DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ advanced 1.30% to $9.35 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.88% to 26,635.22 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.75% to 50,063.46.
Novavax Inc. closed 21.89% short of 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 $(JNJ)$ rose 0.16% to $230.80, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.81% to $25.75, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 0.04% to $113.41.
Trading volume (4.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 14, 2026.
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May 14, 2026 17:27 ET (21:27 GMT)
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