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KALV vs NVO

Side-by-side comparison of KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc. (KALV) and Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both KALV and NVO operate in Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations (Health Care), so they compete in similar markets.
  • NVO is the larger of the two at $203.51B, about 142.3x KALV ($1.43B).
  • Over the past year, KALV is up 108.8% and NVO is down 39.5% - KALV leads by 148.3 points.
  • KALV has been more active in the news (17 items in the past 4 weeks vs 11 for NVO).
  • NVO has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 8 for KALV).
PerformanceKALV+108.83%NVO-39.50%
2025-06-02+0.00%2026-06-01
MetricKALVNVO
Company
KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Novo Nordisk A/S
Price
$26.95+0.34%
$44.05-3.39%
Market cap
$1.43B
$203.51B
1M return
+1.13%
+4.41%
1Y return
+108.83%
-39.50%
Industry
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
Exchange
NASDAQ
NYSE
IPO
2015
News (4w)
17
11
Recent ratings
8
25
KALV

KalVista Pharmaceuticals Inc.

KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical stage pharmaceutical company, discovers, develops, and commercializes small molecule protease inhibitors for diseases with unmet needs. The company's product portfolio comprises small molecule plasma kallikrein inhibitors targeting hereditary angioedema (HAE) and diabetic macular edema (DME); and oral plasma kallikrein inhibitors. Its products include KVD001, a plasma kallikrein inhibitor that completed a Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of DME; KVD900, which has completed Phase II clinical trial for an oral on-demand therapy for acute HAE attacks; and KVD824, an oral product candidate for the treatment of HAE. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

NVO

Novo Nordisk A/S

Novo Nordisk A/S, a healthcare company, engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceutical products worldwide. It operates in two segments, Diabetes and Obesity care, and Biopharm. The Diabetes and Obesity care segment provides products in the areas of insulins, GLP-1 and related delivery systems, oral antidiabetic products, obesity, and other chronic diseases. The Biopharmaceuticals segment offers products in the areas of haemophilia, growth disorders, and hormone replacement therapy. The company collaboration agreements with Lund University to develop treatment for Parkinson's diseases; and bluebird bio, Inc. to develop genome editing treatments for children and adult patients. Novo Nordisk A/S also has a research collaboration with Lumen Bioscience, Inc. to explore strategies for delivering oral biologics for cardiometabolic disease. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Bagsvaerd, Denmark.

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