DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ advanced 2.32% to $9.26 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.52% to 26,402.42 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.02% to 53,559.99.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 22.64% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company achieved on February 26th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 0.85% to $268.04, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.21% to $27.96, and Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) fell 0.80% to $148.35.
Trading volume (4.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 28, 2026.