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Agilent Technologies Inc vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated — how do they compare? Agilent Technologies Inc trades at $128.5 (market cap $37.04B), while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated trades at $499.3 (market cap $132.55B). The key difference: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is far larger — about 3.6× Agilent Technologies Inc's market cap, and Agilent Technologies Inc pays a 0.78% dividend while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| A | VRTX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $37.04B | $132.55B |
Sector | Health | Health |
52-Week High | $157.20 | $529.59 |
52-Week Low | $110.24 | $366.54 |
Enterprise Value | $38.59B | $127.29B |
Dividend Yield | 0.78% | — |
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Originally spun out of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, Agilent has evolved into a leading life sciences and diagnostics firm. Today, Agilent's measurement technologies serve a broad base of customers with its three operating segments: life science and applied tools (45% of fiscal 2021 sales), cross lab (35% of sales consisting of consumables and services related to its life science and applied tools), and diagnostics and genomics (20%). Over half of its sales are generated from the biopharmaceutical, chemical, and energy end markets, but it also supports clinical lab, environmental, forensics, food, academic, and government-related organizations. The company is geographically diverse, with operations in the U.S. (34%) and China (20%) representing the largest country concentrations.
Read more on A →Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company that discovers and develops small-molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases. Its key drugs are Kalydeco, Orkambi, Symdeko, and Trikafta/Kaftrio for cystic fibrosis, where Vertex therapies remain the standard of care globally. In addition to its focus on cystic fibrosis, Vertex is diversifying its pipeline through gene-editing therapies such as CTX001 for beta-thalassemia and sickle-cell disease, small-molecule inhibitors targeting acute and chronic pain using non-opioid treatments, and small-molecule inhibitors of APOL1-mediated kidney diseases. Vertex is also investigating cell therapies to deliver a potential functional cure for type 1 diabetes.
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