DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ shed 1.39% to $9.23 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.13% to 25,806.20 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.63% to 49,596.97.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 22.89% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company achieved on February 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.94% to $222.51, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.19% to $26.48, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 1.11% to $112.30.
Trading volume (9.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 7, 2026.
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May 07, 2026 17:29 ET (21:29 GMT)
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