DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rallied 6.02% to $11.09 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.07% to 26,674.73 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.36% to 50,644.28.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 7.35% below its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.48% to $231.29, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.39% to $26.21, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 0.43% to $120.24.
Trading volume (9.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 27, 2026.
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May 27, 2026 17:28 ET (21:28 GMT)
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