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title: "Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day"
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description: "Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. (SPCE) shares rose 1.86% to $3.29, marking its fourth consecutive day of gains and outperforming competitors like RTX Corp., Boeing Co., and Lockheed Martin Corp. on a generally grim trading day where the NASDAQ and Dow Jones fell. The stock remains 63.03% below its 52-week high of $8.90 reached in June."
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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 1.86% to $3.29 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.60% to 26,445.45 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.34% to 53,791.85.

This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.

Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. closed 63.03% short of its 52-week high of $8.90, which the company reached on June 1st.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as RTX Corp. (RTX) fell 0.12% to $223.86, Boeing Co. (BA) rose 0.19% to $233.24, and Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) fell 0.89% to $597.77.

Trading volume (7.4 M) remained 26.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 34.2 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 11, 2026.

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