American Century Companies Inc. Has $27.65 Million Stock Position in Nova Ltd. $NVMI

American Century Companies Inc. lowered its stake in Nova Ltd. (NASDAQ:NVMI) by 41.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 86,483 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after selling 61,174 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned approximately 0.29% of Nova worth $27,645,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wasatch Advisors LP lifted its stake in Nova by 4.9% during the second quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 2,200,948 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $605,701,000 after buying an additional 102,250 shares in the last quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd increased its position in shares of Nova by 3.9% in the second quarter. Clal Insurance Enterprises Holdings Ltd now owns 1,549,154 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $428,980,000 after acquiring an additional 58,600 shares in the last quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Nova by 6.4% during the third quarter. Harel Insurance Investments & Financial Services Ltd. now owns 1,428,607 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $456,669,000 after acquiring an additional 86,438 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Nova by 0.9% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,113,762 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $354,172,000 after acquiring an additional 10,441 shares during the period. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its position in shares of Nova by 6.0% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 629,894 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $173,350,000 after acquiring an additional 35,870 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 82.99% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $520.00 price objective on shares of Nova in a research note on Thursday, February 12th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Nova from $370.00 to $520.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research raised Nova from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $485.00 price target on shares of Nova in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Morgan Stanley restated an “outperform” rating and set a $453.00 price objective on shares of Nova in a research report on Friday, February 13th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Nova has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $439.00.

Nova Price Performance

NVMI opened at $411.33 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $429.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $351.19. The company has a current ratio of 6.28, a quick ratio of 5.47 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56. Nova Ltd. has a 1 year low of $153.99 and a 1 year high of $507.27. The stock has a market cap of $13.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 51.35, a PEG ratio of 3.01 and a beta of 1.83.

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The semiconductor company reported $2.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.13 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $222.62 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $220.43 million. Nova had a return on equity of 22.90% and a net margin of 29.44%.The business’s revenue was up 14.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.94 EPS. Nova has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 2.130-2.250 EPS. Analysts forecast that Nova Ltd. will post 7.52 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Nova Company Profile

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.