VRTX

VRTX Earnings Preview

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated · Healthcare · $112B

12d until earnings

VRTX Earnings

Monday, May 04 2026
EPS Estimate
$4.29
$3.67 – $4.86
Revenue Estimate
$3.0B
Current Price
$436.59

Our Position

bullish · high

Morgan Stanley lifts VRTX target to $612

structured data est. revisions falling (-1.1pp / 30d)

Insider buying coupled with upward analyst target revisions signals renewed confidence ahead of earnings, potentially stabilizing the stock amid recent selling pressure.

Watch: Look for Q1 earnings to confirm updated biopharma model strength and impact on guidance.

Data Signal Summary

1 bullish
2 bearish
Estimates down -3% Insider buying cluster Price downtrend

Key Context

Insider Activity
selling
Price Trend
downtrend
1-Month Return
-4.1%
From 52w High
-12.0%
P/E Ratio
28.8
Est. Revisions (30d)
-2.9% 1up/7dn
Analyst Target (mean)
$548 $330–$641 +26%
Options P/C Ratio
1.00
Est. Dispersion
28% 22 analysts
Insider Cluster
strong buy (officer)
Fund Convergence
strong D.E. Shaw, Citadel, Renaissance, Two Sigma, Bridgewater

Recent Activity

insider trades 150 transactions
Sell · LIU JOY (Officer) ·978 shares ·$439,288
Sell · BOZIC CARMEN (Officer) ·2,329 shares ·$1,050,263
Sell · BOZIC CARMEN (Officer) ·2,329 shares ·$1,122,089
Sell · MCKECHNIE DUNCAN (Officer) ·2,633 shares ·$1,312,340
Sell · MCKECHNIE DUNCAN (Officer) ·2,437 shares ·$1,158,306
145 more
Sell · LIU JOY ·892 shr ·$442,396
Sell · KEWALRAMANI RESHMA ·40,000 shr ·$19,738,855
Sell · BOZIC CARMEN ·2,329 shr ·$1,118,642
Sell · AMBROSE KRISTEN ·357 shr ·$172,560
Sell · AMBROSE KRISTEN ·223 shr ·$108,456
Sell · ATKINSON EDWARD MORROW III ·668 shr ·$324,882
Sell · MCKECHNIE DUNCAN ·4,910 shr ·$2,394,365
Sell · BUNNAGE MARK E. ·620 shr ·$301,537
Sell · BILLER JONATHAN PRIM ·945 shr ·$459,601
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·260 shr ·$126,451
Sell · SACHDEV AMIT ·1,846 shr ·$897,802
Sell · SACHDEV AMIT ·58,613 shr ·$27,479,583
Exercise · SACHDEV AMIT ·48,505 shr ·$8,345,754
Sell · AMBROSE KRISTEN ·2,195 shr ·$1,064,297
Sell · ATKINSON EDWARD MORROW III ·2,848 shr ·$1,381,090
Sell · BUNNAGE MARK E. ·3,619 shr ·$1,752,704
Sell · BILLER JONATHAN PRIM ·3,720 shr ·$1,801,161
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·977 shr ·$472,395
Award · AMBROSE KRISTEN ·1,809 shr
Award · ATKINSON EDWARD MORROW III ·4,962 shr
Award · MCKECHNIE DUNCAN ·4,962 shr
Award · BUNNAGE MARK E. ·2,584 shr
Award · KEWALRAMANI RESHMA ·16,326 shr
Award · BILLER JONATHAN PRIM ·4,135 shr
Award · TATSIS OURANIA ·5,789 shr
Award · BOZIC CARMEN ·5,375 shr
Award · SACHDEV AMIT ·5,789 shr
Award · WAGNER CHARLES F JR ·7,365 shr
Award · LEIDEN JEFFREY M ·8,269 shr
Sell · BHATIA SANGEETA N ·266 shr ·$133,000
Sell · BILLER JONATHAN PRIM ·988 shr ·$493,012
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·1,500 shr ·$749,985
Sell · AMBROSE KRISTEN ·1,376 shr ·$633,552
Sell · ATKINSON EDWARD MORROW III ·1,751 shr ·$806,213
Sell · BUNNAGE MARK E. ·2,021 shr ·$930,529
Sell · BILLER JONATHAN PRIM ·1,925 shr ·$886,328
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·466 shr ·$214,560
Award · AMBROSE KRISTEN ·4,250 shr
Award · ATKINSON EDWARD MORROW III ·7,817 shr
Award · MCKECHNIE DUNCAN ·6,800 shr
Award · KEWALRAMANI RESHMA ·38,857 shr
Award · BILLER JONATHAN PRIM ·9,068 shr
Award · TATSIS OURANIA ·11,749 shr
Award · BOZIC CARMEN ·11,333 shr
Award · ALTSHULER DAVID ·11,194 shr
Award · SACHDEV AMIT ·11,749 shr
Award · WAGNER CHARLES F JR ·13,600 shr
Award · LEIDEN JEFFREY M ·9,012 shr
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·4,500 shr ·$2,137,455
Sell · WAGNER CHARLES F JR ·9,532 shr ·$4,394,252
Exercise · WAGNER CHARLES F JR ·9,532 shr ·$1,805,170
Exercise · LEIDEN JEFFREY M ·63,782 shr ·$5,518,423
Sell · BILLER JONATHAN PRIM ·347 shr ·$155,803
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·4,500 shr ·$2,024,955
Sell · WAGNER CHARLES F JR ·14,000 shr ·$6,384,000
Sell · LEIDEN JEFFREY M ·63,781 shr ·$28,650,337
Other · CARNEY LLOYD A ·800 shr
Sell · ATKINSON EDWARD MORROW III ·2,500 shr ·$1,086,450
Sell · LEIDEN JEFFREY M ·73,292 shr ·$32,292,320
Exercise · LEIDEN JEFFREY M ·73,292 shr ·$6,493,083
Sell · BILLER JONATHAN PRIM ·694 shr ·$280,522
Sell · BHATIA SANGEETA N ·266 shr ·$102,860
Buy · KEWALRAMANI RESHMA ·10,000 shr ·$3,895,768
Buy · SACHS BRUCE I ·5,000 shr ·$1,948,416
Sell · ALTSHULER DAVID ·52 shr ·$22,084
Award · ARBUCKLE STUART A ·37,622 shr
Sell · BHATIA SANGEETA N ·400 shr ·$202,344
Award · BHATIA SANGEETA N ·796 shr
Award · MCKENZIE DIANA L ·796 shr
Award · SCHNEIDER JENNIFER J ·796 shr
Award · THORNBERRY NANCY A. ·398 shr
Award · CARNEY LLOYD A ·796 shr
Award · UPADHYAY SUKETU P ·796 shr
Award · GARBER ALAN M ·398 shr
Sell · ALTSHULER DAVID ·3,231 shr ·$1,647,810
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·3,242 shr ·$1,620,968
Sell · ALTSHULER DAVID ·3,231 shr ·$1,615,500
Sell · WAGNER CHARLES F JR ·3,298 shr ·$1,649,000
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·4,058 shr ·$1,970,118
Sell · ALTSHULER DAVID ·3,231 shr ·$1,583,190
Sell · ATKINSON EDWARD MORROW III ·2,650 shr ·$1,259,651
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·530 shr ·$251,930
Sell · ALTSHULER DAVID ·1,272 shr ·$610,560
Sell · AMBROSE KRISTEN ·884 shr ·$425,160
Sell · ATKINSON EDWARD MORROW III ·1,767 shr ·$849,839
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·354 shr ·$170,256
Sell · ALTSHULER DAVID ·848 shr ·$407,846
Sell · ALTSHULER DAVID ·1,111 shr ·$533,280
Sell · AMBROSE KRISTEN ·671 shr ·$305,345
Sell · BILLER JONATHAN PRIM ·1,657 shr ·$754,034
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·244 shr ·$111,035
Award · AMBROSE KRISTEN ·2,080 shr
Award · ATKINSON EDWARD MORROW III ·6,211 shr
Award · ARBUCKLE STUART A ·7,903 shr
Award · KEWALRAMANI RESHMA ·19,015 shr
Award · BILLER JONATHAN PRIM ·4,437 shr
Award · TATSIS OURANIA ·6,211 shr
Award · BOZIC CARMEN ·5,546 shr
Award · ALTSHULER DAVID ·5,324 shr
Award · SACHDEV AMIT ·6,211 shr
Award · WAGNER CHARLES F JR ·6,655 shr
Award · LEIDEN JEFFREY M ·7,209 shr
Sell · AMBROSE KRISTEN ·1,376 shr ·$632,726
Sell · ATKINSON EDWARD MORROW III ·1,747 shr ·$803,323
Sell · BILLER JONATHAN PRIM ·3,433 shr ·$1,578,734
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·310 shr ·$142,547
Award · AMBROSE KRISTEN ·4,420 shr
Award · ATKINSON EDWARD MORROW III ·9,876 shr
Award · ARBUCKLE STUART A ·23,072 shr
Award · KEWALRAMANI RESHMA ·49,446 shr
Award · BOZIC CARMEN ·16,190 shr
Award · ALTSHULER DAVID ·19,428 shr
Award · SACHDEV AMIT ·15,324 shr
Award · WAGNER CHARLES F JR ·17,376 shr
Award · LEIDEN JEFFREY M ·15,414 shr
Sell · ALTSHULER DAVID ·15 shr ·$7,178
Sell · WAGNER CHARLES F JR ·3,000 shr ·$1,554,810
Sell · KEWALRAMANI RESHMA ·15,198 shr ·$7,826,970
Sell · BILLER JONATHAN PRIM ·999 shr ·$461,198
Sell · BHATIA SANGEETA N ·646 shr ·$323,000
Exercise · BHATIA SANGEETA N ·646 shr ·$98,670
Sell · LEIDEN JEFFREY M ·3,784 shr ·$1,888,216
Sell · BHATIA SANGEETA N ·1,292 shr ·$602,447
Exercise · BHATIA SANGEETA N ·1,292 shr ·$197,340
Sell · BOZIC CARMEN ·2,280 shr ·$1,086,990
Sell · SACHS BRUCE I ·5,295 shr ·$2,689,860
Exercise · SACHS BRUCE I ·5,295 shr ·$665,634
Sell · KEWALRAMANI RESHMA ·15,202 shr ·$7,677,010
Sell · BOZIC CARMEN ·2,280 shr ·$1,113,689
Sell · KEWALRAMANI RESHMA ·15,202 shr ·$7,555,394
Sell · BOZIC CARMEN ·2,280 shr ·$1,111,135
Sell · BOZIC CARMEN ·2,280 shr ·$1,075,522
Sell · ATKINSON EDWARD MORROW III ·7,288 shr ·$3,483,664
Sell · BOZIC CARMEN ·2,280 shr ·$1,089,840
Other · SACHDEV AMIT ·4,600 shr
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·2,175 shr ·$1,000,500
Sell · WAGNER CHARLES F JR ·3,250 shr ·$1,495,000
Sell · TATSIS OURANIA ·4,600 shr ·$2,033,158
Sell · BOZIC CARMEN ·2,280 shr ·$1,015,877
Sell · WAGNER CHARLES F JR ·3,250 shr ·$1,478,068
Sell · KEWALRAMANI RESHMA ·1,565 shr ·$715,205
Exercise · KEWALRAMANI RESHMA ·1,565 shr ·$293,484
Sell · SACHS BRUCE I ·7,073 shr ·$3,168,704
Exercise · SACHS BRUCE I ·7,073 shr ·$661,396
Sell · KEWALRAMANI RESHMA ·15,202 shr ·$6,795,294