IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated — how do they compare? IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. trades at $563.81 (market cap $44.48B), while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated trades at $481.47 (market cap $121.95B). The key difference: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is far larger — about 2.7× IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.'s market cap, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is trading nearer its 52-week high, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| IDXX | VRTX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $44.48B | $121.95B |
Sector | Health | Health |
52-Week High | $766.68 | $529.59 |
52-Week Low | $520.87 | $366.54 |
Enterprise Value | $45.38B | $116.69B |
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Idexx Laboratories primarily develops, manufactures, and distributes diagnostic products, equipment, and services for pets and livestock. Its key product lines include single-use canine and feline test kits that veterinarians can employ in the office, benchtop chemistry and hematology analyzers for test-panel analysis on-site, reference lab services, and tests to detect and manage disease in livestock. The firm also offers vet practice management software and consulting services to animal hospitals. Idexx gets about 38% of its revenue from outside the United States.
Read more on IDXX →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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