DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rallied 2.37% to $8.20 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 2.39% to 22,954.32 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.76% to 48,488.59.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 22.96% below its 52-week high of $10.64, which the company achieved on August 18th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.21% to $218.21, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.51% to $25.52, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 0.57% to $109.45.
Trading volume (11.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 20, 2026.
This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
January 20, 2026 17:28 ET (22:28 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2026 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
Comments