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Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$38.14 +0.08 (+0.22%)
Closing price 10/14/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$37.73 -0.41 (-1.08%)
As of 10/14/2026 07:58 PM Eastern
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About Novo Nordisk A/S Stock (NYSE:NVO)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$37.90
▼
$38.42
50-Day Range
$37.31
▼
$48.65
52-Week Range
$35.12
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$64.16
Volume
9.31 million shs
Average Volume
15.41 million shs
Market Capitalization
$170.30 billion
P/E Ratio
9.47
Dividend Yield
2.15%
Price Target
$59.44
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Novo Nordisk A/S is a Denmark-based global pharmaceutical company focused on treatments for diabetes, obesity and other serious chronic diseases. Its portfolio includes injectable and oral medicines for diabetes, including insulin products and the GLP-1 therapies Ozempic and Rybelsus, as well as the obesity treatment Wegovy.

The company also develops and markets products for rare blood disorders, including hemophilia, along with growth hormone therapies and hormone replacement treatments. Novo Nordisk conducts research in areas such as cardiometabolic disease and related chronic conditions, and serves patients and healthcare providers across markets worldwide.

Novo Nordisk traces its origins to two Danish companies, Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium and Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium, founded in the 1920s. The businesses merged in 1989 to form Novo Nordisk. The company is headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark, and its shares trade on Nasdaq Copenhagen, while its American depositary receipts trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol NVO.

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Novo Nordisk A/S Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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80th Percentile Overall Score

NVO MarketRank™: 
4.001053602 of 5 stars

Novo Nordisk A/S scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 103rd out of 873 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Novo Nordisk A/S has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 16 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Novo Nordisk A/S has a consensus price target of $59.44, representing about 55.8% upside from its current price of $38.14.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Novo Nordisk A/S has been the subject of 13 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Novo Nordisk A/S's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Novo Nordisk A/S are expected to remain at $3.42 per share in the coming year.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Novo Nordisk A/S is 9.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.88.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Novo Nordisk A/S is 9.47, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 198.77.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Novo Nordisk A/S has a PEG Ratio of 1.29. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Novo Nordisk A/S has a P/B Ratio of 5.80. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Novo Nordisk A/S's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.71% of the float of Novo Nordisk A/S has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Novo Nordisk A/S has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.74, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Novo Nordisk A/S has recently increased by 20.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Novo Nordisk A/S pays a meaningful dividend of 2.14%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Novo Nordisk A/S does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Novo Nordisk A/S is 20.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Novo Nordisk A/S will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.98% next year. This indicates that Novo Nordisk A/S will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Novo Nordisk A/S's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Novo Nordisk A/S has a news sentiment score of 0.44. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Novo Nordisk A/S this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    69 people have searched for NVO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 5% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    34 people have added Novo Nordisk A/S to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 240% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Novo Nordisk A/S insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.07% of the stock of Novo Nordisk A/S is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    11.54% of the stock of Novo Nordisk A/S is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Novo Nordisk A/S's insider trading history.
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NVO Stock News Headlines

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NVO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Novo Nordisk A/S's stock was trading at $50.88 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NVO shares have decreased by 25.0% and is now trading at $38.1420.

Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, June, 30th. The company reported $0.94 EPS for the quarter. The company earned $11.98 billion during the quarter. Novo Nordisk A/S had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 58.61% and a net margin of 35.36%.

Shares of Novo Nordisk A/S split on the morning of Wednesday, September 20th 2023.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, September 20th 2023. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the closing bell on Wednesday, September 20th 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Novo Nordisk A/S subsidiaries include Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Emisphere Technologies, Corvidia Therapeutics, Ziylo, Calibrium, MB2 LLC, Xellia Pharmaceuticals, and more.

Top institutional investors of Novo Nordisk A/S include Euro Pacific Asset Management LLC (0.01%), Martin Capital Partners LLC, Salem Investment Counselors Inc. and Farther Finance Advisors LLC.
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Shares of NVO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Novo Nordisk A/S investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) and Palantir Technologies (PLTR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
6/30/2026
Record date for 8/25 Dividend
8/17/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/25 Dividend
8/17/2026
Dividend Payable
8/25/2026
Today
10/15/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/04/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceuticals
Current Symbol
NYSE:NVO
CIK
353278
Employees
69,505
Year Founded
1923

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$175.00
Low Price Target
$38.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+55.8%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
26 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$4.09
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.47
Forward P/E Ratio
11.15
P/E Growth
1.29
Net Income
$15.51 billion
Net Margins
35.36%
Pretax Margin
45.31%
Return on Equity
58.61%
Return on Assets
20.91%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.55
Current Ratio
0.87
Quick Ratio
0.66

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$46.80 billion
Price / Sales
3.64
Cash Flow
$4.70 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.12
Book Value
$6.58 per share
Price / Book
5.80

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
4,465,000,000
Free Float
4,461,875,000
Market Cap
$170.30 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.76

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This page (NYSE:NVO) was last updated on 10/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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