DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rallied 2.26% to $8.14 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.81% to 26,803.03 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.13% to 53,839.99.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 32.00% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company achieved on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.47% to $262.08, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.86% to $26.80, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 1.98% to $135.55.
Trading volume (3.5 M) remained 339,414 below its 50-day average volume of 3.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 13, 2026.