Teradyne, Inc. vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated — how do they compare? Teradyne, Inc. trades at $375.38 (market cap $52.25B), while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated trades at $481.47 (market cap $121.95B). The key difference: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is far larger — about 2.3× Teradyne, Inc.'s market cap, and Teradyne, Inc. pays a 0.16% dividend while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| TER | VRTX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $52.25B | $121.95B |
Sector | Technology | Health |
52-Week High | $483.84 | $529.59 |
52-Week Low | $90.15 | $366.54 |
Enterprise Value | $52.08B | $116.69B |
Dividend Yield | 0.16% | — |
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Teradyne provides testing equipment, including automated test equipment for semiconductors, system testing for hard disk drives, circuit boards, and electronics systems and wireless testing for devices. The firm entered the industrial automation market in 2015, into which it sells collaborative and autonomous robots for factory applications. Teradyne serves numerous end markets and geographies directly and indirectly with its products, but its most significant exposure is to semiconductor testing, which made up 71% of 2021 sales. Teradyne serves vertically integrated, fabless, and foundry chipmakers with its equipment.
Read more on TER →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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