DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ advanced 1.91% to $8.52 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.15% to 23,204.87 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.01% to 47,207.12.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 26.23% short of its 52-week high of $11.55, which the company achieved on January 7th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 1.08% to $190.40, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.36% to $24.76, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 0.36% to $87.49.
Trading volume (2.7 M) remained 2.8 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 24, 2025.
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October 24, 2025 17:29 ET (21:29 GMT)
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