Why Is Novo Nordisk Stock Crashing, and Is It a Buying Opportunity?

By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Aug 2, 2025 at 9:00AM

NYSE: NVO

Novo Nordisk

Market Cap

$162B

Today's Change

(2.48%) $1.17

Current Price

$48.23

Price as of August 1, 2025, 3:58 p.m. ET

Competition from all sides is causing Novo Nordisk to revise its expectations for 2025.

Novo Nordisk (NVO 2.48%) is struggling with competition from both compounders and larger rivals.

*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of July 29, 2025. The video was published on July 31, 2025.

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A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.

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