Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) Releases Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Nova updated its Q3 2025 earnings guidance, projecting EPS of 2.020-2.220 and revenue between $215.0 million-$227.0 million, slightly below consensus estimates.
• Wall Street analysts have mixed views; Benchmark reduced its price target from $295.00 to $280.00, while Bank of America increased it from $250.00 to $270.00.
• Nova's stock has recently traded up 1.9%, reaching $262.57, with institutional investors owning approximately 82.99% of the stock.

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI - Get Free Report) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.020-2.220 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 2.090. The company issued revenue guidance of $215.0 million-$227.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $216.6 million.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Benchmark lowered their price objective on shares of Nova from $295.00 to $280.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Wall Street Zen lowered Nova from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Bank of America raised their price target on Nova from $250.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an "overweight" rating and set a $300.00 price objective (up from $250.00) on shares of Nova in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Nova from $290.00 to $280.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Nova has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $282.50.

Nova Stock Up 1.9%

Nova stock traded up $4.86 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $262.57. 576,274 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 277,516. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $255.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $226.89. The firm has a market cap of $7.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.66, a P/E/G ratio of 2.31 and a beta of 1.67. Nova has a 1-year low of $153.99 and a 1-year high of $291.99.

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The semiconductor company reported $2.20 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.05 by $0.15. Nova had a return on equity of 23.98% and a net margin of 28.46%. The firm had revenue of $219.99 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $214.95 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.61 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 40.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Nova will post 7.52 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Nova

A hedge fund recently raised its stake in Nova stock. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Nova Ltd. (NASDAQ:NVMI - Free Report) by 51.6% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 376 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 128 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in Nova were worth $69,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. 82.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Nova Company Profile

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.

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