250,000 Shares in Nova Ltd. $NVMI Bought by Groupama Asset Managment

Key Points

• Groupama Asset Managment bought 250,000 shares of Nova Ltd. (NVMI) in the third quarter—about $79.9 million, representing roughly a 0.85% stake.
• Analyst sentiment is broadly positive with an average rating of Buy and a consensus price target of $442.25, while several firms have set targets as high as $520.
• Nova slightly beat the latest quarter's expectations (EPS $2.14 vs. $2.13) with revenue up 14.3% year-over-year, gave Q1 guidance of $2.13–$2.25, and the stock trades around $457.80 with a $14.55B market cap.

Groupama Asset Managment bought a new stake in shares of Nova Ltd. (NASDAQ:NVMI - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 250,000 shares of the semiconductor company's stock, valued at approximately $79,915,000. Groupama Asset Managment owned approximately 0.85% of Nova as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of NVMI. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Nova by 3.2% during the 3rd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,200 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $375,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Bank Hapoalim BM increased its holdings in shares of Nova by 5.1% in the third quarter. Bank Hapoalim BM now owns 910 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Nova by 1.0% in the third quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 4,947 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $1,581,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Nova by 51.9% in the second quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 164 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SkyOak Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Nova by 5.2% during the third quarter. SkyOak Wealth LLC now owns 1,130 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $361,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. 82.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NVMI has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Nova in a report on Monday, December 22nd. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "outperform" rating and set a $453.00 target price on shares of Nova in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Nova from $370.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, February 13th. Evercore restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $485.00 price target on shares of Nova in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $520.00 price target on shares of Nova in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus price target of $442.25.

Nova Trading Up 2.8%

Shares of NVMI stock opened at $457.80 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $14.55 billion, a PE ratio of 57.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.26 and a beta of 1.83. Nova Ltd. has a 1 year low of $153.99 and a 1 year high of $507.27. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $442.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $360.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 6.28 and a quick ratio of 5.47.

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.01. Nova had a return on equity of 22.90% and a net margin of 29.44%.The firm had revenue of $222.62 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $220.43 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.94 EPS. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Nova has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.130-2.250 EPS. Research analysts predict that Nova Ltd. will post 7.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Nova Profile

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd NASDAQ: NVMI develops and supplies advanced metrology and process control systems for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company's core product line includes spectroscopic ellipsometry and scatterometry tools designed to measure film thickness, critical dimensions, overlay alignment and other key parameters that drive yield and performance in integrated circuit fabrication.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Rehovot, Israel, Nova Measuring Instruments has established itself as a critical partner to leading semiconductor foundries and device manufacturers.

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