DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rallied 3.58% to $8.69 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.59% to 24,016.02 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.15% to 48,463.72.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 27.40% below its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company achieved on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.60% to $238.67, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.30% to $27.19, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 1.72% to $117.90.
Trading volume (3.0 M) remained 1.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 15, 2026.
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April 15, 2026 17:30 ET (21:30 GMT)
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