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NVMI

NOVA LTD.
Nasdaq· Optical Instruments & Lenses· CIK 0001109345 Software & IT
$327.60 +11.27 (+3.56%)
Oct 27 4:00 PM ET · prev $316.33
Market cap
$9.9B
Mid cap
Consensus
Buy
87% Buy or better · 15 analysts
Median target
$500.00
+53% · range $415.00–600.00
Next earnings
Nov 5
in 9 days · EPS est. $2.77
1 year
−3.9%
from $340.96 · Oct 28
30 days
−11.6%
from $370.42
52-week range
$275.78–605.65
−46% from high · low Nov 20
Avg volume 20D
274.4K
shares / day
Short interest
1.59M
≈5.0% of shares · −0.8%
Days to cover
5.6
at average volume
Insider net
−$6.7M
0 buyers · 6 sellers · 12 mo
New fund stakes
1
Q2 2026 13F · 1 exit
SecBot read MIXED 6 reports · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 1 bullish · 5 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 6/6 ·Next Earnings date, Nov 5, 2026
Strongest NEUTRAL Phoenix Financial Ltd. filed a new Schedule 13G disclosing a passive 8.64% beneficial ownership stake in…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

  • S May 26 1 insider sell $781.3K at $519.48
  • S Jun 22 to Jun 23 2 days of insider sells: $1.9M by 4 insiders, avg $568.89
  • S Jul 2 1 insider sell $1.5M at $501.30
  • R Aug 6 Nova reported record Q2 2026 results with revenue of $255.0M (+16% Y…
  • S Sep 1 1 insider sell $513.4K at $342.27
  • S Sep 21 1 insider sell $1.4M at $363.28
  • X Sep 30 Short interest falls 27.9% to 1.60M
  • A Oct 8 Citigroup downgrades

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    6 insiders sold $6.7M.

  • InstitutionsMIXED

    Q2 2026: 21 added (1 new), 24 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Nomura Holdings $16.8M.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    13 of 15 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.

  • EstimatesRISING

    Current-quarter EPS estimate $2.679 → $2.775 over 90 days. 4 up, 1 down in 30 days.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest −0.8% to 1.59M shares. 5.6 days to cover, ≈5.0% of shares.

  • TrendDOWNTREND

    8% below its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
1
new positions
1
exit
$16.8M
in new stakes
FundMoveSharesValue
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD567,834$308.3M
WASATCH ADVISORS LPTRIM512,690$278.4M
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPDOUBLED423,058$227.9M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCDOUBLED418,594$227.3M
Rafferty Asset Management, LLCADD290,772$157.9M
CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT COTRIM127,910$69.4M
JPMORGAN CHASE & CODOUBLED102,312$53.2M
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ADD89,769$48.7M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

15 analysts
Buy 87% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy5Buy8Hold2Sell0Strong Sell0
12-month targets · 8 analysts

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +53%.Targets as of Oct 27, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Oct 8, 2026Citigroup
DOWNGRADE
DOWNGRADENeutral
Aug 10, 2026Citigroup
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Aug 7, 2026Needham
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINBuy
Aug 7, 2026Evercore ISI Group
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform
Aug 7, 2026Cantor Fitzgerald
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOverweight
Jul 6, 2026Morgan Stanley
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINEqual-Weight

Insider ledger

Form 4
$0
bought · 0 insiders
$6.7M
sold · 6 insiders
DateInsiderTypeValue
Sep 21, 2026
Wolfing Shay
CTO
SELL$1.4M
Sep 1, 2026
Waisman Gabriel
CEO & President
SELL$513.4K
Sep 1, 2026
Kizner Guy
CFO
AWARD1,297 sh
Sep 1, 2026
Wolfing Shay
CTO
AWARD1,259 sh
Jul 2, 2026
Waisman Gabriel
CEO & President
SELL$1.5M
Jul 1, 2026
Waisman Gabriel
CEO & President
AWARD7,056 sh
Jun 23, 2026
Sagiv Sarit
Director
SELL$243.6K
Jun 23, 2026
Simon Zehava
Director
SELL$243.6K

Earnings setup

Estimates
Nov 5
reports in 9 days
$2.77
EPS estimate, this quarter
+4%
estimate change, 90 days
4↑ 1↓
revisions, 30 days
Current-quarter EPS estimate
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q$2.77$2.71–$2.80+0.0%$282.1M
Next Q🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Current FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Next FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

Short side

FINRA· Oct 15, 2026
1,590,493
shares short
-0.8%
vs prior settlement
5.6
days to cover
≈5.0%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 15, 2026 SEC
Nova Ltd. (NVMI) filed a 6-K announcing it will release Q3 2026 financial results on November 5, 2026, before market…
6-K — Impact 2/10
Oct 15, 2026 SEC
NOVA announced it will report its Q3 2026 results on November 5.
PRESS-RELEASE — Impact 1/10
Oct 15, 2026 Earnings
Nova to Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on November 5
Conference call to be held on the same day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time REHOVOT, Israel, Oct. 15, 2026
Sep 21, 2026 Insider
Wolfing Shay sold 3,864 shares
CTO @ $363.28 ($1.4M)
Sep 16, 2026 SEC
Phoenix Financial Ltd. filed a new Schedule 13G disclosing a passive 8.64% beneficial ownership stake in NOVA LTD. as…
SC 13G — Impact 4/10
Sep 1, 2026 Insider
Waisman Gabriel sold 1,500 shares
CEO & President @ $342.27 ($513.4K)
Sep 1, 2026 Insider
Kizner Guy was granted 1,297 shares
CFO
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
BANK OF AMERICA CORP — ADD
567,834 shares ($308.3M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Nov 5, 2026
Earnings date
NVMI Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-11-05
Recent
Oct 15, 2026
Earnings
Nova to Report Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results on November 5
Conference call to be held on the same day at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time REHOVOT, Israel, Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nova (NASDAQ: NVMI), a leading…
Sep 30, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: NVMI down 28% to 1.6M shares
Settlement 2026-09-30 | Days to cover: 2.84 | ≈5.04% of shares outstanding (est.)
Aug 14, 2026
Short interest
Short Interest: NVMI up 25% to 1.8M shares
Settlement 2026-08-14 | Days to cover: 3.69 | ≈5.70% of shares outstanding (est.)
Aug 6, 2026
Earnings
Nova Reports Record Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results
REHOVOT, Israel, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nova (Nasdaq: NVMI) today announced financial results for the second quarter, the three-month period…
Aug 6, 2026
Earnings date
NVMI Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-08-06

SecBot reports

14 filings · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 11 neutral
All NVMI filing & press-release reports (14)