DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ slipped 1.79% to $6.57 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 1.69% to 23,195.17 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.51% to 48,458.05.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Novavax Inc. closed 43.12% short of its 52-week high of $11.55, which the company achieved on January 7th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.75% to $211.58, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.19% to $25.85, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 1.30% to $100.30.
Trading volume (2.9 M) remained 1.2 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled December 12, 2025.
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December 12, 2025 17:29 ET (22:29 GMT)
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