Nova Ltd. $NVMI Shares Sold by Mizuho Markets Americas LLC

Mizuho Markets Americas LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Nova Ltd. (NASDAQ:NVMI) by 26.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 31,615 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 11,189 shares during the quarter. Mizuho Markets Americas LLC’s holdings in Nova were worth $13,730,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of NVMI. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Nova by 9.4% during the 4th quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 280 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $92,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Nova by 2.7% in the 1st quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 1,124 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $488,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of Nova by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 992 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $326,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Nova by 20.0% during the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 264 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $115,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Nova by 16.1% during the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 347 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $114,000 after buying an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.99% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Nova

In other news, Director Sarit Sagiv sold 454 shares of Nova stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $536.52, for a total value of $243,580.08. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 1,951 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,046,750.52. The trade was a 18.88% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Yaniv Garty sold 426 shares of Nova stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $514.49, for a total transaction of $219,172.74. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 2,038 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,048,530.62. This trade represents a 17.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 7,798 shares of company stock valued at $4,125,266. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Nova Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ NVMI opened at $455.37 on Friday. Nova Ltd. has a twelve month low of $232.73 and a twelve month high of $615.99. The company has a market capitalization of $14.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.78, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.29 and a beta of 1.74. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $502.74 and a 200-day simple moving average of $476.37.

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 14th. The semiconductor company reported $2.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.20 by $0.13. Nova had a return on equity of 21.77% and a net margin of 29.21%.The firm had revenue of $235.31 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $227.02 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.18 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. Nova has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.340-2.480 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Nova Ltd. will post 9.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on NVMI. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Nova from $520.00 to $595.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 15th. Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $600.00 price objective on shares of Nova in a research note on Tuesday, July 14th. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of Nova from $500.00 to $640.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Morgan Stanley upped their target price on shares of Nova from $494.00 to $540.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Nova from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $556.67.

About Nova

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd (NASDAQ: NVMI) develops and supplies advanced metrology and process control systems for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The company’s core product line includes spectroscopic ellipsometry and scatterometry tools designed to measure film thickness, critical dimensions, overlay alignment and other key parameters that drive yield and performance in integrated circuit fabrication.

Founded in 1993 and headquartered in Rehovot, Israel, Nova Measuring Instruments has established itself as a critical partner to leading semiconductor foundries and device manufacturers.