DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ slid 2.70% to $9.74 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.28% to 22,090.69 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.44% to 46,021.43.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Novavax Inc. closed 18.63% 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 Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.13% to $237.60, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.33% to $27.41, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 0.26% to $114.20.
Trading volume (3.9 M) remained 1.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 19, 2026.
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March 19, 2026 17:30 ET (21:30 GMT)
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