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Novartis (NVS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$120.93 -2.80 (-2.26%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$120.57 -0.36 (-0.30%)
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About Novartis Stock (NYSE:NVS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$119.98
$122.86
50-Day Range
$105.18
$123.83
52-Week Range
$96.06
$124.83
Volume
2.75 million shs
Average Volume
1.58 million shs
Market Capitalization
$255.45 billion
P/E Ratio
18.90
Dividend Yield
2.15%
Price Target
$123.67
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Novartis Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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31st Percentile Overall Score

NVS MarketRank™: 

Novartis scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 795th out of 938 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Novartis has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Novartis has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Novartis' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Novartis are expected to grow by 4.26% in the coming year, from $8.45 to $8.81 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Novartis is 18.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.16.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Novartis is 18.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Medical sector average P/E ratio of about 28.28.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Novartis has a PEG Ratio of 1.64. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Novartis has a P/B Ratio of 5.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Novartis' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.21% of the float of Novartis has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Novartis has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Novartis has recently increased by 4.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Novartis pays a meaningful dividend of 2.15%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Novartis does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Novartis is 40.63%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Novartis will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.51% next year. This indicates that Novartis will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Novartis' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.21% of the float of Novartis has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Novartis has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Novartis has recently increased by 4.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Novartis has a news sentiment score of 0.92. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for Novartis this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    9 people have searched for NVS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Novartis to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Novartis insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.01% of the stock of Novartis is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    Only 13.12% of the stock of Novartis is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Novartis' insider trading history.
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NVS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Novartis' stock was trading at $97.31 at the start of the year. Since then, NVS shares have increased by 24.3% and is now trading at $120.93.

Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 29th. The company reported $2.28 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.12 by $0.16. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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Novartis subsidiaries include these companies: Gyroscope Therapeutics, Arctos Medical, Cellerys, Cadent Therapeutics, Vedere Bio, Vedere Bio ll, Amblyotech, and more.

Novartis' top institutional investors include Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.01%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.01%), Matthew Goff Investment Advisor LLC and Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC.

Shares of NVS 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 Novartis investors own include BlackRock (BLK), Broadcom (AVGO), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), ServiceNow (NOW), Humana (HUM), TotalEnergies (TTE) and American Water Works (AWK).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/29/2025
Today
7/14/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/17/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Medical
Industry
Large Cap Pharma
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceutical Products
Current Symbol
NYSE:NVS
CIK
1114448
Employees
75,883
Year Founded
1996

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$130.00
Low Price Target
$120.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.3%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$6.40
Trailing P/E Ratio
18.90
Forward P/E Ratio
14.31
P/E Growth
1.64
Net Income
$11.94 billion
Net Margins
24.70%
Pretax Margin
28.64%
Return on Equity
39.44%
Return on Assets
16.43%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.56
Current Ratio
0.79
Quick Ratio
0.61

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$50.32 billion
Price / Sales
5.08
Cash Flow
$10.69 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.31
Book Value
$21.59 per share
Price / Book
5.60

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
2,112,420,000
Free Float
2,112,211,000
Market Cap
$255.45 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.59

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This page (NYSE:NVS) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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