DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ slipped 2.25% to $8.24 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 1.47% to 25,881.95 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.20% to 52,552.97.
Novavax Inc. closed 31.16% 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 $(JNJ)$ rose 1.19% to $249.97, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.29% to $25.14, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 3.25% to $127.63.
Trading volume (2.4 M) remained 2.9 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 16, 2026.
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July 16, 2026 17:26 ET (21:26 GMT)
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