Novozymes A/S (NVZMY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Novozymes A/S was a Danish biotechnology company that developed and commercialized enzymes, microorganisms and other biological solutions for industrial and consumer applications. Its technologies were designed to help customers improve production efficiency, reduce resource use and develop more sustainable products and processes.

The company supplied biological products and related solutions to a range of industries, including food and beverages, household care, agriculture, animal health, bioenergy and industrial manufacturing. Its portfolio included enzymes used in areas such as baking, brewing, dairy production, detergents, textiles, biofuels and technical processing, as well as microbial products for agricultural and other biological applications.

Novozymes was established in 2000 through the demerger of the enzyme activities of Novo Nordisk and was headquartered in Bagsværd, Denmark. It served customers internationally through research, production and commercial operations across multiple regions. In January 2024, Novozymes combined with Chr. Hansen Holding A/S to form Novonesis, a biosolutions company. As a result, Novozymes is primarily of historical interest as a separately listed company, and its former operations are now part of Novonesis.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $66.00 to $66.95
• 50-Day Range: $61.46 to $71.89
• 52-Week Range: $49.90 to $75.27
• Volume: 34,027 shs
• Average Volume: 65,514 shs
• Market Capitalization: $27.46 billion
• P/E Ratio: 41.92
• Dividend Yield: 0.59%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Novozymes A/S Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Novozymes A/S scored higher than 32% 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: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Novozymes A/S has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.33, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Novozymes A/S has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 7.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Novozymes A/S are expected to grow by 7.57% in the coming year, from $2.51 to $2.70 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Novozymes A/S is 42.10, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Novozymes A/S is 42.10, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 25.27.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Novozymes A/S has a PEG Ratio of 2.88. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Novozymes A/S has a P/B Ratio of 2.54. 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 Novozymes A/S has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Novozymes A/S has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.73, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Novozymes A/S has recently increased by 1,727.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Novozymes A/S has a dividend yield of 0.59%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Novozymes A/S is 24.68%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Novozymes A/S will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.44% next year. This indicates that Novozymes A/S will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Novozymes A/S has a news sentiment score of 0.47. 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 Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Novozymes A/S this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

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

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.03% of the stock of Novozymes A/S is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/20/2026
• Today: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Chemicals
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:NVZMY
• Previous Symbol: OTC:NVZMY
• CIK: 1131345
• Web: www.novozymes.com
• Phone: (454) 446-0000
• Fax: 45-4446-9999
• Employees: 10,933
• Year Founded: 2000

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.58
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 41.92
• Forward P/E Ratio: 26.39
• P/E Growth: 2.88
• Net Income: $660.28 million
• Net Margins: 14.70%
• Pretax Margin: 18.15%
• Return on Equity: 6.60%
• Return on Assets: 4.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 1.67
• Quick Ratio: 1.03

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.70 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.84
• Cash Flow: $1.67 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 39.61
• Book Value: $26.23 per share
• Price / Book: 2.53

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 414,550,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $27.46 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.93