DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ shed 1.07% to $7.83 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 2.15% to 25,137.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.97% to 51,711.65.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Novavax Inc. closed 34.63% below 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 1.42% to $259.27, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.77% to $25.01, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 2.36% to $130.48.
Trading volume (2.4 M) remained 2.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 23, 2026.
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July 23, 2026 17:28 ET (21:28 GMT)
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