DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rose 1.67% to $8.53 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.94% to 22,470.73 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.27% to 46,142.42.
Novavax Inc. closed 43.96% below its 52-week high of $15.22, which the company achieved on October 2nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 1.72% to $174.16, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.42% to $24.15, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 0.48% to $81.53.
Trading volume (3.5 M) remained 3.3 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 18, 2025.
This content was created by MarketWatch, which is operated by Dow Jones & Co. MarketWatch is published independently from Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
September 18, 2025 17:30 ET (21:30 GMT)
Copyright (c) 2025 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.