Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Novavax, Inc shares valued at $24,406 were purchased by YOUNG JAMES F on Apr 14 ’25. At $6.10 per share, YOUNG JAMES F acquired 4,000 shares.
Also, King Rachel K. sold 4,150 shares, netting a total of over 37,435 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $9.02 each, the insider now holds 14,770 shares.
Before that, YOUNG JAMES F had sold 5,400 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $43,200, the Director traded Novavax, Inc shares for $8.00 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,400 shares, worth approximately $0.37 million.
As published in their initiating research note from BTIG Research on February 28, 2025, Novavax, Inc [NVAX] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $19. Analysts at JP Morgan downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in late July. As of May 10, 2024, JP Morgan has increased its “an Underweight” rating to a “Neutral” for NVAX. Earlier on May 10, 2024, BofA Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for NVAX stock which previously was a “an Underperform”.
Analyzing NVAX Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 14.03%. Over the course of the year, Novavax, Inc shares have dropped approximately -12.06%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $11.55 on 01/07/25 and a 52-week low of $5.01 on 04/10/25. A 50-day SMA is recorded $7.26, while a 200-day SMA reached $9.92.
Support And Resistance Levels for Novavax, Inc (NVAX)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 6.84, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 6.62. In the upper region, resistance lies at 7.39. The next price resistance is at 7.72. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 53.40 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at 0.58, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 26.43%, indicating bullish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
