Based on the aggregated intelligence of 170,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, Danish diabetes-drug maker Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) has earned a respected four-star ranking.

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 $76.27 billion
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Trailing-12-Month Revenue $10.15 billion
Management

CEO Lars Sorensen (since 2000)

CFO Jesper Brandgaard (since 2000)
Return on Equity (Average, Past 3 Years) 31.5%
Dividend Yield 1.2%
Competitors

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY)

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)

sanofi-aventis (NYSE: SNY)


Sources: Capital IQ (a division of Standard & Poor's) and Motley Fool CAPS.

On CAPS, 96% of the 471 members who have rated Novo Nordisk believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include mitleg and KnockoutMouse.

Just last month, mitleg tapped Novo Nordisk as a rather healthy opportunity:

They are [an] all around great company. Good to work for. Clear leader in diabetes research. Surging sales. The growth rate is up there with your Apples and Salesforces of the world. It is a little pricey, but worth it for a market leader, and well-run company.

As the clear leader in diabetes-care products, Novo Nordisk stands in an ideal position to benefit from an unfortunately growing diabetic population. Over the next five years, Novo Nordisk is even expected to grow profits at a faster pace (18.5% per annum) than rivals Eli Lilly (-6.5%), Pfizer (3%), and Sanofi (-3.9%), as well as other drug giants like Merck (NYSE: MRK) (5.8%) and GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) (3%).

CAPS member KnockoutMouse lists several of Novo Nordisk's positives:

1. A clear leader in an industry with high barriers to competition.
2. Well managed and efficient: with a high ROIC and profit margin.
3. Strong balance sheet, free cash flow adequate to fund its dividend, and well managed debt.
4. A history of substantial dividends and dividend growth.

[Novo Nordisk] is the world leader in Diabetes care.

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