Nova (NVMI) Competitors $202.18 +6.53 (+3.34%) Closing price 05/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$200.68 -1.51 (-0.74%) As of 05/2/2025 05:26 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NVMI vs. VLTO, TER, RVTY, AVTR, BIO.B, VNT, MIR, ST, CAMT, and TXGShould you be buying Nova stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nova include Veralto (VLTO), Teradyne (TER), Revvity (RVTY), Avantor (AVTR), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO.B), Vontier (VNT), Mirion Technologies (MIR), Sensata Technologies (ST), Camtek (CAMT), and 10x Genomics (TXG). These companies are all part of the "measuring and control equipment" industry. Nova vs. Veralto Teradyne Revvity Avantor Bio-Rad Laboratories Vontier Mirion Technologies Sensata Technologies Camtek 10x Genomics Veralto (NYSE:VLTO) and Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) are both business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VLTO or NVMI? Nova received 431 more outperform votes than Veralto when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.38% of users gave Nova an outperform vote while only 52.38% of users gave Veralto an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVeraltoOutperform Votes2252.38% Underperform Votes2047.62% NovaOutperform Votes45374.38% Underperform Votes15625.62% Does the media prefer VLTO or NVMI? In the previous week, Veralto had 10 more articles in the media than Nova. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Veralto and 19 mentions for Nova. Veralto's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Nova's score of 1.01 indicating that Veralto is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Veralto 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Nova 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend VLTO or NVMI? Veralto currently has a consensus price target of $110.10, indicating a potential upside of 15.19%. Nova has a consensus price target of $264.60, indicating a potential upside of 30.87%. Given Nova's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nova is more favorable than Veralto.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Veralto 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Nova 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VLTO or NVMI? 91.3% of Veralto shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Nova shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Veralto shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nova shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, VLTO or NVMI? Veralto has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nova has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is VLTO or NVMI more profitable? Nova has a net margin of 27.33% compared to Veralto's net margin of 16.04%. Veralto's return on equity of 49.29% beat Nova's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Veralto16.04% 49.29% 14.55% Nova 27.33%22.33%15.01% Which has better valuation & earnings, VLTO or NVMI? Veralto has higher revenue and earnings than Nova. Veralto is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nova, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVeralto$5.19B4.57$833M$3.3428.62Nova$672.40M8.80$183.76M$5.7435.22 SummaryNova beats Veralto on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Nova News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NVMI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 NVMI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNovaOptical instruments & lenses IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.92B$12.84B$23.84B$8.04BDividend YieldN/A1.62%2.96%4.22%P/E Ratio35.2238.4042.7918.83Price / Sales8.806.372,007.34106.72Price / Cash38.8220.2234.7734.62Price / Book6.336.176.314.33Net Income$183.76M$324.03M$736.77M$247.97M7 Day Performance2.81%0.77%2.85%3.18%1 Month Performance17.42%9.91%7.48%8.13%1 Year Performance13.40%-2.21%52,509.23%5.01% Nova Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NVMINova3.0031 of 5 stars$202.18+3.3%$264.60+30.9%+16.0%$5.92B$672.40M35.221,180Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap UpVLTOVeralto3.1165 of 5 stars$92.05-0.3%$111.10+20.7%+1.9%$22.83B$5.19B27.5616,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsTERTeradyne4.9484 of 5 stars$76.83-0.4%$118.94+54.8%-35.4%$12.36B$2.82B23.076,500Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpRVTYRevvity3.7405 of 5 stars$95.00+0.8%$130.50+37.4%-7.0%$11.41B$2.76B42.9916,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeAVTRAvantor4.6733 of 5 stars$12.49-3.4%$19.32+54.7%-47.1%$8.51B$6.78B12.0114,500Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBIO.BBio-Rad LaboratoriesN/A$234.41flatN/A-16.3%$6.57B$2.57B-3.608,200Earnings ReportNews CoverageVNTVontier4.2653 of 5 stars$31.40+0.3%$43.17+37.5%-17.6%$4.66B$2.98B11.428,100Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsMIRMirion Technologies1.7794 of 5 stars$15.40+0.5%$18.75+21.8%+63.1%$3.58B$860.80M-81.052,870Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsSTSensata Technologies4.9153 of 5 stars$21.36+0.3%$33.33+56.1%-44.0%$3.19B$3.93B25.4320,800Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCAMTCamtek3.8342 of 5 stars$66.37-0.3%$103.13+55.4%-14.3%$3.03B$429.23M27.43400Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageTXG10x Genomics4.6798 of 5 stars$8.48+2.2%$19.79+133.3%-67.9%$1.04B$610.79M-5.581,240News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Veralto Alternatives Teradyne Alternatives Revvity Alternatives Avantor Alternatives Bio-Rad Laboratories Alternatives Vontier Alternatives Mirion Technologies Alternatives Sensata Technologies Alternatives Camtek Alternatives 10x Genomics Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:NVMI) was last updated on 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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