Novo Nordisk AS: 1 director

A director at Novo Nordisk AS sold 55,000 shares at 902.625DKK and the significance rating of the trade was 81/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two years clearl...

ALK-Abello (Buy, TP: DKK165.00) - European tablet growth shifts gear

Last night, ahead of time, ALK-Abello published its Q1 results and increased its FY top-line guidance on much stronger than expected European tablet sales growth of c28% (consensus c15%). At the same time, the company announced a cost-cutting programme in connection with its ongoing strategic review, which should help it reach its c25% EBIT margin target by 2025. We reiterate our BUY and have raised our target price to DKK165 (145).

Genmab (Buy, TP: DKK2630.00) - Epinkly off to a good start in 2024

Q1 sales beat our forecast and consensus due to higher product-related royalties and solid Epkinly sales, while the operating profit margin was softer than expected owing to higher opex. Genmab reiterated the 2024 guidance for sales of DKK18.7bn–20.5bn, opex of DKK12.4bn–13.4bn, and operating profit of DKK4.6bn–7.1bn. We expect a strong pipeline of news flow in 2024. We reiterate our BUY and DKK2,630 target price.

Schibsted ASA: 1 director

A director at Schibsted ASA sold 14,850 shares at 315.000NOK and the significance rating of the trade was 80/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two years clearly ...

Novo Nordisk (Buy, TP: DKK1100.00) - Small guidance raise

Q1 LCY figures beat consensus due to US rebate adjustments related to 2023 adding c5%-points to LCY growth and low SG&A cost boosting EBIT growth in Q1. Wegovy sales were below consensus but above our forecast, and we have therefore adjusted our rebate assumptions for 2024. The 2024 guidance was raised to LCY sales growth of 19–27% (18–26%) and LCY operating profit growth of 22–30% (21–29%). We reiterate our BUY and DKK1,100 target price.

Upgrade or not to upgrade, that is the question

Yard response and dry bulk qualms

Our trip to South Korea and China revealed Chinese shipbuilders are seeking growth to take on Korea’s established yards who are facing constraints. An eagerness to add capacity is one of our takeaways, as well as a gloomy outlook for Chinese real estate, which in our view should inevitably weigh on dry bulk demand.

Just a delay

NMP 3% below, weak outlook and cost-cut delays. Buying the remainder of Finn at a ~28% discount to our SOTP. Still solid value support: SOTP NOK 350/sh. BUY, TP NOK 350 (355).

Schibsted (Hold, TP: NOK320.00) - Whetting the blade

Schibsted delivered a weak Q1 report, including figures below expectations adjusted for News Media due to higher costs YOY and the withdrawal of the 2024 guidance for Nordic Marketplaces. We reiterate our HOLD and NOK320 target price, with negative estimate revisions offset by peer group multiples expansion.

Novo Nordisk (Buy, TP: DKK1100.00) - Company consensus added

We are slightly below consensus on Q1e LCY sales growth (we forecast 19.4%, consensus 21.4%) and LCY operating profit growth (we forecast 16.8%, consensus 19.5%), due to lower expected Wegovy sales. However, we believe the Ozempic US prescription trend will prompt management to raise the 2024 guidance to LCY sales growth of 20–28% (18–26%) and LCY operating profit growth of 23–31% (21–29%). We reiterate our BUY and DKK1,100 target price.

ALK-Abello (Buy, TP: DKK145.00) - Set for still-strong European tablet...

We expect another strong quarter for European tablet sales in Q1, up c15% YOY, marking a third consecutive quarter with growth in the teens, which should help boost investor confidence (results due at 07:00 CET on 3 May). However, due to tough comparables for the legacy business and seasonality patterns, we expect the 2024 guidance to be maintained. We reiterate our BUY and have raised our target price to DKK145 (140).

NP 3% below, cost cuts paused

Q1: Group EBITDA 0% vs cons: NP 3% below. Cost cuts paused until Media separation. Targets paused.