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title: "Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors"
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description: "Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (SPCE) shares fell 3.10% to $2.50 on Tuesday, marking the third consecutive day of losses. The stock is now 52.20% below its 52-week high of $5.23. In comparison, competitors RTX Corp., Boeing Co., and Lockheed Martin Corp. also experienced declines. The NASDAQ Composite Index dropped 0.84% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.65%. Trading volume reached 8.4 million, surpassing the 50-day average of 7.8 million."
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# Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (SPCE) slipped 3.10% to $2.50 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.84% to 25,870.71 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.65% to 49,363.88.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. closed 52.20% below its 52-week high of $5.23, which the company reached on October 16th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as RTX Corp. (RTX) fell 0.83% to $174.49, Boeing Co. (BA) fell 2.54% to $215.01, and Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) fell 0.32% to $526.63.

Trading volume (8.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 7.8 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 19, 2026.

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