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# Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (SPCE) rose 8.59% to $2.78 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.29% to 25,837.21 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.74% to 52,224.64.

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. closed 68.76% below its 52-week high of $8.90, which the company achieved on June 1st.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as RTX Corp. (RTX) fell 0.40% to $193.67, Boeing Co. (BA) fell 2.23% to $204.80, and Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) fell 0.48% to $507.09.

Trading volume (9.6 M) remained 27.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 37.3 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 21, 2026.

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