Novartis
NVS
About: Novartis develops and manufactures innovative drugs. Key areas of drug development include oncology, rare diseases, neuroscience, immunology, respiratory, cardio-metabolic, and established medicines. The company sells its products globally, with the United States comprising close to one third of total revenue.
Employees: 75,883
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
61% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 116 | Existing positions closed: 72
14% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 [Q1] → 16 (+2) [Q2]
1% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,338 [Q1] → 1,354 (+16) [Q2]
4% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 487 | Existing positions reduced: 468
3% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $15.4B [Q1] → $15.9B (+$500M) [Q2]
0.37% less ownership
Funds ownership: 6.58% [Q1] → 6.21% (-0.37%) [Q2]
19% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $269M | Put options by funds: $331M
Research analyst outlook
1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
1 analyst rating
Goldman Sachs
James Quigley
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$118
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Sell
Downgraded
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12 Sep 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 25 articles about NVS published over the past 30 days