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The closing price of Novartis AG ADR (NYSE: NVS) was $114.25 for the day, down -0.24% from the previous closing price of $114.52. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.55 million shares were traded. NVS stock price reached its highest trading level at $115.765 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $114.09.
Ratios:
Our analysis of NVS’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 30.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.16. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.62 and its Current Ratio is at 0.82. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.78 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.57.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 23 ’25 when Marshall Fiona bought 15,000 shares for $112.68 per share.
Kowalski Robert William bought 1,212 shares of NVS for $137,297 on Apr 30 ’25. On Aug 12 ’24, another insider, Kowalski Robert William, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 6,566 shares for $111.72 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NVS now has a Market Capitalization of 225029079040 and an Enterprise Value of 261305319424. As of this moment, Novartis’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 16.55, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.05 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.91 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.831.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NVS is 0.62, which has changed by 0.0507679 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NVS has reached a high of $124.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $96.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.42%.
Shares Statistics:
NVS traded an average of 1.63M shares per day over the past three months and 2116530 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 1.94B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.90B. Insiders hold about 0.00% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 7.35% stake in the company. Shares short for NVS as of 1749772800 were 3872510 with a Short Ratio of 2.49, compared to 1747267200 on 3345325. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3872510 and a Short% of Float of 0.2.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 3.862, NVS has a forward annual dividend rate of 3.87. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03372337The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.63. The current Payout Ratio is 55.42% for NVS, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-12 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-03-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2019-04-09 when the company split stock in a 1116:1000 ratio.
