DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rose 1.74% to $9.36 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 1.13% to 22,627.27 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.66% to 48,804.06.
Novavax Inc. closed 12.07% below its 52-week high of $10.64, which the company reached on August 18th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.38% to $245.84, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.54% to $27.06, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 1.28% to $123.82.
Trading volume (2,839) remained 4.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.6 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 23, 2026.
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February 23, 2026 17:29 ET (22:29 GMT)
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