DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rose 4.16% to $9.27 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.54% to 26,270.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.31% to 50,009.35.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 22.56% 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 0.30% to $229.32, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.51% to $25.79, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 1.09% to $113.00.
Trading volume (4.9 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 20, 2026.
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