DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ advanced 1.97% to $9.82 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.91% to 23,817.10 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.83% to 49,003.41.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
Novavax Inc. closed 7.75% short of its 52-week high of $10.64, which the company achieved on August 18th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 1.33% to $224.44, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 2.40% to $26.50, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 0.48% to $107.92.
Trading volume (6.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 4.5 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 27, 2026.
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January 27, 2026 17:29 ET (22:29 GMT)
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