Range
Dist6
NVS

NVS

Novartis AG ADR

$161.93-1.85%
Setup
Watch
Buy Zone
$164.56-$172.79
Sector
Drug Manufacturers - General
Industry
Drug Manufacturers - General
39
Recommendation
Avoid
Avoid

Too many CANSLIM criteria failing.

NVS chart

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ADX
Weak or Absent12.3
Long Term
Up ↑
Intermediate Term
Up ↑
Short Term
Range →
Overall Quality39
71
relative strength
52
Weak fund-Q
68
+20% vs avg
75
6/8 checks
91
Drug Manufacturers - General

Trade Plan

Avoid
Entry
$164.56
Entry Zone
$164.56-$172.79
Stop / Risk
$151.4
RS Rating
71
Volume confirmed
No
Targets
$197.47 / $205.7

Breakout · IBD Setup

4 ✓ 4 ✗
Entry $164.56–$172.79Stop $151.4Target $197.47 / $205.7
Market regimeRange
Quality39
RS Rating71
Above 50-MA+8.92%
Above 200-MA+6.42%
VolumeWeak
In Buy ZoneYes
Not extendedOK
Invalidation · Close below stop

How this came together

39
MarketRange
SetupWatch
ConfidenceExperimental · not backtested
Fund-Q52 · Weak
StatusAvoid

Stock Data

52-Week Range123 – 170
Price % Chg YTD17.45%
Price % Chg 4wk13.02%
50-Day Avg Vol2.0 Mil
P/E Ratio30.7
Market Cap$294B
SectorHealthcare
IndustryDrug Manufacturers - General

Company Fundamentals

EPS % Chg (Qtr)-68.95%
Sales % Chg (Qtr)4.03%
EPS Growth 5y15.24%
Sales Growth 5y2.29%
Annual ROE24.62%
Gross Margin74.3%
Operating Margin30.47%
Net Margin18.14%
Debt / Equity1.30

Setup levels

Current price
$161.93
Pivot
$164.56
Distance to buy
-5%
52-week range
123.24-170.45

Trigger evidence

No active trigger evidence available.
Pattern levels: near highs
Financial health checks
3/5
Return on equity above 15%

ROE 24.62%

Net margin above 10%

Net margin 18.14%

EPS growing quarter on quarter

EPS q/q -68.95%

Sales growing quarter on quarter

Sales q/q 4.03%

Debt to equity below 1.0

D/E 1.30

Key metrics

Finviz snapshot · value vs. sector median (≥5 peers)

Annual ROE24.62%
vs sector +2.0%
Net margin18.14%
vs sector +0.5%
Gross margin74.3%
vs sector +7.1%
EPS growth q/q-68.95%
vs sector -76.5%
Sales growth q/q4.03%
vs sector -14.7%
Debt / equity1.30
vs sector +0.65

Business quality

52
GradeWeak
EPS rating12
P/E30.7
Market cap$294B
IndustryDrug Manufacturers - General

Technical checks

Über 50-MA
Pass
Über 200-MA
Pass
RS-Linie auf neuem Hoch
Fail
Volumen bestätigt
Fail
In Kaufzone
Pass
Nicht überextended
Pass
Über 21-EMA
Pass
Volumen gesund
Pass

IBD / source mentions

No recent IBD mention found for this ticker.

Signal history

Added to list
2026-10-28
Trigger date
—
Days on list
9

Data sources: internal CANSLIM engine · Finviz snapshot · TradingView chart. Not investment advice.