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title: "Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors"
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# Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. (INO) slipped 2.48% to $1.18 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index rising 0.43% to 26,180.45 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.98% to 53,277.01.

This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.

Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. closed 60.39% short of its 52-week high of $2.98, which the company achieved on September 9th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) rose 1.07% to $270.24, Statera Biopharma Inc. (STAB) remained unchanged, and Pfizer Inc. (PFE) rose 1.01% to $28.07.

Trading volume (5.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 3.5 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 21, 2026.

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