DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rallied 1.98% to $10.32 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.45% to 26,217.83 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.56% to 53,061.95.
This was the stock's fourth consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 13.78% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.48% to $275.21, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 1.65% to $29.02, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) rose 1.19% to $151.64.
Trading volume (5.6 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 2, 2026.