How to buy Nova stock (NVMI)

Nova is a semiconductor equipment & materials business based in the US. Nova shares (NVMI) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $193.53 – an increase of 2.76% over the previous week. Nova employs 1,202 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $611.8 million.

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Nova stock price (NASDAQ: NVMI)

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Nova shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$193.53
52-week range	$128.74 - $247.21
50-day moving average more info button	$190.31
200-day moving average more info button	$199.12
Wall St. target price	$243.20
PE ratio more info button	36.7439
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$5.35

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Nova price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $194.88 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	3.48%
1 month (2024-11-21)	8.44%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-2.75%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-14.86%

1 year (2023-12-21)	43.94%
2 years (2022-12-21)	127.27%
3 years (2021-12-21)	48.03%
5 years (2019-12-20)	412.30%

Is Nova stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Nova stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Nova's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Nova's P/E ratio

Nova's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 37x. In other words, Nova shares trade at around 37x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Nova's EBITDA

Nova's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $183 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Nova's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Nova financials

Revenue TTM	$611.8 million
Operating margin TTM	27.51%
Gross profit TTM	$317 million
Return on assets TTM	8.57%
Return on equity TTM	21.31%
Profit margin	28%
Book value	$31.18
Market Capitalization more info button	$5.7 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Nova share dividends

We're not expecting Nova to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Nova share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Nova's shares have ranged in value from as little as $128.74 up to $247.21. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Nova's is 1.467. This would suggest that Nova's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Nova overview

Nova Ltd. designs, develops, produces, and sells process control systems used in the manufacture of semiconductors in Israel, Taiwan, the United States, China, Korea, and internationally. Its 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, including lithography, etch, chemical mechanical planarization, deposition, electrochemical plating, and advanced packaging. The company serves various sectors of the integrated circuit manufacturing industry, including logic, foundries, and memory manufacturers, as well as process equipment manufacturers. Nova Ltd. was formerly known as Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. and changed its name to Nova Ltd.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Nova is owned by institutions?
Currently 82.657% of Nova shares are held by institutions. How many people work for Nova?
Latest data suggests 1,202 work at Nova. When does the fiscal year end for Nova?
Nova's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Nova based?
Nova's address is: 5 David Fikes Street, Rehovot, Israel, 7632805 What is Nova's ISIN number?
Nova's international securities identification number is: IL0010845571 What is Nova's CUSIP number?
Nova's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: M7516K103