NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) Stock Price Breaks Above 200-Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• NVE shares rose above their 200-day moving average, trading as high as $111.85 versus the $95.39 average, and last changing hands at $111.07.
• The company reported strong profitability in its latest quarter, with $1.32 EPS, $11.03 million in revenue, a 57.64% net margin and 30.53% return on equity. It also pays a $4.00 annualized dividend, yielding about 3.6%, though its payout ratio exceeds 100%.
• Analyst sentiment remains broadly positive with a consensus “Buy” rating, but Wall Street Zen downgraded the stock to “Hold.” Insiders have sold about $5.25 million of shares over the past 90 days.

NVE Corporation (NASDAQ:NVEC - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $95.39 and traded as high as $111.85. NVE shares last traded at $111.07, with a volume of 69,623 shares traded.

Key NVE News

Here are the key news stories impacting NVE this week:

• Neutral Sentiment: The supplied news flow does not identify a new earnings release, contract, product announcement, analyst action, or insider transaction involving NVE Corporation (NVEC). The stock’s movement therefore appears more likely related to broader semiconductor-sector trading, technical momentum, or positioning ahead of future company updates rather than a clearly disclosed headline catalyst.
• Positive Sentiment: As background, NVE’s latest reported quarter showed earnings of $1.32 per share on $11.03 million in revenue, with a net margin of 57.64% and return on equity of 30.53%. These figures indicate strong profitability, although they are not new developments in the supplied articles.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen downgraded NVE from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Saturday, September 12th. Weiss Ratings upgraded NVE from a "hold (c+)" rating to a "buy (b-)" rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Buy".

NVE Stock Up 1.1%

The firm's 50 day moving average price is $109.70 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $95.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $537.58 million, a PE ratio of 29.86 and a beta of 1.36.

NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. NVE had a net margin of 57.64% and a return on equity of 30.53%. The firm had revenue of $11.03 million for the quarter.

NVE Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 3rd were given a dividend of $1.00 per share. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 3rd. NVE's payout ratio is presently 107.53%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Daniel Baker sold 21,140 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.49, for a total value of $2,145,498.60. Following the transaction, the director owned 17,932 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,819,918.68. The trade was a 54.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders sold 48,371 shares of company stock worth $5,249,226 over the last 90 days. 2.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVE

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of NVEC. WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new position in shares of NVE in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $497,000. Odyssean LLC acquired a new stake in shares of NVE during the second quarter worth approximately $248,000. Ranger Investment Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of NVE during the second quarter worth approximately $12,686,000. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of NVE during the second quarter worth approximately $4,879,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 65.95% of the company's stock.

NVE Company Profile

NVE Corporation NASDAQ: NVEC is a technology company that develops and manufactures devices based on spintronics, a field that uses the spin of electrons to create electronic components. The company's products are designed to provide sensing, data transfer and other electronic functions in applications where low power consumption, small size and high reliability are important.

NVE offers magnetic sensors, couplers and isolators, including standard and custom components for industrial, medical, automotive and other electronic systems.

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