DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ slid 4.83% to $8.48 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.47% to 22,562.54 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.65% to 45,952.24.
The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 26.58% below its 52-week high of $11.55, which the company reached on January 7th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.50% to $192.12, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.66% to $24.23, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 0.23% to $83.92.
Trading volume (5.2 M) remained 1.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 16, 2025.
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October 16, 2025 17:28 ET (21:28 GMT)
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