DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ slid 1.51% to $10.08 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.22% to 22,374.18 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.83% to 46,946.41.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Novavax Inc. closed 15.79% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.69% to $243.19, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 0.11% to $26.61, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 0.58% to $115.43.
Trading volume (3.3 M) remained 2.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.4 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 16, 2026.
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March 16, 2026 17:30 ET (21:30 GMT)
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