DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rose 2.31% to $8.84 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.52% to 24,468.48 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.79% to 49,447.43.
Novavax Inc. closed 26.15% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.15% to $234.18, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.25% to $27.56, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 3.13% to $119.07.
Trading volume (2.5 M) remained 1.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 17, 2026.
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April 17, 2026 17:26 ET (21:26 GMT)
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