DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ slipped 3.89% to $9.13 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.91% to 26,517.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.14% to 51,564.70.
Novavax Inc. closed 23.73% 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 2.48% to $228.39, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 2.74% to $25.21, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 1.36% to $113.87.
Trading volume (9.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 18, 2026.
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June 18, 2026 17:29 ET (21:29 GMT)
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