The underlying tendency is to the upside for shares in Novo Nordisk A/S and the timing is opportune to get back into the stock. A comeback of the upward dynamic can be anticipated. Investors have an opportunity to buy the stock and target the DKK 900.
Summary
The company has strong fundamentals. More than 70% of companies have a lower mix of growth, profitability, debt and visibility.
Overall, and from a short-term perspective, the company presents an interesting fundamental situation.
The company has a good ESG score relative to its sector, according to Refinitiv.
Strengths
The company's EBITDA/Sales ratio is relatively high and results in high margins before depreciation, amortization and taxes.
Margins returned by the company are among the highest on the stock exchange list. Its core activity clears big profits.
Thanks to a sound financial situation, the firm has significant leeway for investment.
Over the last twelve months, the sales forecast has been frequently revised upwards.
Upward revisions of sales forecast reflect a renewed optimism among the analysts covering the stock.
Analysts remain confident with respect to the group's activity and, more often than not, have revised upwards their earnings per share estimates.
The average price target of analysts who are interested in the stock has been strongly revised upwards over the last four months.
The opinion of analysts covering the stock has improved over the past four months.
Over the past twelve months, analysts' opinions have been strongly revised upwards.
Considering the small differences between the analysts' various estimates, the group's business visibility is good.
Weaknesses
With an expected P/E ratio at 32.81 and 26.93 respectively for both the current and next fiscal years, the company operates with high earnings multiples.
The company's "enterprise value to sales" ratio is among the highest in the world.
The company appears highly valued given the size of its balance sheet.
The company is highly valued given the cash flows generated by its activity.
The company is not the most generous with respect to shareholders' compensation.
The price targets of various analysts who make up the consensus differ significantly. This reflects different assessments and/or a difficulty in valuing the company.
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