Novanta (NOVT) Competitors $117.63 -0.34 (-0.29%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$117.66 +0.03 (+0.02%) As of 05:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NOVT vs. AEIS, DIOD, LFUS, MKSI, NXPI, TRMB, TROW, ITT, KEYS, and TELShould you be buying Novanta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Novanta include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Diodes (DIOD), Littelfuse (LFUS), MKS (MKSI), NXP Semiconductors (NXPI), Trimble (TRMB), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), ITT (ITT), Keysight Technologies (KEYS), and TE Connectivity (TEL). Novanta vs. Its Competitors Advanced Energy Industries Diodes Littelfuse MKS NXP Semiconductors Trimble T. Rowe Price Group ITT Keysight Technologies TE Connectivity Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and Novanta (NASDAQ:NOVT) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Is AEIS or NOVT more profitable? Novanta has a net margin of 6.41% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 5.13%. Novanta's return on equity of 14.70% beat Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Advanced Energy Industries5.13% 12.38% 6.58% Novanta 6.41%14.70%7.88% Which has more volatility & risk, AEIS or NOVT? Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Novanta has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AEIS or NOVT? 99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.4% of Novanta shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Novanta shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, AEIS or NOVT? Novanta has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Advanced Energy Industries. Novanta is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Advanced Energy Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdvanced Energy Industries$1.48B3.91$54.21M$2.2169.56Novanta$949.24M4.46$64.09M$1.7069.19 Does the media refer more to AEIS or NOVT? In the previous week, Novanta had 4 more articles in the media than Advanced Energy Industries. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Novanta and 7 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries. Advanced Energy Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Novanta's score of 1.68 indicating that Advanced Energy Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Advanced Energy Industries 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Novanta 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts recommend AEIS or NOVT? Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus target price of $140.90, suggesting a potential downside of 8.35%. Novanta has a consensus target price of $133.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.07%. Given Novanta's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Novanta is more favorable than Advanced Energy Industries.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Advanced Energy Industries 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Novanta 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryAdvanced Energy Industries beats Novanta on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Novanta News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NOVT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NOVT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNovantaELEC IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.23B$5.66B$29.72B$9.78BDividend YieldN/A2.59%3.06%4.04%P/E Ratio69.1924.9755.5926.39Price / Sales4.462.391,500.8686.63Price / Cash25.5622.8335.6559.11Price / Book5.282.359.366.62Net Income$64.09M$173.03M$806.27M$265.42M7 Day Performance2.15%5.07%3.09%3.58%1 Month Performance-7.53%4.64%0.46%0.46%1 Year Performance-35.37%12.18%24,016.88%19.41% Novanta Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NOVTNovanta2.0165 of 5 stars$117.63-0.3%$133.00+13.1%-35.4%$4.23B$949.24M69.193,000News CoveragePositive NewsAEISAdvanced Energy Industries4.2962 of 5 stars$153.01-1.0%$138.90-9.2%+40.8%$5.83B$1.48B69.2410,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastDIODDiodes1.9582 of 5 stars$55.26-1.7%$55.00-0.5%-20.8%$2.61B$1.31B40.348,593News CoverageLFUSLittelfuse4.6054 of 5 stars$262.16-0.3%$234.50-10.6%-2.6%$6.52B$2.19B54.6216,000Positive NewsInsider TradeMKSIMKS4.9138 of 5 stars$106.22+0.9%$119.80+12.8%-9.7%$7.07B$3.59B26.9610,200NXPINXP Semiconductors4.7339 of 5 stars$236.67+0.8%$256.05+8.2%-4.8%$59.20B$12.61B28.2133,100Positive NewsTRMBTrimble3.9597 of 5 stars$81.43-1.4%$90.50+11.1%+43.6%$19.65B$3.68B70.2012,100Positive NewsTROWT. Rowe Price Group4.8053 of 5 stars$107.46-0.8%$101.09-5.9%-0.7%$23.79B$7.09B12.018,158Positive NewsITTITT4.3179 of 5 stars$169.63-0.7%$179.22+5.7%+25.2%$13.33B$3.63B26.6711,700Positive NewsKEYSKeysight Technologies4.3936 of 5 stars$165.38-0.9%$187.38+13.3%+6.8%$28.72B$4.98B52.6715,500TELTE Connectivity4.7125 of 5 stars$205.08+0.0%$197.55-3.7%+35.8%$60.57B$15.85B42.4687,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Advanced Energy Industries Competitors Diodes Competitors Littelfuse Competitors MKS Competitors NXP Semiconductors Competitors Trimble Competitors T. 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