How to buy Novartis AG ADR stock (NVS)

Novartis AG ADR is a drug manufacturers - general business based in the US. Novartis AG ADR shares (NVS) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $97.11 – a decrease of 1.27% over the previous week. Novartis AG ADR employs 76,057 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $49.9 billion.

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Novartis AG ADR stock price (NYSE: NVS)

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Novartis AG ADR shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-19.

Latest market close	$97.11
52-week range	$92.35 - $120.92
50-day moving average more info button	$107.51
200-day moving average more info button	$106.48
Wall St. target price	$114.03
PE ratio more info button	16.8988
Dividend yield more info button	$3.919 (3.86%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$5.73

Is it a good time to buy Novartis AG ADR stock?

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Novartis AG ADR price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $96.77 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-1.62%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-6.82%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-16.53%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-8.03%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-1.36%
2 years (2022-12-21)	22.18%
3 years (2021-12-21)	34.88%
5 years (2019-12-20)	33.17%

Is Novartis AG ADR stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Novartis AG ADR stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Novartis AG ADR's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Novartis AG ADR's P/E ratio

Novartis AG ADR's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 17x. In other words, Novartis AG ADR shares trade at around 17x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Novartis AG ADR's PEG ratio

Novartis AG ADR's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.8801. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Novartis AG ADR's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Novartis AG ADR's EBITDA

Novartis AG ADR's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $21 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Novartis AG ADR's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Novartis AG ADR financials

Revenue TTM	$49.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	33.47%
Gross profit TTM	$36.7 billion
Return on assets TTM	10.59%
Return on equity TTM	28.79%
Profit margin	35.25%
Book value	$21.67
Market Capitalization more info button	$197.2 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Novartis AG ADR share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 51.32% of net profits

Recently Novartis AG ADR has paid out, on average, around 100% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Novartis AG ADR shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Novartis AG ADR's case, that would currently equate to about $3.919 per share.

Novartis AG ADR's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.

Novartis AG ADR's most recent dividend payout was on 18 April 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 6 March 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Novartis AG ADR's shares ever split?

Novartis AG ADR's shares were split on a 1116:1000 basis on 8 April 2019 . So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1116 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Novartis AG ADR shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 10.4% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Novartis AG ADR shares which in turn could have impacted Novartis AG ADR's share price.

Novartis AG ADR share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Novartis AG ADR's shares have ranged in value from as little as $92.35 up to $120.92. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Novartis AG ADR's is 0.505. This would suggest that Novartis AG ADR's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Novartis AG ADR overview

Novartis AG engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of healthcare products in Switzerland and internationally. The company offers prescription medicines for patients and physicians. The company also provides Pluvicto, lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan, indicated for the treatment of adult patients with prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer; and Lutathera, lutetium Lu 177 dotatate, a prescription medicine used to treat adults and children aged 12 years and older with gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. It focuses on therapeutic areas, such as cardiovascular, renal and metabolic, immunology, neuroscience, and oncology, as well as ophthalmology and hematology. The company has a license and collaboration agreement with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals to develop, manufacture, and commercialize inclisiran, a therapy to reduce LDL cholesterol; and Dawn Health for the development and commercialization of Ekiva, a digital solution designed for people living with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria. It also has a research collaboration and license agreement with Schrödinger, Inc. to identify and develop various therapeutic candidates; and a strategic collaboration with Vyriad, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Novartis AG ADR is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.003% of Novartis AG ADR shares are held by insiders and 6.744% by institutions. How many people work for Novartis AG ADR?
Latest data suggests 76,057 work at Novartis AG ADR. When does the fiscal year end for Novartis AG ADR?
Novartis AG ADR's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Novartis AG ADR based?
Novartis AG ADR's address is: Lichtstrasse 35, Basel, Switzerland, 4056 What is Novartis AG ADR's ISIN number?
Novartis AG ADR's international securities identification number is: US66987V1098 What is Novartis AG ADR's CUSIP number?
Novartis AG ADR's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 66987V109