYFTREK for the treatment for people with CF 6 years of age and older; SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI for treatment of patients with CF 6 years of age and older; ORKAMBI for CF patients 1 year or older; and KALYDECO for the treatment of patients with 1 month or older who have CF with ivacaftor. The company also develops CASGEVY for the treatment of sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia; JOURNAVX for the treatment of acute pain in adults; VX-522, a CFTR mRNA therapeutic designed to treat the underlying cause of CF, which is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial; inaxaplin for the treatment of APOL1-mediated kidney disease which is in single Phase 2; VX-880 and VX-264, treatment for Type 1 Diabetes; VX-670 for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1; and VX-407, a small molecule corrector for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease. Further, it sells the products to specialty pharmacy and specialty distributors in the United States, as well as retail pharmacies, hospitals, and clinics. Additionally, the company has collaborations with CRISPR Therapeutics AG.; Moderna, Inc.; and Entrada Therapeutics, Inc. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 486.25 |
| Market Cap | 99,720,300,000 |
| PE Ratio | 27.80 |
| PEG Ratio | 0.58 |
| EBITDA | 4,801,399,808 |
Valuation
| Trailing PE | 27.64 |
| Forward PE | 21.88 |
| Price/Sales (Trailing 12 Mt.) | 8.73 |
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 5.90 |
Technicals
| Beta | 0.44 |
| 52 Week High | 519.88 |
| 52 Week Low | 362.50 |
| 50 Day Average | -11.18% |
| 200 Day Average | -14.86% |
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