Novartis AG
Novartis AG
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Overview
What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.
About Novartis AG
- Industry
- Drug Manufacturers - General
- Sector
- Healthcare
- CEO
- Vasant Narasimhan
- Headquarters
- Lichtstrasse 35, Basel, CH
- Industry
- Drug Manufacturers - General
- Sector
- Healthcare
- CEO
- Vasant Narasimhan
- Headquarters
- Lichtstrasse 35, Basel, CH
Novartis AG researches, develops, manufactures, and markets healthcare products worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Innovative Medicines and Sandoz. The Innovative Medicines segment offers prescription medicines for patients and healthcare providers.
It also provides ophthalmology, neuroscience, immunology, hepatology, dermatology, respiratory, cardiovascular, renal, and metabolism medicine products.
The Sandoz segment develops, manufactures, and markets finished dosage form medicines; active ingredients and finished dosage forms of small molecule pharmaceuticals to third parties; and retail generics and anti-infectives.
It also provides active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates primarily antibiotics; protein- or other biotechnology-based products, including biosimilars; and biotechnology manufacturing services.
Novartis AG has a license and collaboration agreement with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals to develop, manufacture, and commercialize inclisiran; and a clinical collaboration with Kura Oncology, Inc. to evaluate the combination of Tipifarnib and Alpelisib in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.
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Fair Value
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FRC's fair value estimate for Novartis AG, and the rating behind it. NVS last traded at $137.16, 20.8× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.
Financial Ratios
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Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Novartis AG. Starting points for Novartis AG: P/E 20.8, EPS $6.64, beta 0.46 — an Drug Manufacturers - General name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.
Dividend Analysis
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Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Novartis AG. Novartis AG paid $4.74 per share over the last year — a 3.5% yield at the current $137.16 price. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.
Earnings Analysis
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Reported vs. expected earnings history for Novartis AG. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Novartis AG stands at $6.64. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.
Financial Statements
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Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Novartis AG. Novartis AG has reported as a listed company since 1996. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.
Comparables
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Novartis AG valued side by side against its closest peers. Novartis AG is measured against Drug Manufacturers - General peers within the Healthcare sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.
Institutional Ownership
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Which institutions hold Novartis AG, and how their positions are changing. At a $260.70B market value, institutional positions materially move Novartis AG's register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.
Insider Trading
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Buying and selling by Novartis AG executives and directors. Shares of Novartis AG have traded between $96.06 and $134.00 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.
Senate Trading
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U.S. Senate disclosures naming Novartis AG. Novartis AG is a $260.70B Healthcare company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.
House Trading
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U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Novartis AG. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.
News
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