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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
$306.86
-2.4%
$298.92
$253.30
$346.85
$164.85B0.532.55 million shs2.56 million shs
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
$132.97
-1.7%
$136.28
$123.60
$150.57
$6.28B0.841.31 million shs915,494 shs
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
$509.04
-0.5%
$471.81
$377.85
$519.88
$130.72B0.411.22 million shs1.01 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
-2.39%-3.70%+1.27%+16.02%+9.27%
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
-1.73%-0.84%-4.28%-0.73%-2.24%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
-0.53%-0.62%+5.12%+24.71%+22.36%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
4.1779 of 5 stars
2.22.03.33.93.62.50.6
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
3.8652 of 5 stars
2.33.00.03.33.02.51.3
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
2.46
Hold$314.042.34% Upside
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
2.70
Moderate Buy$132.97N/A
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
2.65
Moderate Buy$506.70-0.46% Downside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest VRTX, AMGN, and IBB Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
3/5/2025
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
Johnson Rice
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Set Price Target$294.00
3/5/2025
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetUnderperform ➝ Underperform$275.00 ➝ $294.00
2/20/2025
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$407.00 ➝ $408.00
2/12/2025
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
UBS Group
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Reiterated RatingHold ➝ Hold
2/11/2025
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Canaccord Genuity Group
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UpgradeSell ➝ Hold$408.00 ➝ $424.00
2/11/2025
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Truist Financial
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$460.00 ➝ $520.00
2/11/2025
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Royal Bank of Canada
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Boost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$402.00 ➝ $407.00
2/11/2025
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$435.00 ➝ $467.00
2/11/2025
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$480.00 ➝ $480.00
2/11/2025
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Scotiabank
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Boost Price TargetSector Perform ➝ Sector Perform$433.00 ➝ $450.00
2/11/2025
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Needham & Company LLC
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Reiterated RatingHold ➝ Hold
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CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
$33.42B4.93$30.75 per share9.98$10.93 per share28.08
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
$11.02B11.86N/AN/A$63.90 per share7.97
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
$4.09B$7.5540.6414.352.6312.24%176.32%11.71%5/1/2025 (Estimated)
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
N/AN/A27.83N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
-$535.60M-$2.20N/A29.072.11-4.86%-2.02%-1.49%5/5/2025 (Estimated)

Latest VRTX, AMGN, and IBB Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
2/10/2025Q4 2024
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
$3.99$3.54-$0.45$3.50$2.78 billionN/A
2/4/2025Q4 2024
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
$5.04$5.31+$0.27$1.16$8.87 billionN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
$9.523.10%+8.53%126.09%14 Years
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
$0.380.29%N/AN/AN/A
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Latest VRTX, AMGN, and IBB Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
3/4/2025
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
quarterly$2.383.05%5/16/20255/16/20256/6/2025
3/17/2025
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
$0.12123/18/20253/18/20253/21/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
9.62
1.26
0.95
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
N/AN/AN/A
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
0.01
2.69
2.35

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
76.50%
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
62.45%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
90.96%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
0.69%
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
N/A
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
0.20%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Amgen Inc. stock logo
AMGN
Amgen
28,000537.21 million533.50 millionOptionable
iShares Biotechnology ETF stock logo
IBB
iShares Biotechnology ETF
N/A47.25 millionN/AOptionable
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated stock logo
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
6,100256.79 million256.28 millionOptionable

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Amgen stock logo

Amgen NASDAQ:AMGN

$306.86 -7.52 (-2.39%)
Closing price 03/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$306.82 -0.05 (-0.01%)
As of 03/25/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
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Amgen Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and delivers human therapeutics worldwide. The company's principal products include Enbrel to treat plaque psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and psoriatic arthritis; Otezla for the treatment of adult patients with plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and oral ulcers associated with Behçet's disease; Prolia to treat postmenopausal women with osteoporosis; XGEVA for skeletal-related events prevention; Repatha, which reduces the risks of myocardial infarction, stroke, and coronary revascularization; Nplate for the treatment of patients with immune thrombocytopenia; KYPROLIS to treat patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma; Aranesp to treat a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells and anemia; EVENITY for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal for men and women; Vectibix to treat patients with wild-type RAS metastatic colorectal cancer; BLINCYTO for the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia; TEPEZZA to treat thyroid eye disease; and KRYSTEXXA for the treatment of chronic refractory gout. It also markets other products, including Neulasta, MVASI, AMJEVITA/AMGEVITA, TEZSPIRE, Parsabiv, Aimovig, LUMAKRAS/LUMYKRAS, EPOGEN, KANJINTI, TAVNEOS, RAVICTI, UPLIZNA and PROCYSBI. The company serves healthcare providers, including physicians or their clinics, dialysis centers, hospitals, and pharmacies. It distributes its products through pharmaceutical wholesale distributors, as well as direct-to-consumer channels. The company has collaboration agreements with AstraZeneca plc for the development and commercialization of TEZSPIRE; Novartis Pharma AG to develop and commercialize Aimovig; UCB for the development and commercialization of EVENITY; Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. for rocatinlimab development and commercialization; and BeiGene, Ltd. for oncology products expansion and development. Amgen Inc. was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California.

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iShares Biotechnology ETF NASDAQ:IBB

$132.97 -2.34 (-1.73%)
Closing price 03/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$134.12 +1.15 (+0.86%)
As of 03/25/2025 07:58 PM Eastern
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iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (the Fund), formerly iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology Index Fund, is an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the NASDAQ Biotechnology Index (the Index). The Index contains securities of NASDAQ listed companies that are classified according to the Industry Classification Benchmark as either biotechnology or pharmaceuticals, which also meet other eligibility criteria determined by NASDAQ. The Fund invests in a representative sample of securities included in the Index that collectively has an investment profile similar to the Index. Due to the use of representative sampling, the Fund may or may not hold all of the securities that are included in the Index. The Fund’s investment advisor is BlackRock Fund Advisors, which is indirectly owned by BlackRock, Inc.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals stock logo

Vertex Pharmaceuticals NASDAQ:VRTX

$509.04 -2.70 (-0.53%)
Closing price 03/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$512.71 +3.67 (+0.72%)
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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 or older; SYMDEKO/SYMKEVI for people with CF for 6 years of age or older; ORKAMBI for CF patients 1 year or older; and KALYDECO for the treatment of patients with 1 year or older who have CF with ivacaftor. The company's pipeline includes VX-522, a CFTR mRNA therapeutic designed to treat the underlying cause of CF, which is in Phase 1 clinical trial; VX-548, a non-opioid medicine for the treatment of acute and neuropathic pain which is in Phase 3 clinical trial; Exa-cel, for the treatment of sickle cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia which is in Phase 2/3 clinical trial. In addition, it provides inaxaplin for the treatment of APOL1-mediated focal segmental glomerulosclerosis and co-morbidities, such as hypertension which is in single Phase 2/3; VX- 880 and VX-264, treatment for Type 1 Diabetes which is in Phase 1/2 clinical trial; VX-970, which is in Phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of cancer; and VX-803 and VX-984 for treatment of cancer in Phase 1 clinical trial. 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.; Entrada Therapeutics, Inc.; Arbor Biotechnologies, Inc.; Mammoth Biosciences, Inc.; and Verve Therapeutics., as well as collaborations with Tevard Biosciences to develop novel tRNA-based therapies for duchenne muscular dystrophy. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.