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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).

How does Nova compare to Advanced Energy Industries?

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

Advanced Energy Industries has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nova has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Advanced Energy Industries had 17 more articles in the media than Nova. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Advanced Energy Industries and 8 mentions for Nova. Nova's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Advanced Energy Industries' score of 1.20 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
14 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Nova
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Nova has a net margin of 29.21% compared to Advanced Energy Industries' net margin of 10.00%. Nova's return on equity of 21.77% beat Advanced Energy Industries' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Advanced Energy Industries10.00% 17.99% 9.60%
Nova 29.21%21.77%12.56%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Advanced Energy Industries$1.80B6.12$148.40M$4.7560.95
Nova$880.58M14.11$259.22M$8.0248.74

Advanced Energy Industries presently has a consensus price target of $404.25, suggesting a potential upside of 39.63%. Nova has a consensus price target of $556.67, suggesting a potential upside of 42.42%. Given Nova's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nova 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.93
Nova
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

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

Summary

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

How does Nova compare to Applied Materials?

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

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Applied Materials$28.37B14.21$7.00B$10.6547.67
Nova$880.58M14.11$259.22M$8.0248.74

Applied Materials currently has a consensus target price of $599.19, suggesting a potential upside of 18.03%. Nova has a consensus target price of $556.67, suggesting a potential upside of 42.42%. Given Nova's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nova is more favorable than Applied Materials.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Applied Materials
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
27 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85
Nova
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73

In the previous week, Applied Materials had 62 more articles in the media than Nova. MarketBeat recorded 70 mentions for Applied Materials and 8 mentions for Nova. Nova's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Applied Materials' score of 1.01 indicating that Nova is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Applied Materials
45 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
5 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Nova
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Applied Materials has a net margin of 29.31% compared to Nova's net margin of 29.21%. Applied Materials' return on equity of 36.97% beat Nova's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Applied Materials29.31% 36.97% 21.30%
Nova 29.21%21.77%12.56%

Applied Materials has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Nova has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Applied Materials beats Nova on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nova compare to Camtek?

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

In the previous week, Nova and Nova both had 8 articles in the media. Nova's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Camtek's score of 1.03 indicating that Nova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Nova has a net margin of 29.21% compared to Camtek's net margin of 9.63%. Camtek's return on equity of 22.26% beat Nova's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nova29.21% 21.77% 12.56%
Camtek 9.63%22.26%11.70%

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

Nova has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Camtek has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the broader market.

Nova presently has a consensus price target of $556.67, suggesting a potential upside of 42.42%. Camtek has a consensus price target of $174.67, suggesting a potential upside of 31.86%. Given Nova's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Nova is more favorable than Camtek.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nova
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Camtek
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nova$880.58M14.11$259.22M$8.0248.74
Camtek$496.07M12.46$50.72M$0.87152.25

Summary

Nova beats Camtek on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Nova compare to Entegris?

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

Nova has a net margin of 29.21% compared to Entegris' net margin of 8.18%. Nova's return on equity of 21.77% beat Entegris' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nova29.21% 21.77% 12.56%
Entegris 8.18%11.45%5.34%

Nova presently has a consensus target price of $556.67, suggesting a potential upside of 42.42%. Entegris has a consensus target price of $164.22, suggesting a potential upside of 37.94%. Given Nova's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Nova is more favorable than Entegris.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nova
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
Entegris
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nova$880.58M14.11$259.22M$8.0248.74
Entegris$3.20B5.68$235.60M$1.7368.82

Nova has a beta of 1.78, meaning that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Entegris has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Entegris had 8 more articles in the media than Nova. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Entegris and 8 mentions for Nova. Nova's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Entegris' score of 1.12 indicating that Nova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nova
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Entegris
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Nova beats Entegris on 13 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 technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Nova presently has a consensus target price of $556.67, indicating a potential upside of 42.42%. KLA has a consensus target price of $223.70, indicating a potential upside of 22.36%. Given Nova's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Nova is more favorable than KLA.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Nova
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.73
KLA
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
19 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72

Nova has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, KLA has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the broader market.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Nova$880.58M14.11$259.22M$8.0248.74
KLA$13.58B17.59$4.83B$3.6749.81

In the previous week, KLA had 46 more articles in the media than Nova. MarketBeat recorded 54 mentions for KLA and 8 mentions for Nova. Nova's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat KLA's score of 0.60 indicating that Nova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Nova
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
KLA
14 Very Positive mention(s)
10 Positive mention(s)
16 Neutral mention(s)
6 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

KLA has a net margin of 35.57% compared to Nova's net margin of 29.21%. KLA's return on equity of 87.66% beat Nova's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Nova29.21% 21.77% 12.56%
KLA 35.57%87.66%29.23%

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

Summary

KLA beats Nova on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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NVMI vs. The Competition

MetricNovaSemiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment IndustryTechnology SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$12.42B$96.98B$28.15B$12.47B
Dividend YieldN/A1.59%2.77%10.03%
P/E Ratio48.7487.3379.7824.53
Price / Sales14.1196.43597.0892.74
Price / Cash40.4262.4245.0546.71
Price / Book8.729.967.606.07
Net Income$259.22M$1.86B$662.12M$348.34M
7 Day Performance-10.76%-3.00%0.79%0.09%
1 Month Performance-16.86%-12.51%-4.58%-5.17%
1 Year Performance48.31%105.82%148.05%18.61%

Nova Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NVMI
Nova
4.8359 of 5 stars
$390.87
-0.8%
$556.67
+42.4%
+48.3%$12.42B$880.58M48.741,612
AEIS
Advanced Energy Industries
4.8212 of 5 stars
$280.67
-1.2%
$400.45
+42.7%
+114.1%$10.80B$1.80B59.0913,000
AMAT
Applied Materials
4.8905 of 5 stars
$525.70
-0.7%
$593.84
+13.0%
+182.1%$420.53B$28.37B49.3636,500
CAMT
Camtek
4.4512 of 5 stars
$147.09
+0.6%
$174.67
+18.7%
+38.7%$6.82B$496.07M169.07400
ENTG
Entegris
4.7277 of 5 stars
$133.79
-3.6%
$164.22
+22.7%
+57.3%$21.16B$3.20B77.347,700

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