DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ slid 2.59% to $10.55 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 1.13% to 26,936.04 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.68% to 51,511.59.
The stock's fall snapped a five-day winning streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 11.86% below its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.01% to $269.17, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.90% to $28.18, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) fell 1.88% to $148.08.
Trading volume (5.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 23, 2026.
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