Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared to Competitors

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DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ shed 9.26% to $9.99 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 52,867.98 and the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 2.60% to 26,008.86.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Novavax Inc. closed 25.36% below its 52-week high of $13.39, which the company reached on October 5th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 3.81% to $267.61, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.91% to $30.42, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) fell 1.76% to $147.24.

Trading volume (12.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.8 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 22, 2026.

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