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Norsk Hydro

OSL:NHY NO0005052605
57
  • Value
    40
  • Growth
    67
  • Safety
    Safety
    79
  • Combined
    73
  • Sentiment
    31
  • 360° View
    360° View
    57
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Company Description

Norsk Hydro ASA is a global aluminium and energy company involved in the entire aluminium value chain. It operates in bauxite mining, alumina refining, primary aluminium production, aluminium extrusions, and recycling, as well as energy production and trading. The company's primary business areas include Hydro Bauxite & Alumina, Hydro Aluminium Metal, Hydro Metal Markets, Hydro Extrusions, and Hydro Energy. Norsk Hydro ASA operates globally, with a significant presence in Norway and Brazil. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $11,615 million, profits of $6,536 million, revenue of $17,917 million, and 32,031 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 57 (better than 57% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Norsk Hydro are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Norsk Hydro. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 67, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 67% of competitors in the same industry. In addition, the consolidated Safety Rank has a safer rank of 79 which means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 79% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 40 which means that the share price of Norsk Hydro is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is higher than for 60% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 31, which means that professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 69% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Revenue Growth
Weakest Rank Liquidity
Country Norway
Industry Aluminum
Size X-Large
Website hydro.com
Index
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
40 86 47 63
Growth
67 90 33 100
Safety
Safety
79 37 47 24
Sentiment
31 40 17 18
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57 80 12 47
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
19 36 20 43
Opinions Change
73 28 25 30
Pro Holdings
n/a 100 63 38
Market Pulse
19 17 43 46
Sentiment
31 40 17 18
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
40 86 47 63
Growth
67 90 33 100
Safety Safety
79 37 47 24
Combined
73 87 26 74
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
45 55 55 54
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
40 75 41 60
Price vs. Book (P/B)
37 60 50 56
Dividend Yield
81 96 87 83
Value
40 86 47 63
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
18 39 41 88
Profit Growth
82 87 29 86
Capital Growth
80 53 27 86
Stock Returns
61 74 59 89
Growth
67 90 33 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
55 56 49 54
Refinancing
42 46 50 55
Liquidity
85 43 65 10
Safety Safety
79 37 47 24

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The company has high growth and safe financing but is expensive (low Value Rank) and has low market sentiment. This is a warning that the stock may be too expensive. This is for an experienced growth investor willing to risk overpaying, but only after conducting thorough research on future growth potential.

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