Noked Israel Ltd Has $42.60 Million Stock Holdings in Nova Ltd. $NVMI

Key Points

• Noked Israel reduced its position by 26.4% in Nova during Q3, selling 47,800 shares and leaving it with 133,257 shares worth about $42.6 million, equal to roughly 0.45% of Nova and the firm’s 5th largest holding (≈6.7% of Noked’s portfolio).
• Nova recently reported $2.14 EPS (beat by $0.01) and $222.6M in revenue, posted a 29.4% net margin, and set Q1 2026 guidance of 2.130–2.250 EPS.
• Institutional investors own about 82.99% of Nova, several large funds increased positions, and analysts are largely positive with an average rating of Buy, an average target of $439 and top targets up to $520.

Noked Israel Ltd reduced its position in shares of Nova Ltd. (NASDAQ:NVMI - Free Report) by 26.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 133,257 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after selling 47,800 shares during the period. Nova makes up about 6.7% of Noked Israel Ltd's investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Noked Israel Ltd owned approximately 0.45% of Nova worth $42,597,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of NVMI. Wasatch Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Nova by 4.9% during the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,200,948 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $605,701,000 after purchasing an additional 102,250 shares during the period. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd raised its position in Nova by 3.9% during the second quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 1,549,154 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $428,980,000 after buying an additional 58,600 shares during the period. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. raised its position in Nova by 6.4% during the third quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 1,428,607 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $456,669,000 after buying an additional 86,438 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Nova by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,113,762 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $354,172,000 after purchasing an additional 10,441 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in Nova by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 629,894 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $173,350,000 after buying an additional 35,870 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.99% of the company's stock.

Nova Price Performance

Shares of NVMI stock opened at $411.33 on Friday. Nova Ltd. has a one year low of $153.99 and a one year high of $507.27. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 6.28 and a quick ratio of 5.47. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $429.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $350.46. The firm has a market cap of $13.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.35, a P/E/G ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.83.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Citigroup raised their price target on Nova from $370.00 to $520.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $453.00 target price on shares of Nova in a report on Friday, February 13th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $520.00 target price on shares of Nova in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. Evercore reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $485.00 price target on shares of Nova in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c)" rating on shares of Nova in a research report on Monday, December 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $439.00.

About Nova

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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