DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rose 5.54% to $6.29 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.65% to 42,322.75 and the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.18% to 19,112.32.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 73.64% below its 52-week high of $23.86, which the company achieved on June 6th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 2.22% to $149.61, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 2.63% to $22.60, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 1.81% to $74.80.
Trading volume (10.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 15, 2025.
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