NVS Novartis AG ADR

Health Care > Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences > Pharmaceuticals > Pharmaceuticals  | NYSE, MegaCap |  Last Price: 168.62 | 2026-02-27 | Atrp: 1.66

Sat 21 Feb 2026 to Fri 27 Feb 2026: Score 8

Metric		Previous	New	Change	Interpretation
✅	PEG Ratio	2.9356	1.3644	▼ -53.52%	Bullish. Lower is better. Substantial decrease, improving the value relative to growth P/E ratio adjusted for growth rate
✅	Forward PE	17.6056	14.1844	▼ -19.43%	Bullish. Lower is better. Moderate improvement Stock price divided by expected future earnings
✅	Price Book MRQ	6.7466	6.0388	▼ -10.49%	Bullish. Lower is better. Closer to 1; less overvalued on assets but improved perception Stock price divided by book value per share for the most recent quarter
✅	Enterprise Value/Revenue	5.8949	5.0427	▼ -14.46%	Bullish. Lower is better. Moderate improvement Enterprise value divided by revenue
✅	Enterprise Value/EBITDA	14.6395	12.2545	▼ -16.29%	Bullish. Lower is better. Moderate improvement Enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
✅	Wall Street Target Price	140.302	145.78	▲ 3.9%	Bullish. Higher is better. Higher analyst expectations, pointing to increased optimism for future performance Analysts' consensus target price for the stock
✅	EPS Estimate Next Year	9.9246	10.042	▲ 1.18%	Bullish. Higher is better. Slight raised expectations for further out Expected earnings per share next year
❌	Price Sales TTM	5.5484	5.6453	▲ 1.75%	Bearish. Lower is better. Higher multiple; market willing to pay more per dollar of sales Stock price divided by revenue per share over the trailing twelve months
❌	Short Ratio	3.08	3.21	▲ 4.22%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline
❌	Enterprise Value	$334.09B	$278.29B	▼ -16.7%	Bearish. Higher is better. Decreased, reflecting lower market cap and possibly debt adjustments Market capitalization plus debt minus cash
❌	Short Percent	0.27%	0.39%	▲ 44.44%	Bearish. Lower is better. Significant increase; still high, potential for squeeze if positive catalysts emerge Percentage of shares sold short

Sat 14 Feb 2026 to Sat 21 Feb 2026: Score -3

Metric		Previous	New	Change	Interpretation
❌	Wall Street Target Price	142.0022	140.302	▼ -1.2%	Bearish. Higher is better. Lower analyst expectations, pointing to decreased optimism for future performance Analysts' consensus target price for the stock
❌	EPS Estimate Next Year	10.0304	9.9246	▼ -1.05%	Bearish. Higher is better. Slight lowered expectations for further out Expected earnings per share next year
❌	Institutional Ownership	7.161%	7.082%	▼ -1.1%	Bearish. Higher is better. Slight decline; reduced interest from big investors Percentage held by institutions like mutual funds

Sat 07 Feb 2026 to Sat 14 Feb 2026: Score -5

Metric		Previous	New	Change	Interpretation
❌	PEG Ratio	2.8153	2.9356	▲ 4.27%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight increase, worsening the value relative to growth P/E ratio adjusted for growth rate
❌	Forward PE	16.8919	17.6056	▲ 4.23%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Stock price divided by expected future earnings
❌	Price Sales TTM	5.3353	5.5631	▲ 4.27%	Bearish. Lower is better. Higher multiple; market willing to pay more per dollar of sales Stock price divided by revenue per share over the trailing twelve months
❌	Price Book MRQ	6.4703	6.7466	▲ 4.27%	Bearish. Lower is better. Further to 1; more overvalued on assets but worsened perception Stock price divided by book value per share for the most recent quarter
❌	Enterprise Value/Revenue	5.6131	5.8949	▲ 5.02%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Enterprise value divided by revenue
❌	Enterprise Value/EBITDA	13.9396	14.6395	▲ 5.02%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
✅	Enterprise Value	$318.11B	$334.09B	▲ 5.02%	Bullish. Higher is better. Increased, reflecting higher market cap and possibly debt adjustments Market capitalization plus debt minus cash
✅	Short Percent	0.29%	0.27%	▼ -6.9%	Bullish. Lower is better. Slight decrease; still high, potential for squeeze if positive catalysts emerge Percentage of shares sold short
✅	Short Ratio	3.85	3.08	▼ -20%	Bullish. Lower is better. Significant improvement

Fri 30 Jan 2026 to Sat 07 Feb 2026: Score -24

Metric		Previous	New	Change	Interpretation
❌	PEG Ratio	1.2105	2.8153	▲ 132.57%	Bearish. Lower is better. Extreme increase, worsening the value relative to growth P/E ratio adjusted for growth rate
❌	Quarterly Revenue Growth YOY	91%	21%	▼ -75.56%	Bearish. Higher is better. Quarterly revenue growth YOY growth slowing. Year-over-year growth in quarterly revenue
❌	Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY	291%	-121%	▼ -140.42%	Bearish. Higher is better. Quarterly earnings growth YOY turned from growth to decline; signs of deterioration. Year-over-year growth in quarterly earnings
❌	Operating Margin TTM	31.93%	27.81%	▼ -12.9%	Bearish. Higher is better. Operating margin TTM growth slowing. Percentage of revenue left after operating expenses
❌	EBITDA	$24923M	$23473M	▼ -5.82%	Bearish. Higher is better. Decline in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization; indicates weaker operational cash flow Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization
❌	Return On Equity TTM	32.62%	30.81%	▼ -5.55%	Bearish. Higher is better. Return on equity TTM growth slowing. Efficiency in generating profits from shareholders' equity
❌	Return On Assets TTM	12.13%	11.14%	▼ -8.16%	Bearish. Higher is better. Return on assets TTM growth slowing. Efficiency in generating profits from total assets
❌	Forward PE	16.2338	16.8919	▲ 4.05%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Stock price divided by expected future earnings
❌	Price Sales TTM	5.0894	5.3353	▲ 4.83%	Bearish. Lower is better. Higher multiple; market willing to pay more per dollar of sales Stock price divided by revenue per share over the trailing twelve months
❌	Earnings Per Share	7.31	7.15	▼ -2.19%	Bearish. Higher is better. Slight decline in earnings per share Profit allocated to each outstanding share
❌	Profit Margin	25.53%	24.67%	▼ -3.37%	Bearish. Higher is better. Profit margin growth slowing. Percentage of revenue that turns into profit
❌	Enterprise Value/Revenue	5.4738	5.6131	▲ 2.54%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Enterprise value divided by revenue
❌	Enterprise Value/EBITDA	13.4535	13.9396	▲ 3.61%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
✅	Wall Street Target Price	140.0022	142.0022	▲ 1.43%	Bullish. Higher is better. Higher analyst expectations, pointing to increased optimism for future performance Analysts' consensus target price for the stock
✅	EPS Estimate Current Year	8.9198	9.0575	▲ 1.54%	Bullish. Higher is better. Slight increase; improved outlook for current year earnings Expected earnings per share this year
✅	Revenue Per Share TTM	28.809	29.229	▲ 1.46%	Bullish. Higher is better. Slight improvement Revenue generated per outstanding share over the trailing twelve months
✅	Enterprise Value	$308.57B	$318.11B	▲ 3.09%	Bullish. Higher is better. Increased, reflecting higher market cap and possibly debt adjustments Market capitalization plus debt minus cash
✅	Book Value	23.103	24.175	▲ 4.64%	Bullish. Higher is better. Slight increase; stock now trades closer to book value Net asset value of the company per share
✅	EPS Estimate Next Year	9.2289	10.052	▲ 8.92%	Bullish. Higher is better. Slight raised expectations for further out Expected earnings per share next year

Fri 23 Jan 2026 to Fri 30 Jan 2026: Score -1

Metric		Previous	New	Change	Interpretation
❌	PEG Ratio	1.1768	1.2105	▲ 2.86%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight increase, worsening the value relative to growth P/E ratio adjusted for growth rate
❌	Forward PE	15.7729	16.2338	▲ 2.92%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Stock price divided by expected future earnings
❌	Price Sales TTM	4.9355	5.0894	▲ 3.12%	Bearish. Lower is better. Higher multiple; market willing to pay more per dollar of sales Stock price divided by revenue per share over the trailing twelve months
❌	Price Book MRQ	6.2762	6.4455	▲ 2.7%	Bearish. Lower is better. Further to 1; more overvalued on assets but worsened perception Stock price divided by book value per share for the most recent quarter
❌	Enterprise Value/Revenue	5.3138	5.4738	▲ 3.01%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Enterprise value divided by revenue
❌	Enterprise Value/EBITDA	13.0601	13.4535	▲ 3.01%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
✅	Wall Street Target Price	137.78	140.0022	▲ 1.61%	Bullish. Higher is better. Higher analyst expectations, pointing to increased optimism for future performance Analysts' consensus target price for the stock
✅	Enterprise Value	$300.07B	$308.57B	▲ 2.83%	Bullish. Higher is better. Increased, reflecting higher market cap and possibly debt adjustments Market capitalization plus debt minus cash
✅	Short Ratio	3.95	3.85	▼ -2.53%	Bullish. Lower is better. Slight improvement
✅	Short Percent	0.31%	0.29%	▼ -6.45%	Bullish. Lower is better. Slight decrease; still high, potential for squeeze if positive catalysts emerge Percentage of shares sold short

Wed 14 Jan 2026 to Fri 23 Jan 2026: Score -4

Metric		Previous	New	Change	Interpretation
❌	PEG Ratio	1.1493	1.1768	▲ 2.39%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight increase, worsening the value relative to growth P/E ratio adjusted for growth rate
❌	Forward PE	15.4083	15.7729	▲ 2.37%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Stock price divided by expected future earnings
❌	Price Sales TTM	4.8201	4.9355	▲ 2.39%	Bearish. Lower is better. Higher multiple; market willing to pay more per dollar of sales Stock price divided by revenue per share over the trailing twelve months
❌	Price Book MRQ	6.1295	6.2762	▲ 2.39%	Bearish. Lower is better. Further to 1; more overvalued on assets but worsened perception Stock price divided by book value per share for the most recent quarter
❌	Enterprise Value/Revenue	5.2456	5.3138	▲ 1.3%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Enterprise value divided by revenue
❌	Enterprise Value/EBITDA	12.8925	13.0601	▲ 1.3%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
✅	Wall Street Target Price	134.8822	137.78	▲ 2.15%	Bullish. Higher is better. Higher analyst expectations, pointing to increased optimism for future performance Analysts' consensus target price for the stock
✅	Enterprise Value	$295.7B	$300.07B	▲ 1.48%	Bullish. Higher is better. Increased, reflecting higher market cap and possibly debt adjustments Market capitalization plus debt minus cash

Tue 06 Jan 2026 to Wed 14 Jan 2026: Score -12

Metric		Previous	New	Change	Interpretation
❌	Short Ratio	3.01	3.95	▲ 31.23%	Bearish. Lower is better. Significant decline
❌	Short Percent	0.28%	0.31%	▲ 10.71%	Bearish. Lower is better. Moderate increase; still high, potential for squeeze if positive catalysts emerge Percentage of shares sold short
❌	PEG Ratio	1.1244	1.1493	▲ 2.21%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight increase, worsening the value relative to growth P/E ratio adjusted for growth rate
❌	Forward PE	15.0602	15.4083	▲ 2.31%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Stock price divided by expected future earnings
❌	Price Sales TTM	4.6942	4.8201	▲ 2.68%	Bearish. Lower is better. Higher multiple; market willing to pay more per dollar of sales Stock price divided by revenue per share over the trailing twelve months
❌	Price Book MRQ	5.9966	6.1295	▲ 2.22%	Bearish. Lower is better. Further to 1; more overvalued on assets but worsened perception Stock price divided by book value per share for the most recent quarter
❌	Enterprise Value/Revenue	5.1044	5.2456	▲ 2.77%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Enterprise value divided by revenue
❌	Enterprise Value/EBITDA	12.5457	12.8925	▲ 2.76%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
✅	Enterprise Value	$287.75B	$295.7B	▲ 2.76%	Bullish. Higher is better. Increased, reflecting higher market cap and possibly debt adjustments Market capitalization plus debt minus cash

Sun 21 Dec 2025 to Tue 06 Jan 2026: Score -10

Metric		Previous	New	Change	Interpretation
❌	Short Ratio	2.7	3.01	▲ 11.48%	Bearish. Lower is better. Moderate decline
❌	Short Percent	0.26%	0.28%	▲ 7.69%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight increase; still high, potential for squeeze if positive catalysts emerge Percentage of shares sold short
❌	PEG Ratio	1.1043	1.1244	▲ 1.82%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight increase, worsening the value relative to growth P/E ratio adjusted for growth rate
❌	Forward PE	14.7929	15.0602	▲ 1.81%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Stock price divided by expected future earnings
❌	Price Sales TTM	4.6312	4.6942	▲ 1.36%	Bearish. Lower is better. Higher multiple; market willing to pay more per dollar of sales Stock price divided by revenue per share over the trailing twelve months
❌	Price Book MRQ	5.8893	5.9966	▲ 1.82%	Bearish. Lower is better. Further to 1; more overvalued on assets but worsened perception Stock price divided by book value per share for the most recent quarter
❌	Enterprise Value/Revenue	5.0464	5.1044	▲ 1.15%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Enterprise value divided by revenue
❌	Enterprise Value/EBITDA	12.4029	12.5457	▲ 1.15%	Bearish. Lower is better. Slight decline Enterprise value to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
✅	Enterprise Value	$284.47B	$287.75B	▲ 1.15%	Bullish. Higher is better. Increased, reflecting higher market cap and possibly debt adjustments Market capitalization plus debt minus cash