Novartis AG

OTCPK:NVSE.F Stock Report

Market Cap: US$194.2b

Novartis Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • 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 ($94.7) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($263.46)

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?

Key metric: As NVSE.F is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for NVSE.F. This is calculated by dividing NVSE.F's market cap by their current earnings.
What is NVSE.F's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio16.5x
EarningsUS$11.76b
Market CapUS$194.15b

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 Average27.4x
MRK Merck
20.4x16.0%US$248.0b
JNJ Johnson & Johnson
23.6x10.6%US$347.8b
PFE Pfizer
35x14.8%US$149.4b
ZTS Zoetis
30.6x10.0%US$74.4b
NVSE.F Novartis
16.5x7.0%US$173.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: NVSE.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x) compared to the peer average (27.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

9 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
OGN Organon
2.9x-8.3%US$3.75b
NDOI Endo
0.5xn/aUS$1.83b
KPRX Kiora Pharmaceuticals
1.8x-40.4%US$9.81m
EDXC Endexx
0.8xn/aUS$5.57m
NVSE.F 16.5xIndustry Avg. 16.7xNo. of Companies9PE01224364860+
9 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: NVSE.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x) compared to the US Pharmaceuticals industry average (16.7x).

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 Ratio16.5x
Fair PE Ratio33.2x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: NVSE.F is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (33.2x).

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$94.70
US$115.19
+21.6%
9.7%US$137.06US$95.16n/a19
Dec ’25US$102.70
US$115.55
+12.5%
9.7%US$137.06US$96.11n/a19
Nov ’25US$106.16
US$117.14
+10.3%
9.4%US$137.06US$98.16n/a19
Oct ’25US$110.33
US$117.01
+6.1%
9.1%US$135.24US$100.63n/a19
Sep ’25US$116.05
US$116.18
+0.1%
9.8%US$135.24US$95.66n/a20
Aug ’25US$111.16
US$115.26
+3.7%
10.3%US$135.24US$95.66n/a20
Jul ’25US$104.00
US$110.20
+6.0%
11.3%US$131.71US$84.21n/a20
Jun ’25US$97.97
US$108.89
+11.1%
10.8%US$130.01US$84.21n/a19
May ’25US$97.00
US$107.68
+11.0%
11.2%US$129.59US$81.17n/a18
Apr ’25US$96.51
US$108.29
+12.2%
11.5%US$128.13US$82.34n/a18
Mar ’25US$102.00
US$109.35
+7.2%
11.3%US$128.13US$83.55n/a18
Feb ’25US$105.00
US$110.18
+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$83.80US$102.7018
Nov ’24US$93.25
US$104.79
+12.4%
10.5%US$122.92US$83.08US$106.1618
Oct ’24US$102.50
US$111.88
+9.2%
10.9%US$129.15US$89.43US$110.3318
Sep ’24US$99.00
US$114.14
+15.3%
9.8%US$129.15US$92.37US$116.0518
Aug ’24US$106.05
US$114.52
+8.0%
10.1%US$129.15US$92.37US$111.1617
Jul ’24US$95.53
US$109.26
+14.4%
9.8%US$123.59US$89.19US$104.0016
Jun ’24US$97.19
US$108.09
+11.2%
9.3%US$123.50US$89.19US$97.9719
May ’24US$102.20
US$106.35
+4.1%
9.5%US$121.27US$89.97US$97.0019
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

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

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/22 09:54
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Novartis AG is covered by 68 analysts. 17 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kamla SinghAlphaValue
John EadeArgus Research Company
Fabrizio SpagnaAxia Financial Research