Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 2.020-2.200 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.040. The company issued revenue guidance of $215.0 million-$225.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $217.7 million. Nova also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 2.020-2.200 EPS.

Nova Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ NVMI traded down $6.43 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $307.59. The stock had a trading volume of 430,070 shares, compared to its average volume of 317,482. The company has a market cap of $9.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.85, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.79. The business’s fifty day moving average is $312.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $263.96. Nova has a twelve month low of $153.99 and a twelve month high of $361.32.

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The semiconductor company reported $2.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.12 by $0.04. Nova had a net margin of 29.10% and a return on equity of 24.36%. The company had revenue of $224.61 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $221.61 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.74 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 25.5% on a year-over-year basis. Nova has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 2.020-2.200 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 2.020-2.200 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Nova will post 7.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on NVMI shares. Benchmark upped their target price on shares of Nova from $280.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Nova from $290.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Nova in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Nova currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $307.00.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Nova

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Nova by 62.5% in the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 260 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $72,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Nova by 51.6% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 376 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $69,000 after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Nova by 8.4% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,070 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $570,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares during the last quarter. PDT Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Nova by 3.0% in the second quarter. PDT Partners LLC now owns 7,214 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,985,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ruggaard & Associates LLC acquired a new position in Nova during the second quarter worth $230,000. 82.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Nova

Nova Ltd. designs, develops, produces, and sells process control systems used in the manufacture of semiconductors in Israel, Taiwan, the United States, China, Korea, and internationally. Its product portfolio includes a set of metrology platforms for dimensional, films, and materials and chemical metrology measurements for process control for various semiconductor manufacturing process steps, including lithography, etch, chemical mechanical planarization, deposition, electrochemical plating, and advanced packaging.