Shares of Novavax, Inc. (NASDAQ:NVAX – Get Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the six brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have issued a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $18.83.
Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Novavax from $8.00 to $9.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, August 12th. B. Riley restated a “buy” rating and issued a $26.00 price objective (up from $23.00) on shares of Novavax in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $31.00 target price on shares of Novavax in a report on Wednesday, October 2nd.
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Shares of NASDAQ NVAX opened at $12.62 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $12.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $11.57. Novavax has a twelve month low of $3.53 and a twelve month high of $23.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.77 billion, a PE ratio of -3.98 and a beta of 2.04.
Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 8th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $0.99 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by ($0.83). The company had revenue of $415.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $458.57 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.58 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities analysts predict that Novavax will post -0.97 earnings per share for the current year.
Novavax Company Profile
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.
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