Novavax stock: buy or sell?
Updated on:
May 14th, 2020
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Novavax, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of recombinant nanoparticle vaccines and adjuvants.
Should I buy Novavax stock?
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| Buy setup | Elegible |
|---|---|
| New all-time high | No |
| New 52 week high | No |
| Price crossing up 200d MA | No |
| 100d MA crossing up 200d MA | No |
Is Novavax stock a buy?
Financial institutions and banks post stock ratings everyday.
Unfortunately, we couldn't find any rating for NVAX stock for the last month.Novavax stock analysis
Daily outlook
After climbing for 4 days, Thursday Novavax collapsed a hair-raising -5.83%, closing at $38.30.
After climbing for 4 days, Thursday Novavax collapsed a hair-raising -5.83%, closing at $38.30. Since SMA100d and SMA200d crossed up on March, NVAX price climbed $27.52 per share (255.29%). Since price and SMA200d lines crossed up on January, NVAX climbed $33.52 (701.26%).
Weekly outlook
Novavax shares skyrocketed 104.48% this week, ending at $38.30. Late April NVAX plunged a frightening -14.43% in just one week.
Novavax shows a strong mid-term uptrend with several rising tops and rising bottoms. Since its last bottom late April, NVAX stock climbed unceasignly breaking out above its last top at $26.34. Late February, SMA20w and SMA40w crossed up triggering a rise of 396.11%. Since price and SMA40w lines crossed up by mid January, NVAX climbed $34.37 (874.55%).
Novavax stock price history
Novavax stock went public on December 5th, 1995 with a price of $67.501. Since then, NVAX stock sliced a -43.30%, with a yearly average of -1.80%.
1: Adjusted price after possible price splits or reverse-splits.
Novavax stock historical price chart
NVAX stock reached 52-week highs on May 12th at $44.94, and all-time highs 2001-10-10 with a price of 311.
Novavax stock price target
Predicting the price evolution of a stock or any financial instrument in a reliable and repeatable way is probably impossible. However, banks and other financial institutions analysts, with the help of lots of data and algorithms do their best to predict the stock prices movement. The accuracy of these stock price predictions is not very high, and you should not blindly believe and make decisions only based on what this ratings or price target predictions say. For the last 30 days we have not found any price forecast for Novavax stock by any trusted analyst.Financials and fundamental analysis
Earnings date and Earnings per Share
, Novavax reported its latest financial data, posting a decent climb for the Earnings per Share (EPS) ratio. Analyst expected $-0.12 per share, but Novavax posted $-0.13.| Quarter | Reporting date | Estimated EPS | Actual EPS | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-Q1 | - | n/a | -0.16 | n/a |
| 2017-Q2 | - | n/a | -0.16 | n/a |
| 2017-Q3 | - | n/a | -0.15 | n/a |
| 2017-Q4 | 2018-03-14 | -0.15 | -0.16 | n/a |
| 2018-Q1 | 2018-05-09 | -0.14 | -0.14 | n/a |
| 2018-Q2 | 2018-08-08 | -0.12 | -0.12 | n/a |
| 2018-Q3 | 2018-11-07 | -0.12 | -0.12 | n/a |
| 2018-Q4 | 2019-03-18 | -0.12 | -0.13 | n/a |
| 2019-Q1 | - | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2019-Q2 | - | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Annual financial results
Compared to 2017, last anual turnover report draw a brilliant increase of 9.98% to $34.29 million dollars. Similarly, its profit margin (compared to sales) boosted to -538.81%, that is $-184.75 million.| Year | Sales | YoY | Income/(margin) | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | $21 M | - | $-51.98 M-248.5% | - |
| 2014 | $31 M | 46.55% | $-82.95 M-270.5% | 59.57% |
| 2015 | $36 M | 18.24% | $-156.94 M-432.9% | 89.20% |
| 2016 | $15 M | -57.65% | $-279.97 M-1823.5% | 78.39% |
| 2017 | $31 M | 103.06% | $-183.77 M-589.5% | -34.36% |
| 2018 | $34 M | 9.98% | $-184.75 M-538.8% | 0.53% |
Quarterly financial results
Novavax reported $6.13 M in sales for 2018-Q4, a -20.79% less compared to previous quarter. Reported quarter income marked $-49.33 M with a profit margin of -805.19%. Profit margin plunged a -228.98% compared to previous quarter when profit margin was -576.21%. When comparing revenues to same quarter last year, Novavax sales marked a spooky slide and collapsed a -41.15%. Looking back to recent quarterly results, Novavax posted 2 positive quarters in a row.| Quarter | Sales1 | QoQ2 | Income1/(margin) | QoQ2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-Q1 | $6 M | - | $-43.85 M-772.0% | - |
| 2017-Q2 | $7 M | 18.49% | $-44.47 M-660.8% | 1.41% |
| 2017-Q3 | $8 M | 24.10% | $-44.61 M-534.1% | 0.31% |
| 2017-Q4 | $10 M | 24.66% | $-50.84 M-488.3% | 13.98% |
| 2018-Q1 | $10 M | -7.29% | $-46.35 M-480.2% | -8.83% |
| 2018-Q2 | $11 M | 11.60% | $-44.49 M-413.0% | -4.01% |
| 2018-Q3 | $8 M | -28.20% | $-44.57 M-576.2% | 0.18% |
| 2018-Q4 | $6 M | -20.79% | $-49.33 M-805.2% | 10.69% |
Novavax ownership
When you are planning to buy a stock, it's always worth to review its ownership structure.Management staff in all public traded companies that hold equity is required to report every transaction to the SEC. For Novavax, 0.36% of all outstanding shares are owned by its staff.
In case of Novavax stock, 13.89% of its shares are held by institutions (mutual funds, pension funds, big banks and other large financial institutions). Bearish positions for NVAX stock account 0.00%, no big difference from last month.
The following table compares ownership indicators for other stocks related to Novavax:
| NVAX | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | $2.2 B |
| Total shares | 57.9 M |
| Float shares | 51.3 M |
| - Institutional holdings (%) | 13.9% |
| - Insider holdings (%) | 0.4% |
| Shares in short selling | 0.0% |
Novavax summary
| Thursday, May 14th, 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Open | $39.23 |
| Close | $38.30 |
| Day range | $37.37 - $40.25 |
| Previous close | $40.67 |
| Session gain | -5.83% |
| Average true range | $3.70 |
| 50d mov avg | $16.93 |
| 100d mov avg | $11.87 |
| 200d mov avg | $8.43 |
| Daily pattern | |
| Weekly pattern | lb03c |
Novavax performance
Stocks performance is always measured in comparision to the market or competitors and related stocks in the same industry. For Novavax, the benchmark is made against .| Stock | 3m | 6m | 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVAXNovavax | 398.70% | 831.87% | 549.15% |