Novartis AG (NVS)

Novartis AG Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 2 analysts that cover Novartis AG stock have a consensus rating of "Sell" and an average price target of $119, which forecasts a -9.21% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $118 and the highest is $120.

Price Target: $119 (-9.21%)

Analyst Consensus: Sell

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$118	$119	$120	$120
Change	-9.97%	-9.21%	-8.45%	-8.45%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Novartis AG stock is "Sell". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to lead to lower returns than market as a whole.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hold	6	6	6	6	3	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	1	1
Total	6	6	6	6	4	4

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
James Quigley Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Hold → Strong Sell Downgrades $119 → $118	Hold → Strong Sell	Downgrades	$119 → $118	-9.97%	Sep 12, 2025
Matthew Weston UBS	UBS	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades n/a	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	n/a	n/a	Feb 13, 2025
Hans Engel Erste Group	Erste Group	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades n/a	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	n/a	n/a	Nov 19, 2024
Etzer Darout BMO Capital	BMO Capital	Hold Maintains $118 → $120	Hold	Maintains	$118 → $120	-8.45%	Oct 30, 2024
Graham Perry B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Strong Buy → Hold Downgrades $135 → $130	Strong Buy → Hold	Downgrades	$135 → $130	-0.82%	Sep 11, 2024

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

56.41B

Increased by 9.06%

from 51.72B

Revenue Next Year

57.84B

Increased by 2.54%

from 56.41B

EPS This Year

9.07

Increased by 54.58%

from 5.87

EPS Next Year

9.44

Increased by 4.00%

from 9.07

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	49.90B	43.97B	43.46B	46.66B	51.72B	56.41B	57.84B
Revenue Growth	2.51%	-11.87%	-1.17%	7.36%	10.85%	9.06%	2.54%
EPS	3.52	10.63	3.17	7.10	5.87	9.07	9.44
EPS Growth	-30.43%	202.06%	-70.16%	123.90%	-17.36%	54.58%	4.00%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	14.44	13.89
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	24	24

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	60.9B	63.7B
Avg	56.4B	57.8B
Low	51.7B	53.1B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	17.7%	12.9%
Avg	9.1%	2.5%
Low	-0.1%	-5.9%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	9.70	10.92
Avg	9.07	9.44
Low	8.13	7.98

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	65.3%	20.3%
Avg	54.6%	4.0%
Low	38.6%	-12.1%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.