Novavax Inc. Stock Rallies 10.8%, Outperforms Peers
Dow Jones2026/08/19 20:33This article was automatically generated by Dow Jones using technology from Automated Insights.
Shares of Novavax Inc. jumped 10.8% to $8.79 on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.2% to 26,331.09 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.2% to 53,463.05.
Novavax Inc. closed 26.6% short of its 52-week high of $11.97, which the company reached on February 26th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its peers, as Johnson & Johnson rose 0.8% to $273.41, Pfizer Inc. rose 3.6% to $28.24, and Merck & Co. Inc. rose 12.60% to $152.20.
Trading volume totaled 11.3 million, compared to the 50-day average of 3.7 million.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet
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August 19, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)
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