DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rose 2.52% to $8.55 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.44% to 22,484.07 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.65% to 46,247.29.
The stock's rise snapped a three-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 43.82% short of its 52-week high of $15.22, which the company reached on October 2nd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.11% to $179.71, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.68% to $23.76, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 1.24% to $78.56.
Trading volume (3.3 M) remained 3.5 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 26, 2025.
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September 26, 2025 17:26 ET (21:26 GMT)
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