Expedia Group Inc vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated — how do they compare? Expedia Group Inc trades at $321 (market cap $38.53B), while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated trades at $529.98 (market cap $134.25B). The key difference: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is far larger — about 3.5× Expedia Group Inc's market cap, and Expedia Group Inc pays a 0.6% dividend while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EXPE | VRTX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $38.53B | $134.25B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Health |
52-Week High | $321.07 | $529.65 |
52-Week Low | $188.51 | $376.62 |
Enterprise Value | $37.09B | $128.37B |
Dividend Yield | 0.6% | — |
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Expedia is the world's largest online travel agency by bookings, offering services for lodging (75% of total 2021 sales), air tickets (3%), rental cars, cruises, in-destination, and other (15%), and advertising revenue (7%). Expedia operates a number of branded travel booking sites, including Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Travelocity, Orbitz, Wotif, AirAsia, and Vrbo. It has also expanded into travel media with the acquisition of Trivago. Transaction fees for online bookings account for the bulk of sales and profits.
Read more on EXPE →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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