Nova Minerals Limited (NVA)Basic Materials | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | Caulfield, Australia | NasdaqCM
6.85 USD
+0.41
(6.366%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 6.88 +0.03 (0.438%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:57 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:41 a.m. EDT
Nova Minerals is a classic 'liquidity trap' suitable only for deep value investors with a multi-year horizon; it lacks short-term catalysts due to negative earnings and balanced technicals. The recent price consolidation around $6.44-$6.85, despite significant gold assay news, signals that the market is waiting for production or cash flow data rather than just exploration talk. With heavy short interest and negative operating metrics, the probability of a near-term parabolic move is low unless volume expands significantly to support the current high-grade news flow. Avoid for traders; potential only for distressed-sector bisectors. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.181165 |
| AutoTheta | 0.294240 |
| AutoETS | 0.294334 |
| MSTL | 0.311848 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 48% |
| H-stat | 5.26 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.342 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.64 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 3.927 |
| Revenue per Share | -0.06 |
| Market Cap | 290,183,328 |
| Beta | 0.78 |
| Website | https://novaminerals.com.au |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:41 a.m. EDT: The options market displays extremely low volume and liquidity for Nova Minerals (NVA). Callers show significant Open Interest (OI) at out-of-the-money strikes (e.g., $10.00 through $20.00 by Nov), suggesting a speculative bullish long-term thesis or hedging against downside via covered calls. Conversely, put activity is heavily concentrated in-the-money (ITM) at lower strikes ($5.00, $2.50), indicating that downside protection is the primary sled for speculators. The disparity between OTM call OI and ITM put OI suggests a narrative of 'buy on dips' rather than aggressive bullish momentum, though the lack of activity reinforces the low-beta, low-liquidity nature of the stock.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.5693924 |
| Address1 | 242 Hawthorn Road |
| Address2 | Suite 5 |
| All Time High | 16.28 |
| All Time Low | 0.87 |
| Ask | 6.88 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 363,760 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 717,285 |
| Average Volume | 717,285 |
| Average Volume10Days | 363,760 |
| Beta | 0.777 |
| Bid | 6.81 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 2.771561 |
| City | Caulfield |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | Australia |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.85 |
| Current Ratio | 3.628 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 7.16 |
| Day Low | 6.61 |
| Debt To Equity | 3.927 |
| Display Name | Nova Minerals |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,741,777,140 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,741,777,140 |
| Ebitda | -15,076,300 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -203.766 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | -1,855.14 |
| Enterprise Value | 3,072,043,520 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.33 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 61 3 9614 0550 |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.5764 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.2736001 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.041603327 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 156.93924 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 16.28 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -9.43 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5792383 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.68 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.17 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 3.0773811 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.68 - 16.28 |
| Financial Currency | AUD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,721,827,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 437,526,824 |
| Free Cashflow | -4,955,292 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | -1,655,963 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.000010000001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.10617 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 42,362,527 |
| Industry | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Disp | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Key | other-industrial-metals-mining |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,024-07-24 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| Last Split Date | 1,761,696,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 5:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Nova Minerals Limited engages in the exploration of mineral properties in Australia and the United States. The company explores for gold, antimony, and critical minerals. It owns 85% interest in the flagship Estelle Gold project comprising 803 mining claims covering an area of 514 square kilometers located in the State of Alaska. The company was formerly known as Quantum Resources Limited and changed its name to Nova Minerals Limited in December 2017. Nova Minerals Limited was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Caulfield, Australia. |
| Long Name | Nova Minerals Limited |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 290,183,328 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_881213 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -20,304,360 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 233,428,373 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 6.65 |
| Operating Cashflow | -7,597,727 |
| Operating Margins | -43,039.7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 61 3 9537 1238 |
| Post Market Change | 0.03000021 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.43795928 |
| Post Market Price | 6.88 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,274 |
| Previous Close | 6.44 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.4715314 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | -175.2354 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 3.287 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.41 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 6.36646 |
| Regular Market Day High | 7.16 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 6.61 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 6.61 - 7.16 |
| Regular Market Open | 6.65 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 6.44 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.85 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 844,538 |
| Return On Assets | -0.050619997 |
| Return On Equity | -0.15560001 |
| Revenue Per Share | -0.06 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Shares Outstanding | 38,005,839 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0688 |
| Shares Short | 2,615,398 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,953,391 |
| Short Name | Nova Minerals Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0694 |
| Short Ratio | 4.37 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | VIC |
| Symbol | NVA |
| Target High Price | 10.0 |
| Target Low Price | 10.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 10.0 |
| Target Median Price | 10.0 |
| Total Cash | 59,176,088 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.13 |
| Total Debt | 6,092,146 |
| Total Revenue | -1,655,963 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.33 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.908265 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.9417348 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.15939277 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 844,538 |
| Website | https://novaminerals.com.au |
| Zip | 3,161 |