Here's How Much $1000 Invested In Vertex Pharmaceuticals 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today

Benzinga · 10/16 14:00

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 6.32% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 20.45%. Currently, Vertex Pharmaceuticals has a market capitalization of $125.03 billion.

Buying $1000 In VRTX: If an investor had bought $1000 of VRTX stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $2,639.51 today based on a price of $484.43 for VRTX at the time of writing.

Vertex Pharmaceuticals's Performance Over Last 5 Years

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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.

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