Nova Ltd. (NVMI)Technology | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials | Rehovot, Israel | NasdaqGS
349.06 USD
-21.86
(-5.892%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 353.89 +4.83 (1.384%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:46 a.m. EDT
Nova Ltd. offers a compelling long-term investment case driven by robust revenue growth of nearly 16% and a healthy return on equity exceeding 20%, supported by a nine-year price trajectory that shows a massive cumulative gain with zero consecutive years of decline. However, the short-term outlook is clouded by technical weakness, as the stock trades significantly below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages following a sharp 14-day decline. While the business fundamentals remain strong and analyst consensus is bullish, the current valuation metrics—specifically a trailing P/E near 48—suggest the market has priced in substantial future expansion, leaving little margin for error in the near term. Additionally, the company has not issued dividends in the last five years, offering no income component to offset the capital risk. Investors should view this as a high-conviction long-term hold waiting for technical stabilization, rather than a tactical trade, noting the tension between the strong underlying business quality and the current price momentum. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.140867 |
| MSTL | 0.143666 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.144314 |
| AutoETS | 0.144559 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 37% |
| H-stat | 6.92 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.302 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.93 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 54.838 |
| Revenue per Share | 29.899 |
| Market Cap | 11,102,258,176 |
| Trailing P/E | 46.29 |
| Forward P/E | 25.55 |
| Beta | 1.78 |
| Profit Margins | 28.84% |
| Previous Name | Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. |
| Website | https://www.novami.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 1:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a rebound to the $500–$600 range, evidenced by heavy call open interest at 480, 580, and 600 strikes. Conversely, put buyers are hedging downside risk near current levels with significant open interest at 370–390 strikes. Implied volatility remains elevated, suggesting uncertainty around the immediate price path.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.5640074 |
| Address1 | 5 David Fikes St. |
| All Time High | 615.99 |
| All Time Low | 0.34 |
| Ask | 368.8 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 464,450 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 538,550 |
| Average Volume | 538,550 |
| Average Volume10Days | 464,450 |
| Beta | 1.778 |
| Bid | 388.01 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 46.076 |
| City | Rehovot |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,577,750,400 |
| Country | Israel |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 349.06 |
| Current Ratio | 1.551 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 370.44 |
| Day Low | 347.29 |
| Debt To Equity | 54.838 |
| Display Name | Nova |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.029 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.098 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | 296,264,992 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.31601998 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 36.733 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 11.608 |
| Enterprise Value | 10,882,607,104 |
| Eps Current Year | 10.67346 |
| Eps Forward | 13.6602 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 7.54 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 441.346 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -92.28601 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.20910127 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 56.40074 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 615.99 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -266.93 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.43333495 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 232.73 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 116.33 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.49984962 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 232.73 - 615.99 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 955,459,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 31,726,224 |
| Forward Eps | 13.6602 |
| Forward P E | 25.553066 |
| Free Cashflow | 112,864,128 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,612 |
| Fullday Change | -21.855 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -5.89219 |
| Fullday Price | 353.89 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.5712 |
| Gross Profits | 535,500,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00096000003 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.70943 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 31,806,161 |
| Industry | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductor Equipment & Materials |
| Industry Key | semiconductor-equipment-materials |
| Ir Website | http://ir.novameasuring.com/nasdaq-stock-chart |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Nova Ltd. engages in the design, development, production, and sale of process control systems used in the manufacture of semiconductors in Taiwan, the United States, China, Korea, and internationally. The company's product portfolio includes a set of metrology platforms for dimensional, films, and materials and chemical metrology measurements for process control for various semiconductor manufacturing process steps, such as lithography, Etch, chemical mechanical planarization, deposition, electrochemical plating, and advanced packaging. It serves various sectors of the integrated circuit manufacturing industry, including logic, foundry, memory, and packaging sectors, as well as process equipment manufacturers. Nova Ltd. was formerly known as Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. and changed its name to Nova Ltd. in July 2021. Nova Ltd. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel. |
| Long Name | Nova Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 11,102,258,176 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_124752 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-29 |
| Net Income To Common | 270,377,984 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 11,797,382,207 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 368.89 |
| Operating Cashflow | 212,398,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.29881 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.46 |
| Phone | 972 73 229 5600 |
| Post Market Change | 4.830017 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 1.3837211 |
| Post Market Price | 353.89 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Prev Name | Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. |
| Previous Close | 370.915 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 32.70355 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 7.575744 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 11.842434 |
| Profit Margins | 0.2884 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.315 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -21.855 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -5.89219 |
| Regular Market Day High | 370.44 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 347.29 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 347.29 - 370.44 |
| Regular Market Open | 368.89 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 370.915 |
| Regular Market Price | 349.06 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 490,842 |
| Return On Assets | 0.08465999 |
| Return On Equity | 0.21110001 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.159 |
| Revenue Per Share | 29.899 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 31,806,161 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.056999996 |
| Shares Short | 1,811,888 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,313,161 |
| Short Name | Nova Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.056999996 |
| Short Ratio | 3.22 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | NVMI |
| Target High Price | 600.0 |
| Target Low Price | 461.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 532.0 |
| Target Median Price | 525.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,020,998,976 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 32.107 |
| Total Debt | 803,497,984 |
| Total Revenue | 937,497,984 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 7.54 |
| Trailing P E | 46.29443 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 436.3446 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -87.28461 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.20003594 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 490,842 |
| Website | https://www.novami.com |
| Zip | 7,632,805 |