Novo Nordisk Shares Face Mounting Headwinds

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The investment case for pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk is encountering significant pressure. A combination of revised analyst outlooks, emerging legal challenges in the United States, and intensifying competition is weighing on the stock, which continues its recent downward trajectory.

A new layer of uncertainty has been introduced by a recently filed class-action lawsuit in the US targeting Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs. While such litigation is not uncommon in the pharmaceutical sector, its timing adds to the current negative sentiment surrounding the company.