Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Danish drug giant Novo Nordisk
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Novo Nordisk's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Novo Nordisk facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Bagsvaerd, Denmark (1925) |
| Market Cap | $80.6 billion |
| Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $11.7 billion |
| Management | CEO Lars Sorensen (since 2000) CFO Jesper Brandgaard (since 2000) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 39.0% |
| Cash/Debt | $3.2 billion / $150.9 million |
| Dividend Yield | 1.3% |
| Competitors |
Amylin Pharmaceuticals Pfizer Sanofi |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 96% of the 559 members who have rated Novo Nordisk believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, NHWeston, summed up the opportunity for our community:
Although the chess game between Novo and whoever finally snaps up [Amylin] will accelerate this year, it may be ultimately pointless. ... What will give [Novo Nordisk] the leg up, perhaps the killing trump, is their rumored work on an insulin tablet. If Diabetes can ultimately be controlled by a pill rather than an injection, no matter how infrequent the stab, the successful developer of that pill will own the field. And, even now, [Novo Nordisk] leads the pack in nearly all aspects of diabetes care. ... Good long term bet, but I'm playing for the short term victory here.
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