DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ slid 2.28% to $8.59 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.47% to 46,924.74 and the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.16% to 22,953.67.
Novavax Inc. closed 25.63% 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 Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.95% to $191.88, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.65% to $24.85, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 1.51% to $87.62.
Trading volume (4.2 M) remained 1.6 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.8 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 21, 2025.
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October 21, 2025 17:29 ET (21:29 GMT)
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