DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ slid 1.94% to $10.60 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.04% to 26,871.60 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.04% to 50,926.56.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Novavax Inc. closed 11.45% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company achieved on February 26th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 2.30% to $258.66, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 1.40% to $28.12, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) fell 1.03% to $143.81.
Trading volume (3.1 M) remained 1.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 1, 2026.