97.11 USD
+0.34
0.35%
At close Dec 20, 4:00 PM EST
1 day
0.35%
5 days
-0.98%
1 month
-5.80%
3 months
-16.24%
6 months
-8.16%
Year to date
-3.85%
1 year
-0.03%
5 years
2.99%
10 years
1.90%
 

About: Novartis develops and manufactures innovative drugs. The firm's key areas of drug development include oncology, rare diseases, neuroscience, immunology, respiratory, cardio-metabolic, and established medicines. The company sells its products globally, with the United States comprising close to one third of total revenue.

Employees: 76,057

0
Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

0% less funds holding

Funds holding: 1,293 [Q2] → 1,288 (-5) [Q3]

0.59% less ownership

Funds ownership: 6.62% [Q2] → 6.03% (-0.59%) [Q3]

2% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $15.4B [Q2] → $15.2B (-$259M) [Q3]

5% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 100 | Existing positions closed: 105

13% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 15 [Q2] → 13 (-2) [Q3]

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 404 | Existing positions reduced: 474

42% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $171M | Put options by funds: $294M

Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$120
24%
upside
Avg. target
$120
24%
upside
High target
$120
24%
upside

1 analyst rating

positive
0%
neutral
100%
negative
0%
BMO Capital
Etzer Darout
29% 1-year accuracy
12 / 41 met price target
24%upside
$120
Market Perform
Maintained
30 Oct 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 23 articles about NVS published over the past 30 days

Negative
Reuters
2 days ago
Some 330 jobs hit as Novartis closes Morphosys, WiWo reports
Swiss pharmaceutical group Novartis is winding up the German biotech company Morphosys, which it acquired at the beginning of the year, German news outlet WirtschaftsWoche reported on Thursday, saying 330 jobs would be affected.
Some 330 jobs hit as Novartis closes Morphosys, WiWo reports
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
NVS vs. LLY: Which Stock Should Value Investors Buy Now?
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NVS vs. LLY: Which Stock Should Value Investors Buy Now?
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
Are Investors Undervaluing Novartis (NVS) Right Now?
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Are Investors Undervaluing Novartis (NVS) Right Now?
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Novartis: Time To Increase
Novartis faces headwinds from Kisqali patent litigation and Entresto competition, but clinical advancements and increased mid-term sales guidance support our Buy rating. Key growth drivers include higher investments in R&D and strategic early stake acquisitions. The CEO's focus on cash generation, dividend growth, and share buybacks provides downside protection and supports EPS growth ahead of consensus.
Novartis: Time To Increase
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
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Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Longer-term Novartis Kisqali® NATALEE data show durable reduction in distant recurrence in broad population of patients with early breast cancer
Basel, December 10, 2024 – Novartis today announced results from an updated analysis of the pivotal Phase III NATALEE trial of Kisqali® (ribociclib) that underscore the extended efficacy beyond the duration of treatment in combination with endocrine therapy (ET). Results showed a sustained reduction in distant recurrence of 28.5% (HR=0.715; 95% CI 0.604-0.847; nominal P
Longer-term Novartis Kisqali® NATALEE data show durable reduction in distant recurrence in broad population of patients with early breast cancer
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Novartis Announces Positive Results From Late-Stage Study on Fabhalta
NVS' Fabhalta improves the average hemoglobin level compared to baseline in adult patients with PNH who switched from anti-C5 therapies.
Novartis Announces Positive Results From Late-Stage Study on Fabhalta
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
Longer-term data for Novartis Scemblix® reinforce superior efficacy with favorable safety and tolerability profile in adults with newly diagnosed CML
Basel, December 8, 2024 – Novartis today announced positive, longer-term results from the pivotal Phase III ASC4FIRST trial with Scemblix® (asciminib) showing superior major molecular response (MMR) rates at week 961. The study compared the MMR rate of Scemblix to investigator-selected standard-of-care (SoC) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) (imatinib, nilotinib, dasatinib and bosutinib) and to imatinib alone in adult patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia in chronic phase (Ph+ CML-CP) at the week 96 evaluation, the study's key secondary endpoints1. The longer-term results showed an increasing difference in Scemblix MMR rate vs. SoC, vs. imatinib and vs. 2G TKIs (nilotinib, dasatinib and bosutinib)1. Results were presented at the 66th American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting & Exposition (ASH)1.
Longer-term data for Novartis Scemblix® reinforce superior efficacy with favorable safety and tolerability profile in adults with newly diagnosed CML
Positive
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2 weeks ago
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12 High-Yield Dividend Aristocrats To Weather The Coming 2025 Storm In Style
Positive
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