DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ advanced 1.18% to $9.46 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 1.16% to 25,818.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.25% to 52,925.15.
Novavax Inc. closed 20.97% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 3.05% to $267.24, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.48% to $24.07, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 1.64% to $128.86.
Trading volume (4.5 M) remained 671,565 below its 50-day average volume of 5.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 7, 2026.
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July 07, 2026 17:26 ET (21:26 GMT)
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