Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX - Get Free Report) will likely be releasing its Q2 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, August 6th. Analysts expect Novavax to post earnings of ($0.12) per share and revenue of $149.19 million for the quarter. Novavax has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.
Novavax (NASDAQ:NVAX - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The biopharmaceutical company reported $2.93 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by $2.22. The firm had revenue of $666.66 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $204.08 million. Novavax had a negative return on equity of 115.51% and a net margin of 38.14%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 610.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted ($1.05) EPS. On average, analysts expect Novavax to post $-1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.
Novavax Stock Down 2.9%
NASDAQ NVAX traded down $0.20 on Thursday, reaching $6.65. 4,870,119 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 6,431,046. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $6.96 and its 200 day simple moving average is $7.27. The company has a market cap of $1.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2.51, a P/E/G ratio of 0.09 and a beta of 2.69. Novavax has a 12 month low of $5.01 and a 12 month high of $15.22.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on Novavax from $9.00 to $7.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Citigroup assumed coverage on Novavax in a research report on Tuesday, June 17th. They set a "sell" rating and a $6.00 price objective for the company. B. Riley reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Novavax in a research report on Monday, May 19th. Finally, Bank of America reduced their target price on Novavax from $10.00 to $9.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Novavax presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $15.86.
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Institutional Trading of Novavax
Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Novavax during the first quarter worth $158,000. Strs Ohio acquired a new position in Novavax during the first quarter worth $167,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in Novavax by 95.2% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 44,427 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $285,000 after buying an additional 21,663 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its position in Novavax by 2.7% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 104,562 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $678,000 after buying an additional 2,750 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its position in Novavax by 16.4% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 312,789 shares of the biopharmaceutical company's stock worth $2,005,000 after buying an additional 44,105 shares during the last quarter. 53.04% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Novavax Company Profile
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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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