DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ shed 1.64% to $8.38 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.55% to 23,958.47 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.16% to 47,632.00.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Novavax Inc. closed 27.45% below its 52-week high of $11.55, which the company reached on January 7th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ fell 0.18% to $186.60, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ fell 0.86% to $24.29, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ fell 0.52% to $86.58.
Trading volume (2.6 M) remained 2.7 million below its 50-day average volume of 5.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 29, 2025.
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October 29, 2025 17:27 ET (21:27 GMT)
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