NVO
Novo Nordisk A/S
Health Care · Pharmaceuticals · NYSE (ADR)
$42.96
Data: 2026-05-15
✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$197.0B
Total market value of the company
10.31
Reasonably valued
13.13
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+24.0%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
37.2%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
71.4%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$46.71
+9% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 12 analysts covering this stock
About Novo Nordisk A/S

Novo Nordisk A/S, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research and development, manufacture, and distribution of pharmaceutical products. It operates through two segments, Obesity and Diabetes Care, and Rare Disease. The Obesity and Diabetes care segment provides products for diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular, and other emerging therapy areas. The Rare Disease segment offers products in the areas of rare blood disorders, rare endocrine disorders, and hormone replacement therapy. The company also provides NovoPen 6 and NovoPen Echo Plus, smart insulin pens; Dose Check, an insulin dose guidance application; and growth hormone pens and injection needles. It operates in Europe, Canada, the United States, Japan, Korea, Oceania, Southeast Asia, Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Novo Nordisk A/S was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.

https://www.novonordisk.com

Country: Denmark Employees: 67,900 Industry: Drug Manufacturers - General
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
24.1% PASS
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
4.9% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
1.1% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
1.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$81.21
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
47.1%
Trading below fair value — margin of safety exists
Rating
OPPORTUNITY
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
99.9th
Ranks in the top 0% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
86.2
Valuation Score
88.0
Quality Score
92.0
Combined
N/A

Trading at $44 against a fair value of $81, a 45% discount. 37% profit margins. Passes all ethical screens. Ranks better than 98% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

ACCUMULATION
Smart money appears to be building positions quietly
-0.856
Returns do not compensate for the risk — negative edge
-0.0915
No positive edge detected — the data suggests staying out
-0.547
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
-40.9%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-74.7%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
44
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.35
Very low correlation to market moves
52W High
$81.44
47% below the year high
52W Low
$35.12
22% above the year low
Avg Volume
20,233,100
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
0.8
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
0.4%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
3.9%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$4.31
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

0.72
Moderate leverage — manageable
0.79
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.54
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
83.2%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
61.6%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$-12,039,249,920
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$327.8B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$122.0B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
12
Target High
$64.18
Target Median
$46.71
Target Low
$39.56
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-15

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