Is Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. technically bullish or bearish?

As of 3 October 2025, the technical trend for Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has changed from bearish to mildly bearish. The current stance is mildly bearish, driven by the weekly MACD and KST both indicating bearish signals, while the moving averages also reflect a mildly bearish outlook. The monthly MACD is mildly bearish, but the RSI shows a bullish signal, creating some divergence. The Dow Theory presents a mildly bullish signal on the weekly timeframe, but remains mildly bearish monthly.
In terms of performance, Vertex has underperformed the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a year-to-date return of 0.15% compared to 14.18% for the index, and a one-year return of -11.08% versus 17.82%.