Uptrend
Dist4
VRTX

VRTX

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc

$546.12-2.12%
Setup
Near pivot
Buy Zone
$560.25-$588.26
Sector
Biotechnology
Industry
Biotechnology
51
Recommendation
Avoid
Avoid

Too many CANSLIM criteria failing.

VRTX chart

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ADX
Developing29.8
Long Term
Up
Intermediate Term
Up
Short Term
Range
Overall Quality51
71
relative strength
62
Solid fund-Q
45
-46% vs avg
88
7/8 checks
91
Biotechnology

Trade Plan

Avoid
Entry
$560.25
Entry Zone
$560.25-$588.26
Stop / Risk
$515.43
RS Rating
71
Volume confirmed
No
Targets
$672.3 / $700.31

Breakout · IBD Setup

5 3
Entry $560.25–$588.26Stop $515.43Target $672.3 / $700.31
Market regimeUptrend
Quality51
RS Rating71
Above 50-MA+7.34%
Above 200-MA+17.16%
VolumeWeak
In Buy ZoneYes
Not extendedOK
Invalidation · Close below stop

How this came together

51
MarketUptrend
SetupNear pivot
ConfidenceExperimental · not backtested
Fund-Q62 · Solid
StatusAvoid

Stock Data

52-Week Range374 – 560
Price % Chg YTD20.46%
Price % Chg 4wk12.83%
50-Day Avg Vol1.5 Mil
P/E Ratio31.8
Market Cap$138B
SectorHealthcare
IndustryBiotechnology

Company Fundamentals

EPS % Chg (Qtr)8.02%
Sales % Chg (Qtr)11.99%
EPS Growth 5y8.28%
Sales Growth 5y14.23%
Annual ROE23.54%
Gross Margin86.12%
Operating Margin39.54%
Net Margin34.69%
Debt / Equity0.10

Setup levels

Current price
$546.12
Pivot
$560.25
Distance to buy
-2.5%
52-week range
374.16-560.24

Trigger evidence

No active trigger evidence available.
Pattern levels: pivot 560.25
Financial health checks
5/5
Return on equity above 15%

ROE 23.54%

Net margin above 10%

Net margin 34.69%

EPS growing quarter on quarter

EPS q/q 8.02%

Sales growing quarter on quarter

Sales q/q 11.99%

Debt to equity below 1.0

D/E 0.10

Key metrics

Finviz snapshot · value vs. sector median (≥5 peers)

Annual ROE23.54%
vs sector +1.4%
Net margin34.69%
vs sector +17.7%
Gross margin86.12%
vs sector +19.5%
EPS growth q/q8.02%
vs sector +0.0%
Sales growth q/q11.99%
vs sector -6.5%
Debt / equity0.10
vs sector -0.54

Business quality

62
GradeSolid
EPS rating38
P/E31.8
Market cap$138B
IndustryBiotechnology

Technical checks

Über 50-MA
Pass
Über 200-MA
Pass
RS-Linie auf neuem Hoch
Pass
Volumen bestätigt
Fail
In Kaufzone
Pass
Nicht überextended
Pass
Über 21-EMA
Pass
Volumen gesund
Pass

IBD / source mentions

No recent IBD mention found for this ticker.

Signal history

Added to list
2026-09-01
Trigger date
Days on list
6

Data sources: internal CANSLIM engine · Finviz snapshot · TradingView chart. Not investment advice.