DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ slid 3.55% to $8.15 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.89% to 24,438.50 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.36% to 49,310.32.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of losses.
Novavax Inc. closed 31.91% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 2.01% to $230.65, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.49% to $26.67, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 1.53% to $114.62.
Trading volume (3.6 M) remained 677,384 below its 50-day average volume of 4.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 23, 2026.
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April 23, 2026 17:27 ET (21:27 GMT)
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