Trending NewsTrending NewsNYSE:NVO Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $43.23 +0.04 (+0.10%) Closing price 09/18/2026 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.30 +0.06 (+0.14%) As of 09/18/2026 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Novo Nordisk A/S Stock (NYSE:NVO) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Novo Nordisk A/S alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$42.78▼$43.5450-Day Range$41.70▼$51.5652-Week Range$35.12▼$64.16Volume10.36 million shsAverage Volume9.45 million shsMarket Capitalization$193.04 billionP/E Ratio10.57Dividend Yield1.90%Price Target$64.94Consensus RatingHold Company Overview Novo Nordisk A/S is a Danish healthcare company headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark. Founded in 1923, the company develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products focused primarily on diabetes and obesity care, as well as treatments for rare blood disorders and growth disorders. Its diabetes portfolio includes insulin products and medicines in the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) class, including Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy. The company also offers treatments for obesity, hemophilia and other rare conditions, along with growth hormone therapies. Novo Nordisk’s products are marketed in numerous countries worldwide and are supported by research, manufacturing and commercial operations across multiple regions. Novo Nordisk was formed through the 1989 merger of Nordisk Insulinlaboratorium and Novo Terapeutisk Laboratorium, two Danish companies that had developed insulin treatments in the early twentieth century. Maziar Mike Doustdar serves as president and chief executive officer, while Helge Lund serves as chair of the board of directors.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Novo Nordisk A/S Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks88th Percentile Overall ScoreNVO MarketRank™: Novo Nordisk A/S scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 905 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion4.1 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingNovo Nordisk A/S has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.11, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 14 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialNovo Nordisk A/S has a consensus price target of $64.94, representing about 50.2% upside from its current price of $43.23.Amount of Analyst CoverageNovo Nordisk A/S has been the subject of 7 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 and Valuation1.3 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth-4.25% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Novo Nordisk A/S are expected to decrease by -4.25% in the coming year, from $3.53 to $3.38 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Novo Nordisk A/S is 10.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.90.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Novo Nordisk A/S is 10.57, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 273.81.Price to Earnings Growth RatioNovo Nordisk A/S has a PEG Ratio of 1.42. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioNovo Nordisk A/S has a P/B Ratio of 6.57. 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. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.71% of the float of Novo Nordisk A/S has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverNovo Nordisk A/S has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.68, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Novo Nordisk A/S has recently decreased by 6.44%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend2.5 / 5Dividend StrengthModerate Dividend YieldNovo Nordisk A/S pays a meaningful dividend of 1.89%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthNovo Nordisk A/S does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Novo Nordisk A/S is 20.05%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Novo Nordisk A/S will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.26% 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 and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.41 News SentimentNovo Nordisk A/S has a news sentiment score of 0.41. 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 0.56 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 73 news articles for Novo Nordisk A/S this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 58 people have searched for NVO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -28% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows28 people have added Novo Nordisk A/S to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership0.1 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Novo Nordisk A/S insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders0.07% of the stock of Novo Nordisk A/S is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions11.54% of the stock of Novo Nordisk A/S is held by institutions.Read more about Novo Nordisk A/S's insider trading history. Receive NVO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Novo Nordisk A/S and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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NVO Stock News HeadlinesPatients are suing GLP-1 drugmakers over the risk of sudden vision loss. The little-discussed potential risk of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs is on warning labels outside of the U.S.September 18 at 8:00 PM | wsj.comMedia Advisory - Novo Nordisk confirms stable Ozempic® supply across CanadaSeptember 18 at 3:22 PM | finance.yahoo.comTrump's New DollarPorter Stansberry says President Trump has signed an executive order initiating what he calls a full U.S. dollar reset - and most Americans don't know it's happening. The last time America underwent a monetary shift like this, under Nixon in the 1970s, it minted an average of 1,300 new millionaires a day for over half a century. Stansberry has released a new documentary naming the assets he believes are positioned to surge as a result. | Porter & Company (Ad)Is Novo Nordisk (CPSE:NOVO B) A Bargain Following The FREHEMGO CHMP Green Light?September 17 at 11:57 PM | finance.yahoo.comNovo Nordisk (NVO) Pulls the Plug on Two More Heart Drug TrialsSeptember 17 at 11:57 PM | finance.yahoo.comNovo Nordisk's Frehemgo to Treat Haemophilia A Receives CHMP Recommendation for EU ApprovalSeptember 17 at 1:54 PM | finance.yahoo.comNovo Nordisk's FREHEMGO Gets Positive CHMP Opinion For Haemophilia ASeptember 17 at 1:54 PM | rttnews.comNovo hemophilia therapy granted EU recommendationSeptember 17 at 1:54 PM | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines NVO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have NVO shares performed this year? Novo Nordisk A/S's stock was trading at $50.88 at the beginning of the year. Since then, NVO shares have decreased by 15.0% and is now trading at $43.2340. How were Novo Nordisk A/S's earnings last quarter? Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) released its earnings results on Tuesday, June, 30th. The company reported $0.94 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $11.98 billion for the quarter. Novo Nordisk A/S had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 58.61% and a net margin of 35.36%. When did Novo Nordisk A/S's stock split? Novo Nordisk A/S shares split on the morning of Wednesday, September 20th 2023.The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, September 20th 2023. The newly minted shares were issued 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. Does Novo Nordisk A/S have any subsidiaries? Novo Nordisk A/S subsidiaries include Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Emisphere Technologies, Corvidia Therapeutics, Ziylo, Calibrium, MB2 LLC, Xellia Pharmaceuticals, and others. Who are Novo Nordisk A/S's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Novo Nordisk A/S include Saratoga Research & Investment Management (0.07%), Van ECK Associates Corp (0.02%), Smith Chas P & Associates PA Cpas (0.02%) and Corient Private Wealth LP (0.01%). View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Novo Nordisk A/S? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Novo Nordisk A/S own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Novo Nordisk A/S investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), ServiceNow (NOW), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Salesforce (CRM) and Eli Lilly and Company (LLY). Company Calendar Last Earnings6/30/2026Record date for 8/25 Dividend8/17/2026Ex-Dividend for 8/25 Dividend8/17/2026Dividend Payable8/25/2026Today9/19/2026CMD 20269/21/2026EASD 20269/30/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/04/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (4m+) 1-Year History Sep 25 Dec 25 Mar 26 Jun 26 Sep 26 NVO's financial health is in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. NVO has been in this zone for over 4 months. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorHealthcare Industry Pharmaceuticals Sub-IndustryPharmaceuticals Current SymbolNYSE:NVO CIK353278 Webwww.novonordisk.com Phone(454) 444-8888Fax45-4449-0555Employees69,505Year Founded1923Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Novo Nordisk A/S$64.94 High Price Target$175.00 Low Price Target$40.00 Potential Upside/Downside+50.2%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.11 Research Coverage18 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$4.09 Trailing P/E Ratio10.57 Forward P/E Ratio12.25 P/E Growth1.42Net Income$15.51 billion Net Margins35.36% Pretax Margin45.31% Return on Equity58.61% Return on Assets20.91% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.55 Current Ratio0.87 Quick Ratio0.66 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$46.80 billion Price / Sales4.13 Cash Flow$4.69 per share Price / Cash Flow9.21 Book Value$6.58 per share Price / Book6.57Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares4,465,000,000Free Float4,461,875,000Market Cap$193.04 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.74 Social Links 10 Best Stocks to Own - Fall 2026Enter your email address and we’ll send you MarketBeat’s list of ten stocks set to soar in Fall 2026, despite the economic uncertainty rattling markets right now. 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