DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rallied 1.01% to $9.99 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.26% to 22,748.99 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.61% to 47,954.74.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 16.54% below its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 2.31% to $239.63, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.04% to $26.61, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 3.50% to $116.07.
Trading volume (4.6 M) remained 683,862 below its 50-day average volume of 5.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 5, 2026.
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March 05, 2026 17:30 ET (22:30 GMT)
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