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Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO)

Healthcare | Drug Manufacturers - General | Bagsvaerd, Denmark | NYSE
49.07 USD -0.21 (-0.426%) ⇩ (July 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 5:31 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is defined by a fierce battle at the $50 resistance level. Despite a recent rally and positive news regarding the UK approval of the Wegovy pill, the stock is showing signs of exhaustion as it approaches this key technical ceiling. The options market confirms this hesitation, with massive open interest piles at both $47 and $50 creating a 'squeeze' effect that favors sideways movement over a breakout. Fundamentally, the company remains a powerhouse with exceptional profitability and a massive share buyback program, yet the market is currently pricing in a correction. The trailing P/E of roughly 12x suggests the stock is not cheap relative to its earnings power, which explains the lack of aggressive upside momentum despite the strong business. For the short term, the probability leans toward a consolidation or a pullback to test support, making a high-conviction long entry premature until the $50 barrier is decisively cleared.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL_79_115 ✓0.069669
MSTL_790.100271
MSTL_1150.122969
MSTL0.160908
AutoTheta0.163985
AutoETS0.164084
AutoARIMA0.252709

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_79_115

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 6.00
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.002
Excess Kurtosis 0.90
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-29
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-29
Debt to Equity Ratio 72.086
Revenue per Share 73.766
Market Cap 217,077,366,784
Trailing P/E 11.82
Forward P/E 15.18
Beta 0.36
Profit Margins 37.21%
Website https://www.novonordisk.com

As of July 11, 2026, 5:31 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile range-bound outcome rather than a decisive breakout. Call volume is heavily concentrated at the $50 strike, acting as a major resistance wall, while put volume shows significant accumulation just below current prices ($45-$47 range). The implied volatility surface is elevated across the board, suggesting traders expect continued choppiness. While there is some speculative buying of deep out-of-the-money calls, the overwhelming open interest in puts indicates a defensive bias, with market participants betting against a rapid surge past the $50 psychological level.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
3.61% 4.70% 2.62% 2.14%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-30 1.275000 3.612921
2025-08-18 0.584000 1.086512
2025-03-31 1.099000 1.582661
2024-08-16 0.513000 0.380310
2024-03-22 0.930000 0.722274
2023-08-18 0.442000 0.482717
2023-03-24 0.594500 0.778396
2022-08-12 0.292000 0.543256
2022-03-25 0.518000 0.972679
2021-08-16 0.278500 0.539415
2021-03-26 0.474500 1.400118
2020-08-14 0.259000 0.787593
2020-03-27 0.393500 1.387273
2019-08-16 0.224500 0.869144
2019-03-22 0.394500 1.555599
2018-08-17 0.233500 0.983987
2018-03-23 0.335000 1.381728
2017-08-17 0.237000 1.045434
2017-03-23 0.331500 2.000000
2016-08-11 0.223500 0.962118
2016-03-18 0.482000 1.765244
2015-03-19 0.380000 1.576763
2014-03-21 0.415000 1.890661
2013-03-21 0.318400 1.975186
2012-03-22 0.249700 1.762796
2011-03-24 0.181800 1.475410
2010-03-25 0.140700 1.796705
2009-03-19 0.103400 2.241006
2008-03-13 0.088400 1.286941
2007-03-08 0.060900 1.448448
2006-03-09 0.048300 1.650436
2005-03-10 0.042000 1.478093
2004-03-17 0.037250 1.619213
2003-03-26 0.026150 1.569628
2002-03-13 0.018450 0.964958
2001-03-21 0.015900 0.798995
2000-11-17 0.009400 0.517906
2000-03-24 0.011700 0.832740
1999-03-25 0.008200 0.821026
1998-03-27 0.008040 0.504075
1997-04-25 0.005620 0.553695
1996-05-01 0.004300 0.656489
1996-04-24 0.003600 0.551724
1995-04-24 0.004200 0.831683
1994-04-26 0.002800 0.523364
1994-04-22 0.002800 0.533333
1993-04-22 0.002700 0.600000
1992-04-28 0.003000 0.738462
1991-04-19 0.002545 0.790680
1990-04-23 0.003120 1.398319
1989-04-21 0.002315 1.089412
1988-04-21 0.002610 1.856000
1987-04-20 0.002070 1.118919
1986-04-21 0.001720 1.023048
1985-04-19 0.001295 0.972770
1984-04-13 0.001440 0.593814
1983-04-13 0.001370 0.528193
1982-04-23 0.000300 0.142433
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.8
dividendYield 3.66
exDividendDate 2026-03-30
trailingAnnualDividendRate 11.7
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.23741883
lastDividendValue 1.275
lastDividendDate 2026-03-30
dividendDate 2026-04-08

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.26688486
Address1 Novo Alle 1
All Time High 148.15
All Time Low 0.08625
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 1,800
Average Analyst Rating 2.4 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 9,409,980
Average Daily Volume3 Month 14,429,078
Average Volume 14,429,078
Average Volume10Days 9,409,980
Beta 0.36
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 300
Book Value 6.9908257
City Bagsvaerd
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Country Denmark
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 49.07
Current Ratio 0.788
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 49.27
Day Low 48.292
Debt To Equity 72.086
Dividend Date 1,775,606,400
Dividend Rate 1.8
Dividend Yield 3.66
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,065,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,065,200
Earnings Growth 0.671
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.672
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,933,000
Ebitda 173,876,002,816
Ebitda Margins 0.53043
Enterprise To Ebitda 1.971
Enterprise To Revenue 1.046
Enterprise Value 342,751,608,832
Eps Current Year 21.60838
Eps Forward 3.232534
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.15
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,774,828,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 45.5578
Fifty Day Average Change 3.5121994
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.07709326
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -26.688486
Fifty Two Week High 71.8
Fifty Two Week High Change -22.730003
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.31657386
Fifty Two Week Low 35.12
Fifty Two Week Low Change 13.950001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3972096
Fifty Two Week Range 35.12 - 71.8
Financial Currency DKK
First Trade Date Milliseconds 357,485,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.79
Float Shares 3,184,237,449
Forward Eps 3.232534
Forward P E 15.180041
Free Cashflow -12,039,249,920
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 67,900
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.83195996
Gross Profits 272,715,005,952
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00005
Held Percent Institutions 0.09906
Implied Shares Outstanding 4,423,830,520
Industry Drug Manufacturers - General
Industry Disp Drug Manufacturers - General
Industry Key drug-manufacturers-general
Ir Website http://www.novonordisk.com/investors/default.asp
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,774,828,800
Last Dividend Value 1.275
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,695,168,000
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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; growth hormone pens and injection needles; and Wegovy pill an oral glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist therapy for weight management. 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.
Long Name Novo Nordisk A/S
Market us_market
Market Cap 217,077,366,784
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_323452
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 121,956,999,168
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 218,104,844,917
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 48.775
Operating Cashflow 118,456,000,512
Operating Margins 0.61574
Payout Ratio 0.4259
Peg Ratio 3.66
Phone 45 44 44 88 88
Pre Market Change 0.21789932
Pre Market Change Percent 0.44396764
Pre Market Price 49.2979
Pre Market Time 1,784,106,098
Previous Close 49.28
Price Eps Current Year 2.2708783
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 7.0191994
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.66222507
Profit Margins 0.37205002
Quick Ratio 0.541
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.42857
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.209999
Regular Market Change Percent -0.426135
Regular Market Day High 49.27
Regular Market Day Low 48.292
Regular Market Day Range 48.292 - 49.27
Regular Market Open 48.775
Regular Market Previous Close 49.28
Regular Market Price 49.07
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,202
Regular Market Volume 6,623,651
Return On Assets 0.19249001
Return On Equity 0.71402
Revenue Growth 0.24
Revenue Per Share 73.766
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Shares Outstanding 3,348,958,520
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0063
Shares Short 27,780,646
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 22,683,612
Short Name Novo Nordisk A/S
Short Percent Of Float 0.0088
Short Ratio 2.05
Source Interval 15
Symbol NVO
Target High Price 63.056034
Target Low Price 39.592724
Target Mean Price 47.984653
Target Median Price 46.229206
Total Cash 21,625,999,360
Total Cash Per Share 4.868
Total Debt 146,381,996,032
Total Revenue 327,799,996,416
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 11.7
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.23741883
Trailing Eps 4.15
Trailing P E 11.824096
Trailing Peg Ratio 3.6427
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 47.5144
Two Hundred Day Average Change 1.5555992
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.03273953
Type Disp Equity
Volume 6,623,651
Website https://www.novonordisk.com
Zip 2,880