DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rallied 2.97% to $10.41 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 2.26% to 27,122.09 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.71% to 52,048.83.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 13.03% below its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.19% to $269.47, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.29% to $27.74, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) rose 1.79% to $149.50.
Trading volume (6.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 21, 2026.