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Why Zealand Pharma stock moves

Zealand Pharma moved little without a company-news explanation.

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Earnings report

Next report: November 12. On its last 15 report days Zealand Pharma usually moved about 4.3%. On a normal day it moves 1.4%.

August 13, 2026: +3.65%August 7, 2026: +0.82%May 7, 2026: +9.45%February 19, 2026: −3.43%

Why today

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Zealand Pharma moved little without a company-news explanation.

Over the last five trading days it rose slightly, in line with OMX Copenhagen 25, which rose clearly.

The shares sit well below their highest close of the past year and above the lowest.

Watch the third quarter results and conference call on Thursday 12 November 2026.

Today's move of −0.21% was 0.2 times a normal day's 1.4%. OMX Copenhagen 25 moved −0.23% on the same day.

Zealand Pharma −0.21%OMX Copenhagen 25 −0.23%In step with the market

Earlier days →

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What analysts expect, and how often they have been right

Analysts’ estimates for Zealand Pharma.

Zealand Pharma earned more than expected in 4 out of 8 reports.

Not in the chart because no estimate and result are available: 1 of the 9 reports in this period, the latest on August 6, 2026.

For comparison, about 46% of reports from Nordic companies beat the estimate in the last three years.

The share moved in the same direction as the earnings surprise in 4 out of 8 reports with a measured move, against about 63% of reports from Nordic companies.

Ratings

Now
Buy 6Hold 9Sell 1
3 months ago
Buy 8Hold 8Sell 1

A rating is the analyst’s own opinion about the share.

Price targets

Latest price 232.90 DKK

Price targets
Low 290Average 396High 595

The average target is 396.00 DKK, +70% relative to the latest price of 232.90 DKK. The range is 290.00 DKK–595.00 DKK. A target is the analyst’s estimate of a future share price. 12 analysts gave a target.

Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction

Earnings against expectations, and the share’s reaction-30.09.448.988.3127.72024-08-15: -4.67; Expected EPS: -3.9815/8’24+3.2%2024-11-07: -3.77; Expected EPS: -3.477/11’24−5.1%2025-02-20: -4.12; Expected EPS: -4.2920/2’25−2.2%2025-05-08: -4.75; Expected EPS: -1.938/5’25−8.4%2025-08-14: 105.61; Expected EPS: 109.5314/8’25+2.7%2025-11-13: -5.75; Expected EPS: -10.4213/11’25+5.2%2026-02-19: -5.19; Expected EPS: -8.1719/2’26−3.4%2026-05-07: -5.58; Expected EPS: -9.167/5’26+9.4%Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of -10.91.→12/11

Expected EPSAbove estimateBelow estimateAs expectedDKK

Percentages below show the share’s report-day move; labels are report dates.

Next reported quarter: expected earnings per share of -10.91 DKK (November 12). For the current fiscal year, expected earnings per share changed from 22.48 DKK three months ago to 27.55 DKK now. 2026 estimate: 27.55 DKK. 2027 estimate: 7.15 DKK.

Has the share price followed the business?

Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years. Across Nordic companies, that happens in about 60% of years. In 2025, the price changed −35% and earnings per share went from -16.24 DKK to 90.22 DKK.

Revenue, profit and market cap

Revenue, profit and market cap (bn DKK)-11837562022: 0.102022: -1.2020222023: 0.342023: -0.7020232024: 0.062024: -1.0820242025: 9.212025: 6.462025Now2026: 4.7920262027: 4.2320272022: 10.37102023: 21.79222024: 50.55512025: 32.9333Now: 15.4515

RevenueProfitMarket capHatched bars: analysts’ estimates.bn DKK

Market cap is 1.7 times 2025 revenue, against 99.7 in 2022. Profit in 2025: 6.5 bn DKK.

Assets, liabilities and market cap

Assets, liabilities and market cap (bn DKK)01937562022: 1.542022: 0.7220222023: 1.982023: 0.3920232024: 9.512024: 0.8920242025: 15.952025: 1.122025Now2022: 10.37102023: 21.79222024: 50.55512025: 32.9333Now: 15.4515

AssetsLiabilitiesMarket capbn DKK

Assets minus liabilities leave 14.8 bn DKK for shareholders. Market cap is 1.0 times that equity.

Price and earnings moved in the same direction: 1 out of 3 years.Market cap (Now): 15.4 bn DKKRevenue 2025: 9.2 bn DKK

What the key figures say about Zealand Pharma

The figures connect what Zealand Pharma earns with what investors pay.

The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale. Hatched bars: analysts’ estimates.

Earnings per share38.64 DKK
NowEarnings per share2022: -26.02222023: -12.44232024: -16.24242025: 90.22252026: 27.55262027: 7.15272022: 201.402023: 373.202024: 715.502025: 466.40

Profit divided by the number of shares. Each share represents this much of the earnings.

2022–2025: -26.02 DKK–90.22 DKK. Peers: Intellia Therapeutics -$3.35, Rapport Therapeutics -$3.17, AbCellera Biologics -$0.54. 2026 estimate: 27.55 DKK (19.11 DKK–32.80 DKK). 2027 estimate: 7.15 DKK (-36.60 DKK–41.38 DKK).

Revenue4.6 bn DKK
NowRevenue2022: 103,986,000.00222023: 342,788,000.00232024: 62,691,000.00242025: 9,214,860,000.00252026: 4,788,512,900.00262027: 4,231,248,980.00272022: 201.402023: 373.202024: 715.502025: 466.40

What the company sold during the year.

2022–2025: 62.7 m DKK–9.2 bn DKK. Peers: Intellia Therapeutics $59.5M, Rapport Therapeutics $20.0M, AbCellera Biologics $66.2M. 2026 estimate: 4.8 bn DKK (4.5 bn DKK–5.3 bn DKK). 2027 estimate: 4.2 bn DKK (888 m DKK–6.8 bn DKK).

Operating margin53.9%
NowOperating margin2022: -785.30222023: -168.39232024: -2,024.33242025: 77.20252022: 201.402023: 373.202024: 715.502025: 466.40

The percentage of revenue left after the costs of running the business.

2022–2025: −2024.3%–77.2%. Peers: Intellia Therapeutics −711.7%, Rapport Therapeutics −838.1%, AbCellera Biologics −318.7%.

Return on equity16.3%
NowReturn on equity2022: -147.34222023: -44.18232024: -12.52242025: 43.52252022: 201.402023: 373.202024: 715.502025: 466.40

Profit as a percentage of shareholders’ money in the company.

2022–2025: −147.3%–43.5%. Peers: Intellia Therapeutics −55.4%, Rapport Therapeutics −33.3%, AbCellera Biologics −17.3%.

P/E6.0
NowP/E2223242025: 5.17252026: 8.45262027: 32.5827

The price investors pay for each unit of annual earnings per share. Not shown for a loss.

2022–2025: 5.2–5.2. 2026 estimate: 8.5. 2027 estimate: 32.6.

Market cap per unit of revenue (P/S)3.33
NowMarket cap per unit of revenue (P/S)2022: 99.69222023: 63.56232024: 806.34242025: 3.57252026: 3.23262027: 3.6527

What investors pay for each unit the company sells.

2022–2025: 3.57–806.34. Peers: Intellia Therapeutics 26.77, Rapport Therapeutics 72.44, AbCellera Biologics 58.18. 2026 estimate: 3.23. 2027 estimate: 3.65.

Net debt / EBITDA-6.04
NowNet debt / EBITDA2223242025: -2.0825

Net debt divided by operating earnings before depreciation and amortisation.

2022–2025: -2.08–-2.08.

More key figures
Market cap / equity (P/B)0.90
NowMarket cap / equity (P/B)2022: 12.71222023: 13.68232024: 5.87242025: 2.2225

Market cap divided by shareholders’ equity, what remains after liabilities.

2022–2025: 2.22–13.68. Peers: Intellia Therapeutics 1.97, Rapport Therapeutics 3.00, AbCellera Biologics 4.06.

EV / EBIT2.6
2025EV / EBIT2223242025: 2.5925

Market cap plus net debt, divided by operating earnings. This includes debt.

2022–2025: 2.6–2.6.

Free cash flow per share-27.61 DKK
NowFree cash flow per share2022: -18.53222023: -7.70232024: -13.36242025: 91.53252022: 201.402023: 373.202024: 715.502025: 466.40

Cash left after investments, divided by the number of shares.

2022–2025: -18.53 DKK–91.53 DKK. Peers: Intellia Therapeutics -$2.48, Rapport Therapeutics -$2.04, AbCellera Biologics -$0.37.

Equity ratio93.0%
2025Equity ratio2022: 52.99222023: 80.45232024: 90.65242025: 92.9925

The percentage of assets financed by shareholders’ equity.

2022–2025: 53.0%–93.0%.

What to watch next, and why

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Report day4.3%

Normal day1.4%

On its last 15 report days Zealand Pharma usually moved about 4.3%. On a normal day it moves 1.4%.

+3.65% +0.82% +9.45% −3.43%

10,000 DKK in Zealand Pharma bought on November 7, 2016 is worth 26,100 DKK today, with dividends reinvested.

The same amount in OMX Copenhagen with dividends would have become 25,800 DKK.

What would 10,000 DKK in Zealand Pharma be worth today? →

What would 10,000 DKK in Zealand Pharma be worth today?

26,100 DKK

with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in OMX Copenhagen with dividends would have become 25,800 DKK.

At worst it was worth 7,950 DKK (May 16, 2022).

The five biggest days of the journey

· +37.9% · the whole market rose 0.4% the same day

· −36.4% · the whole market fell 1.6% the same day

· +35.7% · the whole market rose 0.3% the same day

· +28.5% · the whole market rose 1.4% the same day

· −22.7% · the whole market fell 0.9% the same day

Earlier days

  • +1.20% market +1.82% Zealand Pharma rose slightly without a company-news explanation. Read →

    Zealand Pharma rose slightly without a company-news explanation.

    Over the same days, OMX Copenhagen 25 rose sharply, so the stock moved less than the market.

    Over the last five trading days it rose slightly, in line with the market.

    Earlier news was analyst ratings and a Phase 1 safety result, which do not explain this session.

    The next earnings report is on Thursday 12 November 2026, when the company reports its results.

  • +1.17% market +0.22% Zealand Pharma rose slightly without a company-news explanation. Read →

    Zealand Pharma rose slightly without a company-news explanation.

    Over the same day OMX Copenhagen 25 rose slightly too, so the stock moved a bit more than the market.

    Over the last five trading days the shares rose slightly while the market rose sharply, so the stock moved in line with it over that stretch.

    The move was an ordinary one for Zealand Pharma, within its usual daily range.

    Recent news was analyst ratings and early safety results, which are older background rather than the cause of this session.

  • +0.91% market +0.07% Zealand Pharma rose slightly without company news. Read →

    Zealand Pharma rose slightly without company news.

    Over the same day, OMX Copenhagen 25 was roughly flat, so the move was not market-driven.

    Over the last five trading days, the shares rose slightly, in line with a sharply rising market.

    The move was an ordinary one for the stock, and trading was well below its usual level.

    Earlier Phase 1 safety results, the early-stage human safety trial, were published before the session and are dated background.

  • +1.68% market +2.33% Zealand Pharma rose, in line with the market. Read →

    Zealand Pharma rose, in line with the market.

    Over the last five trading days the shares were roughly unchanged, while OMX Copenhagen 25 rose sharply, so the stock lagged.

    The move was an ordinary one for Zealand Pharma, within its usual daily range.

    No company news from the last session explains the move; the Phase 1 results for ZP9830, a Kv1.3 ion channel blocker (a drug target that calms immune cells), came out the week before.

    The next earnings report, a company's scheduled results update, is due Thursday 12 November 2026.

  • +1.21% market +0.57% Zealand Pharma rose slightly without a company-news explanation. Read →

    Zealand Pharma rose slightly without a company-news explanation.

    Over the last five trading days, Zealand Pharma fell slightly while OMX Copenhagen 25 rose sharply.

    The last session's move was an ordinary one for Zealand Pharma, and it moved a little more than the market.

    Earlier, Zealand Pharma reported positive early-stage trial results for its ZP9830 drug candidate, which likely weighed on sentiment less than hoped.

    Next, Zealand Pharma reports earnings on Thursday 12 November 2026.

  • −2.33% market −0.63% Zealand Pharma fell clearly, more than the market. Read →

    Zealand Pharma fell clearly, more than the market.

    The market also fell clearly that day, so the move was largely in line with it.

    No company news from the last session explains the drop.

    Over the last five trading days the shares were roughly unchanged, while the market rose slightly.

    Trading volume was well below normal, and the shares sit near their one-year low.

  • −0.13% market +0.86% Zealand Pharma was roughly unchanged over the last five trading days. Read →

    Zealand Pharma was roughly unchanged over the last five trading days.

    It moved less than the market.

    OMX Copenhagen 25 rose slightly over the same days.

    The main news was positive Phase 1 results on Monday and Tuesday for ZP9830, a drug that blocks an immune channel called Kv1.3.

  • +3.61% market −0.08% Zealand Pharma rose clearly on positive trial news for ZP9830. Read →

    Zealand Pharma rose clearly on positive trial news for ZP9830.

    Over the same days the wider Copenhagen market was roughly flat, so the move was company-specific.

    The company reported positive Phase 1 results for its ZP9830 drug, showing multiple doses were safe and well tolerated.

    Phase 1 is an early trial in healthy volunteers that checks safety, and a clean result like this usually lifts a biotech's shares.

    Over the last five trading days the stock was roughly unchanged.

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