If You Invested $5,000 in Vertex Pharmaceuticals In 2016, This Is How Much You Would Have Today

If You Invested $5,000 in Vertex Pharmaceuticals In 2016, This Is How Much You Would Have Today

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) is one of the largest biopharma businesses in the world, but you've probably never heard of anyone taking the medications that it makes. Today, Vertex's shares go for around $180. Right now, Vertex has four drugs that are approved for sale, all of which are combinations of molecules it developed to treat cystic fibrosis (CF).