Equinor ASA vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated — how do they compare? Equinor ASA trades at $40.93 (market cap $97.58B), while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated trades at $529.98 (market cap $134.25B). The key difference: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is the larger of the two by market cap, and Equinor ASA pays a 3.81% dividend while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EQNR | VRTX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $97.58B | $134.25B |
Sector | Energy | Health |
52-Week High | $42.40 | $529.65 |
52-Week Low | $22.41 | $376.62 |
Enterprise Value | $106.28B | $128.37B |
Dividend Yield | 3.81% | — |
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Equinor is a Norway-based integrated oil and gas company. It has been publicly listed since 2001, but the government retains a 67% stake. Operating primarily on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the firm produced 2.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2021 (52% oil) and ended the year with 5.4 billion barrels of proven reserves (49% oil). Operations also include offshore wind, solar, oil refineries and natural gas processing, marketing, and trading.
Read more on EQNR →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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