NOVO-NORDISK AS (NVO)
NYSEHealth CareDrug Manufacturers - GeneralSnapshot 2026-10-23
$39.05-0.96%
Close 2026-10-23 · 1-day change
NYSEHealth CareDrug Manufacturers - GeneralSnapshot 2026-10-23
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Pharmaceuticals is in expansion. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Total revenue at or above $293 billion in FY26: Revenue: DKK 78.49B.
View ThesisThis stock is volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 44% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskNovo Nordisk's bet rests on sustained demand for its weight-loss drugs, with revenue supporting that growth. The desk lacks earnings history and a recorded latest release, so recent growth remains unverified. The price is roughly in line with forecast growth, though no clean valuation multiple is available. The primary revenue pillar is under pressure: FY26 revenue was DKK 78.49B against a $293 billion threshold. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 14%. Peer multiples imply a price about 10% above where it trades; the thesis is on watch. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-23. NVO is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 14 analysts currently covering NVO (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 3 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for NVO in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-23. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Pharmaceuticals — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Price target cut indicates potential revenue headwinds.
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Current $39.05
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $39.05.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Stock target cut indicates concerns over future profitability.
Stock target cut indicates concerns about future profitability.
Manufacturing pivot supports growth in peptide CDMO market.
Significant deals enhance growth prospects and strategic positioning.
Significant drug deal enhances growth prospects.
Significant partnership enhances growth potential for Novo's products.
Licensing deal significantly enhances growth prospects.