Novartis AG (NVS)

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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol NVS
  • Rev/Share 29.269
  • Book/Share 23.2357
  • PB 5.6672
  • Debt/Equity 0.7224
  • CurrentRatio 0.8812
  • ROIC 0.1851

 

  • MktCap 255238415476.0
  • FreeCF/Share 8.8572
  • PFCF 14.9621
  • PE 17.4548
  • Debt/Assets 0.2985
  • DivYield 0.0306
  • ROE 0.3412

 

  • Rating B+
  • Score 3
  • Recommendation Neutral
  • P/E Score 2
  • DCF Score 4
  • P/B Score 2
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Upgrade NVS BofA Securities Neutral Buy -- -- Nov. 25, 2025
Downgrade NVS Goldman Neutral Sell -- $118 Sept. 12, 2025
Upgrade NVS Morgan Stanley Underweight Equal Weight -- $123 Aug. 8, 2025
Downgrade NVS UBS Buy Neutral -- -- Feb. 13, 2025
Initiation NVS Morgan Stanley -- Underweight -- -- Feb. 12, 2025
Upgrade NVS Deutsche Bank Hold Buy -- -- Feb. 4, 2025
Downgrade NVS HSBC Securities Hold Reduce -- -- Dec. 4, 2024
Downgrade NVS BofA Securities Buy Neutral $135 $130 Sept. 11, 2024
Downgrade NVS Goldman Buy Neutral -- -- Sept. 5, 2024
Downgrade NVS Jefferies Buy Hold -- -- Sept. 3, 2024

News

Here's Why Novartis (NVS) is a Strong Momentum Stock
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Published: November 27, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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FDA Greenlights Novartis' Gene Replacement Treatment for SMA
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Published: November 25, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Novartis secures FDA approval for Itvisma, a one-time gene therapy designed to boost motor function across a broad SMA patient group.

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NVS Ups Sales Projections as Key Drugs and Collaborations Fuel Growth
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Published: November 21, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Novartis boosts long-term sales forecasts as blockbuster drugs like Kisqali and Scemblix drive strong momentum across its portfolio.

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Novartis Projects Faster Growth Through 2030 After Raising Drug Forecasts
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Published: November 20, 2025 by: Benzinga
Sentiment: Positive

Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS) projects a stronger growth trajectory through 2030, lifting expectations for several key medicines and outlining a pipeline strategy it believes will sustain momentum well into the next decade.

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Novartis to build manufacturing hub in North Carolina, creating 700 jobs
NVS
Published: November 19, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive

Novartis will expand its operations in North Carolina and build a manufacturing hub there as part of a planned $23 billion of U.S. infrastructure investment over the next five years, the Swiss pharmaceuticals company said on Wednesday.

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Novartis announces plans to build flagship manufacturing hub in North Carolina
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Published: November 19, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Basel, November 19, 2025 – Novartis, a leading global innovative medicines company, today announced plans to expand its operations in North Carolina, creating a new flagship manufacturing hub with end-to-end manufacturing capabilities. The strategic investment is a major step to ensure all key Novartis medicines for US patients are manufactured in the US and delivered to patients across the country at scale. This announcement is part of Novartis' $23 billion investment in US-based infrastructure over the next five years, designed to increase manufacturing capacity and enable 100% of the company's key medicines to be produced end-to-end in the US. As …

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Novartis announces plans to build flagship manufacturing hub in North Carolina
NVS
Published: November 19, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

East Hanover, November 19, 2025 – Novartis, a leading global innovative medicines company, today announced plans to expand its operations in North Carolina, creating a new flagship manufacturing hub with end-to-end manufacturing capabilities. The strategic investment is a major step to ensure all key Novartis medicines for US patients are manufactured in the US and delivered to patients across the country at scale.

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Here's Why Novartis (NVS) is a Strong Value Stock
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Published: November 14, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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Novartis' Phase III Malaria Study Meets Key Non-Inferiority Endpoint
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Published: November 13, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

NVS' GanLum meets its phase III goal, showing strong efficacy against drug-resistant malaria and proving non-inferiority to the current standard of care.

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Novartis AG (NVS) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
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Published: October 28, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 28, 2025 9:00 AM EDT Company Participants Sloan Simpson - Global Head of Investor Relations Vasant Narasimhan - Chief Executive Officer Harry Kirsch - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Matthew Weston - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Peter Verdult - BNP Paribas Exane, Research Division Steve Scala - TD Cowen, Research Division Xue Chen - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Florent Cespedes - Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC.

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Novartis Lags Q3 Earnings, Announces $12B Avidity Biosciences Acquisition
NVS, RNA
Published: October 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Novartis' Q3 profit rose on 8% higher sales led by Kisqali, Kesimpta and Pluvicto, as new acquisitions expand its neuroscience and cardiovascular reach.

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Compared to Estimates, Novartis (NVS) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
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Published: October 28, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Novartis (NVS) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

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Novartis AG (NVS) M&A Call Transcript
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Published: October 27, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS ) M&A Call October 27, 2025 8:00 AM EDT Company Participants Sloan Simpson - Global Head of Investor Relations Vasant Narasimhan - Chief Executive Officer Harry Kirsch - Chief Financial Officer Robert Baloh Norman Putzki - Global Program Head of Neuroscience Conference Call Participants Sachin Jain - BofA Securities, Research Division Harry Sephton Seamus Fernandez - Guggenheim Securities, LLC, Research Division Richard Vosser - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Florent Cespedes - Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC.

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Novartis Agrees to Acquire Avidity Biosciences for $12 Billion
NVS, RNA
Published: October 26, 2025 by: WSJ
Sentiment: Positive

The Swiss pharmaceutical company says the purchase would complement its existing pipeline of treatments for neuromuscle disorders.

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Novartis to acquire Avidity Biosciences for about $12B
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Published: October 26, 2025 by: New York Post
Sentiment: Neutral

Novartis has been proactively striking deals this year to address the impending patent cliff for some of its blockbuster drugs, including Entresto for heart failure, Xolair for asthma and Cosentyx for autoimmune diseases.

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Novartis Deal Values Avidity Biosciences At $12 Billion
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Published: October 26, 2025 by: Barrons
Sentiment: Positive

The acquisition would raise the 2024-2029 expected sales compound annual growth rate for Novartis to 6% from 5%, it said.

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Novartis to acquire Avidity Biosciences for $12 billion
NVS, RNA
Published: October 26, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive

Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Sunday said it agreed to acquire Avidity Biosciences for $12 billion.

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Avidity Biosciences Enters into Agreement to be Acquired by Novartis AG
RNA, NVS
Published: October 26, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Novartis to acquire Avidity for USD 72.00 per share in cash for total equity value of approximately USD 12.0 billion Avidity expects to separate its early-stage precision cardiology programs into a new company ("SpinCo") Closing expected in 1H2026 subject to completion of the separation of SpinCo from Avidity and other customary closing conditions SAN DIEGO , Oct. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Avidity Biosciences, Inc. ("Avidity") (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates ("AOCs™") to profoundly improve people's lives, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement …

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Novartis agrees to acquire Avidity Biosciences, an innovator in RNA therapeutics, strengthening its late-stage neuroscience pipeline
RNA, NVS
Published: October 26, 2025 by: GlobeNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR Transaction strengthens neuroscience franchise for Novartis with three late-stage programs that address genetic neuromuscular diseases Advances the Novartis xRNA strategy by adding a scientifically robust, muscle-directed, Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™) platform and first-in-disease pipeline Expected to unlock multi-billion-dollar opportunities with planned product launches before 2030 Raises expected 2024-2029 sales CAGR for Novartis from +5% to +6%, and bolsters mid-single digit long-term growth As part of the agreement, Avidity will separate its early-stage precision cardiology programs into a new company (“SpinCo”) prior to closing Consideration totals USD 12bn in cash; closing expected in …

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Novartis is in talks to buy U.S. biotech firm Avidity Biosciences for more than $70 a share, Bloomberg News reports
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Published: October 26, 2025 by: CNBC
Sentiment: Positive

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis is nearing a deal to buy biotechnology company Avidity Biosciences for more than $70 a share, Bloomberg News reported.

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Gear Up for Novartis (NVS) Q3 Earnings: Wall Street Estimates for Key Metrics
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Published: October 23, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Besides Wall Street's top-and-bottom-line estimates for Novartis (NVS), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended September 2025.

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Why Investors Need to Take Advantage of These 2 Medical Stocks Now
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Published: October 23, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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Novartis (NVS) is an Incredible Growth Stock: 3 Reasons Why
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Published: October 22, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Novartis (NVS) could produce exceptional returns because of its solid growth attributes.

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Novartis: Assessing The Impact Of Entresto Generics
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Published: October 16, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Entresto generics have finally arrived in the U.S. in July, and approximately 9% of Novartis' revenue will be impacted. The growth of other key products and of Entresto in ex-U.S. territories should be enough for mid-single-digit revenue growth rates through the Entresto erosion period. The late-stage pipeline is thin, with few major catalysts between now and 2027, and management continues to guide only bolt-on acquisitions.

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NVS Reports Positive Late-Stage Data on Kidney Disease Drug
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Published: October 16, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Novartis' Fabhalta shows strong phase III results in slowing IgA nephropathy progression, paving the way for full FDA approval in 2026.

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Here's Why Novartis (NVS) is a Strong Value Stock
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Published: October 08, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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3 Large Drug Stocks to Watch as Industry Recovers After PFE-Trump Deal
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Published: October 08, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Pfizer's landmark pricing deal with Trump sparks a pharma rally as J&J, Bayer and Novartis emerge as strong contenders for inclusion in one's portfolio.

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3 Reasons Growth Investors Will Love Novartis (NVS)
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Published: October 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Novartis (NVS) could produce exceptional returns because of its solid growth attributes.

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Published: October 06, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

While AI hype reigns on Wall Street, the healthcare sector is still far from the peaks it reached during the COVID-19 pandemic. And what's more important, many of the biotech stocks remain outside of Mr. Market's interest zone. Since the exclusivity of key blockbusters of 'giants', including Merck and Pfizer, expires in the next 4 years, there is an urgent need to continue rejuvenating their portfolios of drugs.

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Why Novartis (NVS) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Term
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Published: October 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

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About Novartis AG (NVS)

  • IPO Date 1996-11-07
  • Website https://www.novartis.com
  • Industry Drug Manufacturers - General
  • CEO Vasant Narasimhan
  • Employees 75883

Novartis AG researches, develops, manufactures, and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Innovative Medicines and Sandoz. The Innovative Medicines segment offers prescription medicines for patients and healthcare providers. It also provides ophthalmology, neuroscience, immunology, hepatology, dermatology, respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, and metabolism medicine products. The Sandoz segment develops, manufactures, and markets finished dosage form medicines; active ingredients and finished dosage forms of small molecule pharmaceuticals to third parties; and retail generics and anti-infectives. It also provides active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates primarily antibiotics; protein- or other biotechnology-based products, including biosimilars; and biotechnology manufacturing services. Novartis AG has a license and collaboration agreement with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals to develop, manufacture, and commercialize inclisiran; and a clinical collaboration with Kura Oncology, Inc. to evaluate the combination of Tipifarnib and Alpelisib in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.