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Novavax NasdaqGS:NVAX Stock Report

Last Price

US$8.81

Market Cap

US$1.3b

7D

3.6%

1Y

106.8%

Updated

21 Jan, 2025

Data

Company Financials +

NVAX Stock Overview

A biotechnology company, that promotes improved health by discovering, developing, and commercializing vaccines to protect against serious infectious diseases. More details

NVAX fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth3/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health1/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Novavax
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$8.81
52 Week HighUS$23.86
52 Week LowUS$3.53
Beta2.06
1 Month Change1.26%
3 Month Change-11.90%
1 Year Change106.81%
3 Year Change-88.59%
5 Year Change22.87%
Change since IPO-88.99%

Recent News & Updates

Novavax Cashes In On Its COVID Albatross -- Challenges Remain (Rating Upgrade)

Jan 16

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Shares Fly 26% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Dec 17
Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Shares Fly 26% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Just Reported, And Analysts Assigned A US$16.67 Price Target

Nov 15
Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Just Reported, And Analysts Assigned A US$16.67 Price Target

Recent updates

Novavax Cashes In On Its COVID Albatross -- Challenges Remain (Rating Upgrade)

Jan 16

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Shares Fly 26% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Dec 17
Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Shares Fly 26% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Just Reported, And Analysts Assigned A US$16.67 Price Target

Nov 15
Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Just Reported, And Analysts Assigned A US$16.67 Price Target

Novavax Q3 Earnings Disappoint, But A Turnaround May Be Underway

Nov 13

Novavax, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NVAX) 35% Dip In Price Shows Sentiment Is Matching Revenues

Nov 01
Novavax, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NVAX) 35% Dip In Price Shows Sentiment Is Matching Revenues

Novavax Q3 Earnings A Week Away - Time To Accept A New Reality

Oct 31

Novavax's Future Hinges On Sanofi Deal And Upcoming Milestones

Sep 01

Novavax, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NVAX) Shares Lagging The Industry But So Is The Business

Aug 14
Novavax, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NVAX) Shares Lagging The Industry But So Is The Business

Novavax: Staying Long Despite Coming Up Short In Q2

Aug 13

Novavax Ahead Of Q2 Earnings - Picking Apart The Sanofi Deal

Jul 26

Novavax: New Chapter, Questions Remain

Jun 20

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Surges 206% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

May 14
Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Surges 206% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Just Reported First-Quarter Earnings And Analysts Are Lifting Their Estimates

May 13
Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Just Reported First-Quarter Earnings And Analysts Are Lifting Their Estimates

Novavax Q1 2024 Earnings Preview: Success In New Commercial COVID Markets Unlikely

May 07

Novavax: Another Day Older And Deeper In

Mar 02

Novavax, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NVAX) Shares Bounce 35% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Mar 02
Novavax, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NVAX) Shares Bounce 35% But Its Business Still Trails The Industry

Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Price Target To US$22.00

Mar 01
Earnings Update: Here's Why Analysts Just Lifted Their Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX) Price Target To US$22.00

Novavax Q4 Earnings Preview: Settlement With Gavi Doesn't Solve Problems

Feb 23

Investors Don't See Light At End Of Novavax, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NVAX) Tunnel

Sep 06
Investors Don't See Light At End Of Novavax, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:NVAX) Tunnel

Shareholder Returns

NVAXUS BiotechsUS Market
7D3.6%3.6%3.8%
1Y106.8%-6.1%24.4%

Return vs Industry: NVAX exceeded the US Biotechs industry which returned -6.1% over the past year.

Return vs Market: NVAX exceeded the US Market which returned 24.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is NVAX's price volatile compared to industry and market?
NVAX volatility
NVAX Average Weekly Movement9.8%
Biotechs Industry Average Movement11.3%
Market Average Movement6.5%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market18.9%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.2%

Stable Share Price: NVAX has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: NVAX's weekly volatility has decreased from 20% to 10% over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19871,543John Jacobsglobal.novavax.com

Novavax, Inc., a biotechnology company, that promotes improved health by discovering, developing, and commercializing vaccines to protect against serious infectious diseases. It offers vaccine platform that combines a recombinant protein approach, nanoparticle technology, and its patented Matrix-M adjuvant to enhance the immune response. It focuses on urgent health challenges, which is evaluating vaccines for COVID-19, influenza, and COVID-19 influenza combination.

Novavax, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Novavax's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
NVAX fundamental statistics
Market capUS$1.35b
Earnings (TTM)-US$284.86m
Revenue (TTM)US$885.19m

1.6x

P/S Ratio

-5.0x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
NVAX income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$885.19m
Cost of RevenueUS$769.73m
Gross ProfitUS$115.46m
Other ExpensesUS$400.32m
Earnings-US$284.86m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-1.78
Gross Margin13.04%
Net Profit Margin-32.18%
Debt/Equity Ratio-32.2%

How did NVAX perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/21 03:15
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/21 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Novavax, Inc. is covered by 25 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alec StranahanBofA Global Research
Mayank MamtaniB. Riley Securities, Inc.
George ZavoicoB. Riley Securities, Inc.