DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of Novavax Inc. (NVAX) rose 1.16% to $6.96 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.25% to 20,730.49 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.53% to 44,254.78.
Novavax Inc. closed 60.92% short of its 52-week high of $17.81, which the company reached on July 26th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 6.19% to $164.78, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE.AU)$ remained unchanged, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK.UK)$ rose 1.12% to $82.43.
Trading volume (3.1 M) remained 5.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 8.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 16, 2025.
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July 16, 2025 17:29 ET (21:29 GMT)
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