DJ Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. $(SPCE)$ advanced 4.18% to $3.49 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 1.34% to 26,021.66 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.98% to 51,492.55.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. closed 60.79% short of its 52-week high of $8.90, which the company reached on June 1st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as RTX Corp. $(RTX)$ rose 3.11% to $192.58, Boeing Co. $(BA)$ fell 0.82% to $225.63, and Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) fell 0.68% to $532.32.
Trading volume (25.4 M) remained 8.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 33.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 17, 2026.
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June 17, 2026 17:29 ET (21:29 GMT)
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