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Novavax (NVAX) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know

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Novavax (NVAX - Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $10.11, moving +1.1% from the previous trading session. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.17%. Meanwhile, the Dow lost 0.18%, and the Nasdaq, a tech-heavy index, added 0.4%.

Prior to today's trading, shares of the vaccine maker had gained 18.76% outpaced the Medical sector's gain of 0.65% and the S&P 500's loss of 1.29%.

The upcoming earnings release of Novavax will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings per share (EPS) are projected to be -$0.37, reflecting a 40.32% increase from the same quarter last year. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $42.96 million, down 39.01% from the year-ago period.

Looking at the full year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates suggest analysts are expecting earnings of -$0.46 per share and revenue of $357.88 million. These totals would mark changes of -117.83% and -68.15%, respectively, from last year.

Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Novavax. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.

Our research demonstrates that these adjustments in estimates directly associate with imminent stock price performance. To capitalize on this, we've crafted the Zacks Rank, a unique model that incorporates these estimate changes and offers a practical rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, stretching from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has a noteworthy track record of outperforming, validated by third-party audits, with stocks rated #1 producing an average annual return of +25% since the year 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 7.86% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Novavax presently features a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 161, which puts it in the bottom 35% of all 250+ industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank assesses the vigor of our specific industry groups by computing the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks incorporated in the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

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