DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ shed 3.34% to $9.85 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.64% to 26,253.34 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.77% to 52,380.66.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Novavax Inc. closed 17.71% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company achieved on February 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.76% to $267.08, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.04% to $27.78, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) fell 0.63% to $147.53.
Trading volume (4.4 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 9, 2026.