Novavax has made a smaller splash in the U.S. Covid-19 vaccine market than it had hoped. But it's betting on licensing deals and a pipeline of new vaccines it's now evaluating for R&D.

Novavax cut its annual revenue forecast on Tuesday, citing lower-than-expected sales of its COVID-19 vaccine, ahead of handing over the rights to sell the shot to Sanofi. The U.S. vaccine maker now expects between $175 million and $225 million for full-year sales of its COVID vaccine,

Moderna shares jumped after the biotechnology company reported higher-than-expected sales of its Covid-19 vaccine and backed its full-year sales forecast. Covid vaccine sales totaled $1.8 billion for the third quarter.