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Nova Ltd (NASDAQ: NVMI) closed the day trading at $239.15 down -5.34% from the previous closing price of $252.65. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of NVMI, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 11.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.11. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.92 and its Current Ratio is at 2.32. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.05.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Cantor Fitzgerald on January 13, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $275.
On January 06, 2025, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $226 to $240.
Citigroup Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on September 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $273 to $224.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 19 ’25 when David Dror bought 649 shares for $273.07 per share.
Sagiv Sarit bought 400 shares of NVMI for $93,064 on Jan 16 ’25. On Dec 10 ’24, another insider, Sagiv Sarit, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 804 shares for $198.50 each.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Nova’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 41.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.04. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.17. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 7.55.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NVMI has reached a high of $289.90, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $158.00. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 12.25%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 29.28M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 29.27M. Insiders hold about 0.02% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.18% stake in the company.
