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NOVA LTD. NVMI
NOVA LTD. (NVMI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $880.6M at a 29.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.33 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | Needham | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-08-07 | Cantor Fitzgerald | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-07-06 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight (main) |
| 2026-05-15 | Citigroup | Buy (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.503 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.448 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.107 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.265 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVMI | NOVA LTD. | 3/9 | 6.81 | 59.9 | +31% |
| CAMT | CAMTEK LTD | 5/9 | 6.8 | 139.5 | +15.6% |
| OPXS | Optex Systems Holdings Inc | 7/9 | 10.9 | 17.3 | +21.6% |
| OPTX | SYNTEC OPTICS HOLDINGS, INC. | 7/9 | 2.51 | — | -1.3% |
| MSAI | MultiSensor AI Holdings, Inc. | 3/9 | 6.62 | — | — |
| KLAC | KLA CORP | 8/9 | — | 67.2 | +11.7% |
| VFS | VinFast Auto Ltd. | 4/9 | -13.01 | — | +57.9% |
About NOVA LTD.
Nova Ltd. engages in the design, development, production, and sale of process control systems used in the manufacture of semiconductors in Taiwan, the United States, China, Korea, and internationally. The company's 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, such as lithography, Etch, chemical mechanical planarization, deposition, electrochemical plating, and advanced packaging. It serves various sectors of the integrated circuit manufacturing industry, including logic, foundry, memory, and packaging sectors, as well as process equipment manufacturers. Nova Ltd. was formerly known as Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. and changed its name to Nova Ltd. in July 2021. Nova Ltd. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.
FAQ
Is NVMI financially healthy?
NOVA LTD.'s Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does NVMI pay a dividend?
No, NOVA LTD. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is NVMI?
In FY2025, NOVA LTD. had a net margin of 29.4% and a return on equity of 19.7%.
Is NVMI overvalued or undervalued?
NOVA LTD. trades at about 51.0× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.0×–57.5×, median 37.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for NVMI?
The average Wall-Street price target for NOVA LTD. is $532.00, about 31.1% above the recent price, from 8 analysts (consensus: strong buy).
Is NVMI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on NOVA LTD.: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 59.9×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.