Novo Nordisk (NVO) reports Q4 earnings with expectations of 86 cents EPS and $11.40B revenues. Stock down 29.55% YOY, 4.81% YTD. Analysts see 68% upside.

The weight-loss drugmaker's Wegovy and Ozempic are among the most closely watched new medications in recent history, but face serious competition from Eli Lilly’s Zepbound and Mounjaro.

Novo Nordisk today announced 2024 earnings, reporting a 26% increase in annual sales to ~$40.56bn. Read why I upgrade NVO stock from hold to buy.

Novo Nordisk reported Q4 sales of $11.96 billion, beating estimates. The company plans a new phase 3 trial for CagriSema in 2025, with results expected in Q1.

Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk on Wednesday forecast sales would grow at a slower rate this year although the outlook was roughly in line with market expectations as the pace of ferocious demand for its wildly popular obesity drug Wegovy eases somewhat.

KEY TAKEAWAYS Novo Nordisk's U.S.-listed shares are rising 4% in premarket trading after the Ozempic and Wegovy maker's better-than-estimated quarterly results offset slower 2025 sales growth projections amid "intensifying competition.