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NVMI vs. AEIS, AMAT, CAMT, ENTG, and KLAC

Should you buy Nova stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Nova with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Nova include Advanced Energy Industries (AEIS), Applied Materials (AMAT), Camtek (CAMT), Entegris (ENTG), and KLA (KLAC). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

How does Nova compare to Advanced Energy Industries?

Advanced Energy Industries (NASDAQ:AEIS) and Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus price target of $358.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.55%. Nova has a consensus price target of $442.25, suggesting a potential downside of 12.19%. Given Advanced Energy Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Advanced Energy Industries is more favorable than Nova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Advanced Energy Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Nova	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Nova has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Advanced Energy Industries. Nova 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Advanced Energy Industries	$1.80B	7.17	$148.40M	$4.75	71.41
Nova	$880.58M	18.18	$259.22M	$8.01	62.88

In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 7 more articles in the media than Nova. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 6 mentions for Nova. Nova's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Advanced Energy Industries' score of 1.28 indicating that Nova is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Advanced Energy Industries	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nova	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Nova has a net margin of 29.44% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 10.00%. Nova's return on equity of 22.90% beat Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Advanced Energy Industries	10.00%	17.99%	9.60%
Nova	29.44%	22.90%	13.65%

Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nova has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the broader market.

99.7% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Nova shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Advanced Energy Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nova shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Advanced Energy Industries beats Nova on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nova compare to Applied Materials?

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) and Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Nova presently has a consensus price target of $442.25, suggesting a potential downside of 12.19%. Applied Materials has a consensus price target of $384.52, suggesting a potential downside of 11.93%. Given Applied Materials' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Applied Materials is more favorable than Nova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nova	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Applied Materials	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	28 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Applied Materials has higher revenue and earnings than Nova. Applied Materials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nova, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nova	$880.58M	18.18	$259.22M	$8.01	62.88
Applied Materials	$28.37B	12.21	$7.00B	$9.77	44.69

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 74 more articles in the media than Nova. MarketBeat recorded 80 mentions for Applied Materials and 6 mentions for Nova. Nova's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Applied Materials' score of 0.95 indicating that Nova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nova	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Applied Materials	39 Very Positive mention(s)	9 Positive mention(s)	23 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Nova has a net margin of 29.44% compared to Applied Materials' net margin of 27.78%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 37.52% beat Nova's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nova	29.44%	22.90%	13.65%
Applied Materials	27.78%	37.52%	21.33%

Nova has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Applied Materials has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the broader market.

83.0% of Nova shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.6% of Applied Materials shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nova shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Applied Materials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Applied Materials beats Nova on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nova compare to Camtek?

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) and Camtek (NASDAQ:CAMT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

83.0% of Nova shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of Camtek shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nova shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 79.4% of Camtek shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Nova has higher revenue and earnings than Camtek. Nova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Camtek, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nova	$880.58M	18.18	$259.22M	$8.01	62.88
Camtek	$496.07M	15.60	$50.72M	$0.94	179.66

Nova presently has a consensus price target of $442.25, indicating a potential downside of 12.19%. Camtek has a consensus price target of $174.33, indicating a potential upside of 3.23%. Given Camtek's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Camtek is more favorable than Nova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nova	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Camtek	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Nova has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Camtek has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Camtek had 12 more articles in the media than Nova. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Camtek and 6 mentions for Nova. Nova's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Camtek's score of 0.94 indicating that Nova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nova	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Camtek	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Nova has a net margin of 29.44% compared to Camtek's net margin of 9.63%. Camtek's return on equity of 22.95% beat Nova's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nova	29.44%	22.90%	13.65%
Camtek	9.63%	22.95%	12.06%

Summary

Nova beats Camtek on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nova compare to Entegris?

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) and Entegris (NASDAQ:ENTG) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Nova has a net margin of 29.44% compared to Entegris' net margin of 8.18%. Nova's return on equity of 22.90% beat Entegris' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nova	29.44%	22.90%	13.65%
Entegris	8.18%	11.45%	5.34%

Nova has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Entegris. Nova is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entegris, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nova	$880.58M	18.18	$259.22M	$8.01	62.88
Entegris	$3.20B	6.92	$235.60M	$1.73	83.84

83.0% of Nova shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nova shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Entegris shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Nova has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Entegris has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Nova presently has a consensus price target of $442.25, indicating a potential downside of 12.19%. Entegris has a consensus price target of $153.78, indicating a potential upside of 6.02%. Given Entegris' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Entegris is more favorable than Nova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nova	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Entegris	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55

In the previous week, Entegris had 5 more articles in the media than Nova. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Entegris and 6 mentions for Nova. Nova's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Entegris' score of 1.06 indicating that Nova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nova	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Entegris	6 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Nova beats Entegris on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nova compare to KLA?

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) and KLA (NASDAQ:KLAC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

In the previous week, KLA had 20 more articles in the media than Nova. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for KLA and 6 mentions for Nova. Nova's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat KLA's score of 0.93 indicating that Nova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nova	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KLA	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Nova presently has a consensus price target of $442.25, indicating a potential downside of 12.19%. KLA has a consensus price target of $1,838.48, indicating a potential downside of 0.61%. Given KLA's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KLA is more favorable than Nova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nova	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
KLA	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	20 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Nova has a beta of 1.78, suggesting that its share price is 78% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KLA has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market.

83.0% of Nova shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.7% of KLA shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nova shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 91.5% of KLA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

KLA has a net margin of 35.66% compared to Nova's net margin of 29.44%. KLA's return on equity of 91.89% beat Nova's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nova	29.44%	22.90%	13.65%
KLA	35.66%	91.89%	29.21%

KLA has higher revenue and earnings than Nova. KLA is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nova, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nova	$880.58M	18.18	$259.22M	$8.01	62.88
KLA	$12.16B	19.88	$4.06B	$35.33	52.36

Summary

KLA beats Nova on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NVMI vs. The Competition

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Metric	Nova	ELEC COMP Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$15.68B	$65.85B	$38.55B	$12.20B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.19%	3.19%	5.30%
P/E Ratio	62.88	81.31	164.45	25.65
Price / Sales	18.18	163.06	626.48	78.93
Price / Cash	51.00	272.80	47.82	55.34
Price / Book	11.23	9.19	9.46	6.66
Net Income	$259.22M	$866.17M	$1.03B	$333.63M
7 Day Performance	-0.18%	8.89%	-0.04%	-0.11%
1 Month Performance	-2.21%	36.98%	9.12%	3.94%
1 Year Performance	152.89%	291.74%	163.85%	36.07%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
NVMI Nova	3.3434 of 5 stars	$503.65 +2.1%	$442.25 -12.2%	+148.7%	$15.68B	$880.58M	62.88	1,612	Positive News
AEIS Advanced Energy Industries	4.4491 of 5 stars	$387.03 -0.5%	$322.50 -16.7%	+182.3%	$14.72B	$1.80B	101.32	13,000	Positive News Analyst Upgrade Gap Down
AMAT Applied Materials	4.0677 of 5 stars	$391.38 +0.6%	$370.07 -5.4%	+152.3%	$308.78B	$28.37B	40.06	36,500	Trending News Analyst Forecast
CAMT Camtek	3.0524 of 5 stars	$182.71 -2.1%	$166.75 -8.7%	+146.1%	$8.55B	$496.07M	194.37	400	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Forecast
ENTG Entegris	3.735 of 5 stars	$138.96 -2.3%	$153.78 +10.7%	+74.5%	$21.63B	$3.20B	80.32	7,700	Positive News

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