DJ Novavax Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Novavax Inc. $(NVAX)$ shed 9.38% to $10.14 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.92% to 22,668.21 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.05% to 48,977.92.
The stock's fall snapped a four-day winning streak.
Novavax Inc. closed 15.29% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson $(JNJ)$ rose 2.04% to $248.43, Pfizer Inc. $(PFE)$ rose 2.03% to $27.65, and Merck & Co. Inc. $(MRK)$ rose 3.79% to $123.82.
Trading volume (10.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 5.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 27, 2026.
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February 27, 2026 17:29 ET (22:29 GMT)
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