DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ slipped 3.90% to $6.41 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 1.52% to 17,710.74 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.21% to 40,752.96.
Novavax Inc. closed 73.13% below its 52-week high of $23.86, which the company achieved on June 6th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 1.18% to $154.46, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 1.97% to $23.93, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 2.28% to $83.26.
Trading volume (5.6 M) remained 101,817 below its 50-day average volume of 5.7 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled May 1, 2025.
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