$38.54 -0.38 (-0.98%)
11/20/2009 4:00 PM

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (VRTX)

CAPS Rating: 2 out of 5

The Company is in the business of discovering, developing and commercializing small molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases.

Current Price $38.54 Mkt Cap $6.98B
Open $38.70 P/E Ratio 0.00
Prev. Close $38.92 Div. (Yield) N/A (N/A)
Daily Range $38.54 - $39.15 Volume 1,590,772
52-Wk Range $19.87 - $41.75 Avg. Daily Vol. 2,829,000

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NovaMechanika (78.93)
Submitted March 20, 2008

Super duper biopharm pick with a super drug that means super profits after all the red tape clears. Scoop it up, then eat a ham sandwich as a celebration.

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zzlangerhans (99.51)
Submitted April 15, 2008

I won't spend much time knocking telaprevir or the rest of the pipeline, as it seems there's a lot of potential there. But a market cap of 3.6 billion? In this environment for biotech? With a quarterly burn of 100 million and no marketed products? It… More

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Member Avatar TMFBiologyFool (93.17) Submitted: 11/2/2009 1:40:57 PM : Underperform Start Price: $36.80 VRTX Score: +0.86

The drug works, but the sales are already priced in.

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Member Avatar greenwave3 (97.36) Submitted: 7/2/2009 8:32:17 PM : Underperform Start Price: $33.71 VRTX Score: +9.30

I understand that they have some wondrous drug that will be worth something, someday. All I see is a $6 billion market cap and not one dime of profit. Enough said.

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Member Avatar CaptainFiveBaggr (99.78) Submitted: 6/9/2009 8:05:16 PM : Outperform Start Price: $30.63 VRTX Score: +10.01

This company is feast or famine. They spend too much cash on a regular basis. But the management has had a clear view of their goals and are sticking to them. Would be great if they could spend less $$$/per quarter. But hopefully late phase drugs reach public distribution sometime in the next 3-5 years. If not they are in REAL trouble.

See ya later Hep C

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Score Leader

bugeyebear

bugeyebear (30.06) Score: +174.63

The Score Leader is the member with the highest score across all their picks in VRTX.

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Pick 		Member Name Member
Rating 		Start
Date 		Call Time
Frame 		Start
Price 		Stock
Gain 		S&P
Gain 		Score Commentary
bugeyebear 30.06 3/17/2008 Outperform 3Y $14.60 +163.97% -10.66% +174.63
6200High 76.48 3/12/2008 Outperform 5Y $14.99 +157.10% -14.08% +171.19
lostontheprairie < 20 3/12/2008 Outperform 5Y $14.99 +157.10% -14.08% +171.19
Salilp 69.91 3/17/2008 Outperform 5Y $15.07 +155.74% -9.90% +165.64
davidmouw2 62.92 3/14/2008 Outperform NS $15.43 +149.77% -14.11% +163.88
This player feels very strongly about this pick and has marked it a Top Pick. Top Picks do not affect a player’s score. snazzysnazz 33.72 3/13/2008 Outperform 5Y $15.49 +148.81% -12.01% +160.81
NovaMechanika 78.93 3/20/2008 Outperform 3Y $15.55 +147.85% -12.74% +160.58 2 Comments
stnewbie 31.42 3/12/2008 Outperform NS $15.78 +144.23% -13.69% +157.92
PrincetonAl 75.27 3/7/2008 Outperform 3Y $15.86 +143.00% -12.02% +155.02 1 Comment
adi101 74.96 3/20/2008 Outperform 5Y $16.12 +139.08% -14.42% +153.50
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Rating		 Start
Date		 Call Time
Frame		 Start
Price		 Stock
Gain		 S&P
Gain		 Score End Date Commentary
TrackDeutscheSec 87.23 10/31/2009 Outperform NS $33.73 +14.26% +2.94% +11.32
TrackRBCCapMkts 82.07 10/10/2009 Outperform NS $33.14 +16.29% +2.62% +13.68
TrackZacks 70.74 4/17/2009 Outperform 3M $28.03 +19.05% +22.21% -3.16 10/27/2009 @ $33.37 1 Comment
TrackJimCramer 36.31 4/6/2009 Underperform 3W $27.05 +42.48% +32.26% -10.22
TrackWedbush < 20 3/18/2009 Outperform NS $28.75 +34.05% +43.16% -9.11
TrackThinkEquity 43.24 3/4/2009 Outperform NS $29.14 +32.26% +56.35% -24.10
TrackThinkEquity 43.24 1/27/2009 Underperform NS $31.56 -7.67% -15.32% -7.65 3/4/2009 @ $29.14
TrackCreditSuiss 90.95 11/25/2008 Outperform NS $22.24 +73.29% +31.13% +42.16
TrackMerriman < 20 10/30/2008 Outperform NS $22.73 +76.20% +15.67% +60.53 11/17/2009 @ $40.05
TrackNeedham < 20 9/26/2008 Outperform NS $32.94 +17.00% -5.53% +22.53
TrackJMP < 20 9/25/2008 Outperform NS $33.20 +16.08% -6.76% +22.85
TrackCowenandCo 69.87 6/5/2008 Outperform NS $31.29 +23.17% -18.22% +41.39
TrackPacificGrow 81.63 5/21/2008 Outperform NS $25.79 +49.44% -18.75% +68.19
TrackLeerinkSwan 83.04 4/25/2008 Outperform NS $24.85 +55.09% -18.62% +73.71
TrackZacks 70.74 4/3/2008 Outperform 3M $25.40 +26.93% -0.55% +27.48 6/7/2008 @ $32.24 1 Comment
TrackRWBaird 81.68 4/1/2008 Outperform NS $23.40 +64.70% -15.11% +79.81
TrackSusquehanna 73.96 3/31/2008 Outperform NS $23.58 +63.44% -14.38% +77.82
TrackJMP < 20 1/29/2008 Outperform NS $20.50 +34.88% +1.95% +32.93 6/4/2008 @ $27.65
TrackBofASec 91.37 1/16/2008 Outperform NS $24.08 +60.05% -16.98% +77.03
TrackWachovia < 20 1/3/2008 Underperform NS $21.86 +7.04% -7.64% -14.68 4/1/2008 @ $23.40
TrackLazardCapit < 20 12/13/2007 Underperform NS $24.25 -36.08% -10.44% +25.65 3/12/2008 @ $15.50
TrackEdwardOwens 98.46 9/30/2007 Outperform NS $38.41 +0.34% -24.86% +25.20 6 Comments
TrackBMOCapital 85.25 9/28/2007 Outperform NS $37.24 +3.49% -24.77% +28.26
TrackCowenandCo 69.87 8/8/2007 Outperform NS $37.99 -18.98% +2.94% -21.92 10/19/2007 @ $30.78
TrackStifel 93.96 6/26/2007 Outperform NS $26.35 +46.26% -23.23% +69.50
TrackMaximGroup < 20 4/16/2007 Underperform NS $28.79 +33.85% -20.87% -54.72
TrackBofASec 91.37 12/14/2006 Underperform NS $37.81 -20.87% -0.96% +19.91 3/12/2007 @ $29.92
TrackRodmanRen < 20 12/1/2006 Outperform NS $44.01 -40.99% +8.03% -49.02 11/5/2007 @ $25.97
TrackSusquehanna 73.96 11/21/2006 Underperform NS $44.90 -15.10% +1.72% +16.82 1/17/2007 @ $38.12
TrackPiperJaff 78.45 11/20/2006 Outperform NS $44.31 -13.02% -17.18% +4.16
TrackMaximGroup < 20 9/7/2006 Outperform NS $34.85 +11.59% +9.92% +1.67 12/15/2006 @ $38.89
TrackUBS 88.39 8/25/2006 Outperform NS $33.34 +15.60% -9.97% +25.56
TrackJimCramer 36.31 7/10/2006 Outperform 3W $35.22 -23.20% -34.24% +11.04 4/6/2009 @ $27.05

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