A share price of Novartis AG ADR [NVS] is currently trading at $110.54, down -0.29%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The NVS shares have gain 2.81% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -2.36%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Novartis AG ADR [NYSE: NVS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 13, 2025, when UBS downgraded its rating to a Neutral. On February 04, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy. HSBC Securities downgraded its rating to a Reduce. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral and reduced its price target to $130 on September 11, 2024. Goldman downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on September 05, 2024. In a note dated September 03, 2024, Jefferies downgraded an Hold rating on this stock.
Novartis AG ADR experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $92.35 and $120.92. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $120 within the next 12 months. Novartis AG ADR [NYSE: NVS] shares were valued at $110.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 8.56% based on the average NVS price forecast.
Analyzing the NVS fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Novartis AG ADR [NYSE:NVS] were 50.32B which represents 15.14% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.75% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.28%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.26%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.23%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.12, Equity is 0.28 and Total Capital is 0.2. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.71.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 109.83 points at the first support level, and at 109.11 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 111.45, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 112.35.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Novartis AG ADR [NYSE:NVS] is 1.04. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.84, while the Cash Ratio is 0.4. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.17, the price to book ratio is 4.96 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 18.82.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Kowalski Robert William, Officer, that happened on Aug 12 ’24 when 6566.0 shares were purchased.
