Norsk Hydro ASA (NHYDY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Norsk Hydro ASA is a Norway-based industrial company focused primarily on aluminum and renewable energy. Founded in 1905 and headquartered in Oslo, Hydro operates across the aluminum value chain, from bauxite mining and alumina refining to primary aluminum production, recycling, and the manufacture of finished and semi-finished aluminum products.

The company’s businesses include bauxite and alumina operations, primary metal production, aluminum recycling, metal sales, and extrusion. Through its extrusion activities, Hydro supplies aluminum profiles and components used in industries such as construction, transportation, automotive, and consumer products. The company also develops and operates renewable power assets, particularly hydropower facilities in Norway, which support its industrial operations and energy business.

Hydro serves customers internationally, with operations and production facilities across Europe, North and South America, and other global markets. Its upstream activities include bauxite and alumina operations in Brazil, while its downstream manufacturing and recycling network supports customers in multiple regions. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Eivind Kallevik.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.24 to $8.38
• 50-Day Range: $8.33 to $10.32
• 52-Week Range: $6.49 to $13.02
• Volume: 486,925 shs
• Average Volume: 216,496 shs
• Market Capitalization: $16.47 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.95
• Dividend Yield: 2.76%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Norsk Hydro ASA Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Norsk Hydro ASA scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Norsk Hydro ASA has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.25, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Norsk Hydro ASA has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 15.29%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Norsk Hydro ASA are expected to grow by 15.29% in the coming year, from $0.85 to $0.98 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Norsk Hydro ASA is 15.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Norsk Hydro ASA is 15.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.06.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Norsk Hydro ASA has a PEG Ratio of 1.65. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Norsk Hydro ASA has a P/B Ratio of 1.59. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of Norsk Hydro ASA has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Norsk Hydro ASA has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.35, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Norsk Hydro ASA has recently increased by 45.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Norsk Hydro ASA pays a meaningful dividend of 2.64%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Norsk Hydro ASA does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Norsk Hydro ASA is 44.23%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Norsk Hydro ASA will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.47% next year. This indicates that Norsk Hydro ASA will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.63

News Sentiment

Norsk Hydro ASA has a news sentiment score of 0.63. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Norsk Hydro ASA this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for NHYDY on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Norsk Hydro ASA to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.02% of the stock of Norsk Hydro ASA is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.02% of the stock of Norsk Hydro ASA is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:NHYDY
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:NHY
• CIK: 900268
• Web: www.hydro.com
• Phone: (472) 253-8100
• Fax: 47-2253-7930
• Employees: 32,171
• Year Founded: 1905

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.52
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.79
• P/E Growth: 1.65
• Net Income: $647.52 million
• Net Margins: 4.90%
• Pretax Margin: 7.76%
• Return on Equity: 11.46%
• Return on Assets: 6.05%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.26
• Current Ratio: 1.91
• Quick Ratio: 1.21

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $20.05 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.82
• Cash Flow: $1.07 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.78
• Book Value: $5.22 per share
• Price / Book: 1.59

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,978,490,000
• Free Float: 1,978,093,000
• Market Cap: $16.47 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.10