DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ rallied 1.80% to $9.59 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.56% to 26,186.41 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.29% to 52,421.20.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 19.88% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.28% to $266.32, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ remained unchanged, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) rose 0.64% to $144.85.
Trading volume (3.4 M) remained 881,146 below its 50-day average volume of 4.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled September 14, 2026.