DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Rises Thursday, Still Underperforms Market
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rose 1.36% to $7.44 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 2.78% to 25,122.18 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.19% to 52,208.06.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 37.84% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company achieved on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 3.66% to $255.82, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.95% to $24.91, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 0.44% to $129.79.
Trading volume (2.9 M) remained 1.4 million below its 50-day average volume of 4.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled July 30, 2026.