DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rose 1.60% to $10.80 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.92% to 26,820.38 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.67% to 51,481.51.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 9.77% below its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.27% to $271.95, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.17% to $28.72, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) fell 0.06% to $148.69.
Trading volume (4.4 M) remained 215,526 below its 50-day average volume of 4.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 28, 2026.