Novartis in top Swiss dividend returns

Huge dividend Novartis

Investors in Novartis can expect a huge dividend payment. Based on the recent analysts' consensus the stock now has one of the highest dividend returns of the Swiss market. For this year most of the analysts expect a dividend of 2,95 CHF per share. Novartis 's dividend yield thus equals 3,51 percent. The average dividend yield of the pharmaceutical companies equals a limited 0,5 percent.

Dividend returns Novartis

Tomorrow the Swiss Novartis will report its past quarter's results. For this year Novartis 's revenue will be around 52,35 billion CHF. This is according to the average of the analysts' estimates. This is slightly more than 2017's revenue of 50,14 billion CHF.

Historical revenues and results Novartis plus estimates 2018

The analysts expect for 2018 a net profit of 12,09 billion CHF. For this year most of the analysts expect a profit per share of 5,18 CHF. Based on this the price/earnings-ratio is 16,23.

Based on the current number of outstanding shares Novartis 's market capitalization is 199,61 billion CHF. The Novartis stock was the past 12 months quite unstable. Since last October the stock is 4 percent higher. This year the stock price moved between 72 and 88 CHF. Since 2008 the stock price is almost 41 percent higher.

Historical stock prices Novartis period 2007-2018

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