Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Makes New $765,000 Investment in Nova Ltd. $NVMI

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in Nova Ltd. (NASDAQ:NVMI) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 2,328 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock, valued at approximately $765,000.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Nova by 660.4% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 10,668 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $1,966,000 after purchasing an additional 9,265 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in Nova by 51.6% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 376 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership bought a new position in shares of Nova during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $5,445,000. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Nova by 62.5% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 260 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $72,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in shares of Nova in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,886,000. 82.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research lowered Nova from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $600.00 price objective on shares of Nova in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Nova from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on Nova from $520.00 to $640.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $494.00 target price on Nova in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $518.22.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Nova news, Director Eitan Oppenhaim sold 1,504 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $519.48, for a total transaction of $781,297.92. Following the sale, the director directly owned 6,668 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,463,892.64. This represents a 18.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Sarit Sagiv sold 426 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $514.49, for a total transaction of $219,172.74. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,437 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,253,812.13. This represents a 14.88% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 2,411 shares of company stock valued at $1,243,018. 1.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Nova Trading Down 0.7%

Nova stock opened at $502.33 on Friday. Nova Ltd. has a 12 month low of $205.37 and a 12 month high of $565.00. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $494.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $424.20. The company has a market cap of $15.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.63, a PEG ratio of 3.71 and a beta of 1.78.

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 14th. The semiconductor company reported $2.33 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.20 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $235.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $227.02 million. Nova had a return on equity of 21.77% and a net margin of 29.21%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.18 earnings per share. Nova has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.340-2.480 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Nova Ltd. will post 9.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Nova 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.