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$158.02

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Novartis Analyst Price Targets

Wall Street analyst price targets and consensus rating for Novartis (NVS).

Price Target Range — 6 Quarters

Analyst Consensus — 8 Analysts

2Buy

5Hold

1Sell

Consensus RatingOverweight# Analysts8Avg. Consensus PT$135Upside to Avg. PT-14.4%

Rating Trend — Last 9 Months

Recent Analyst Actions

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Date	Firm	Analyst	Action	Rating Change	Price Target
Mar 26, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Mark Purcell	PT Raise	Overweight	$143→$170
Jan 6, 2026	Barclays	Emmanuel Papada	Upgrade	Underweight→Equal-Weight	—
Dec 8, 2025	JP Morgan	Richard Vosser	Upgrade	Neutral→Overweight	—
Oct 27, 2025	Jefferies	Michael Leuchten	Assumes	Hold	—
Sep 12, 2025	Goldman Sachs	James Quigley	Downgrade	Neutral→Sell	$119→$118
Feb 13, 2025	UBS	Matthew Weston	Downgrade	Buy→Neutral	—
Nov 19, 2024	Erste Group	Hans Engel	Downgrade	Buy→Hold	—
Oct 30, 2024	BMO Capital	Etzer Darout	PT Raise	Market Perform	$118→$120
Sep 11, 2024	B of A Securities	Graham Perry	Downgrade	Buy→Neutral	$135→$130
Sep 5, 2024	Goldman Sachs	James Quigley	Downgrade	Buy→Neutral	$119→$121
Sep 3, 2024	Jefferies	Peter Welford	Downgrade	Buy→Hold	—
Jul 2, 2024	Jefferies	Peter Welford	PT Raise	Buy	$121→$123
Apr 24, 2024	BMO Capital	Etzer Darout	PT Raise	Market Perform	$114→$116
Feb 23, 2024	BMO Capital	Etzer Darout	Initiate	Market Perform	$114
Jan 23, 2024	Morgan Stanley	Mark Purcell	Initiate	Equal-Weight	$114
Sep 25, 2023	Morgan Stanley	Vincent Meunier	Upgrade	Underweight→Equal-Weight	—

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