DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rose 1.29% to $9.42 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.96% to 26,333.04 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 52,573.29.
The stock's rise snapped a four-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 21.30% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company achieved on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.29% to $265.58, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.25% to $27.72, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) fell 0.54% to $143.93.
Trading volume (6.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 11, 2026.