DJ Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. $(SPCE)$ rose 2.70% to $3.04 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.29% to 26,506.99 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 53,414.25.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. closed 65.84% short of its 52-week high of $8.90, which the company reached on June 1st.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as RTX Corp. (RTX) fell 0.66% to $200.79, Boeing Co. (BA) rose 0.83% to $212.25, and Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) fell 1.44% to $525.28.
Trading volume (5.5 M) remained 4.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 10.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 4, 2026.