DJ Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. $(SPCE)$ shed 4.05% to $3.08 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 1.00% to 26,067.17 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.32% to 52,759.21.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. closed 65.39% short of its 52-week high of $8.90, which the company achieved on June 1st.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as RTX Corp. $(RTX)$ fell 3.66% to $212.29, Boeing Co. $(BA)$ fell 3.20% to $215.10, and Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) fell 3.00% to $571.48.
Trading volume (6.0 M) remained 14.1 million below its 50-day average volume of 20.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 20, 2026.