Novartis Valuation

Is NVSE.F undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of NVSE.F when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: NVSE.F ($96) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($216.06)

Significantly Below Fair Value: NVSE.F is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for NVSE.F?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

NVSE.F key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA11.5x
PEG Ratio2.2x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does NVSE.F's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for NVSE.F vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average38.9x
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
18.4x5.1%US$352.2b
PFE Pfizer
67.4x22.3%US$143.8b
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb
n/a44.3%US$90.9b
ZTS Zoetis
30.9x8.1%US$72.4b
NVSE.F Novartis
21.9x10.0%US$183.6b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: NVSE.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.9x) compared to the peer average (25.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does NVSE.F's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Pharmaceuticals Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a22.9%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: NVSE.F is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.9x) compared to the US Pharmaceuticals industry average (20.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is NVSE.F's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

NVSE.F PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio21.9x
Fair PE Ratio37.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: NVSE.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (21.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (37.2x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst NVSE.F forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$96.00
US$108.23
+12.7%
11.5%US$130.68US$81.17n/a18
Apr ’25US$96.51
US$108.27
+12.2%
11.5%US$128.13US$82.34n/a18
Mar ’25US$102.00
US$109.36
+7.2%
11.3%US$128.13US$83.55n/a18
Feb ’25US$105.00
US$110.17
+4.9%
11.1%US$128.13US$86.94n/a18
Jan ’25US$100.00
US$106.23
+6.2%
10.2%US$124.83US$86.38n/a18
Dec ’24US$97.95
US$105.47
+7.7%
10.7%US$124.83US$83.80n/a18
Nov ’24US$93.25
US$104.79
+12.4%
10.5%US$122.92US$83.08n/a18
Oct ’24US$102.50
US$111.88
+9.2%
10.9%US$129.15US$89.43n/a18
Sep ’24US$99.00
US$114.14
+15.3%
9.8%US$129.15US$92.37n/a18
Aug ’24US$106.05
US$114.52
+8.0%
10.1%US$129.15US$92.37n/a17
Jul ’24US$95.53
US$109.26
+14.4%
9.8%US$123.59US$89.19n/a16
Jun ’24US$97.19
US$108.09
+11.2%
9.3%US$123.50US$89.19n/a19
May ’24US$102.20
US$106.35
+4.1%
9.5%US$121.27US$89.97n/a19
Apr ’24US$91.20
US$99.32
+8.9%
10.5%US$117.39US$86.62US$96.5120
Mar ’24US$82.56
US$98.07
+18.8%
10.6%US$114.65US$74.75US$102.0021
Feb ’24US$87.57
US$97.24
+11.0%
10.1%US$113.80US$76.56US$105.0021
Jan ’24US$91.85
US$93.46
+1.7%
11.4%US$111.61US$75.21US$100.0021
Dec ’23US$89.57
US$90.75
+1.3%
10.7%US$107.24US$73.91US$97.9521
Nov ’23US$79.20
US$89.59
+13.1%
11.0%US$107.24US$69.98US$93.2521
Oct ’23US$75.77
US$89.89
+18.6%
11.9%US$110.03US$62.36US$102.5022
Sep ’23US$86.50
US$94.69
+9.5%
8.4%US$110.03US$77.11US$99.0022
Aug ’23US$89.75
US$95.14
+6.0%
9.2%US$112.65US$77.71US$106.0523
Jul ’23US$84.85
US$94.75
+11.7%
9.0%US$112.65US$78.36US$95.5324
Jun ’23US$89.60
US$94.66
+5.7%
8.6%US$112.65US$82.50US$97.1924
May ’23US$88.42
US$95.57
+8.1%
8.8%US$112.65US$82.50US$102.2024
Apr ’23US$87.26
US$96.76
+10.9%
9.9%US$114.39US$74.91US$91.2023

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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