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description: "Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (SPCE) shares fell 3.37% to $2.58 on Thursday, underperforming competitors like RTX, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin amid a broader market decline. This marks the stock's second consecutive day of losses, with trading volume remaining significantly below its 50-day average."
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# Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (SPCE) slid 3.37% to $2.58 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 2.15% to 25,137.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.97% to 51,711.65.

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

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. closed 71.01% short of its 52-week high of $8.90, which the company reached on June 1st.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as RTX Corp. (RTX) rose 7.33% to $209.16, Boeing Co. (BA) rose 0.28% to $209.23, and Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) rose 10.54% to $568.59.

Trading volume (5.2 M) remained 32.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 37.2 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 23, 2026.

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