Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.000-2.160 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.860. The company issued revenue guidance of $205.0 million-$215.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $192.6 million.

Nova Stock Performance

Nova stock opened at $269.00 on Friday. Nova has a 52 week low of $154.54 and a 52 week high of $289.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.07 and a beta of 1.44. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $219.90 and a 200-day moving average of $206.68.

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 13th. The semiconductor company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by ($0.04). Nova had a return on equity of 21.35% and a net margin of 28.00%. On average, research analysts forecast that Nova will post 5.78 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have issued reports on NVMI. Benchmark upped their target price on Nova from $240.00 to $245.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Citigroup raised Nova from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $226.00 to $240.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. Cantor Fitzgerald began coverage on Nova in a report on Monday, January 13th. They issued an “overweight” rating and a $275.00 target price for the company. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Nova in a report on Friday, November 8th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Nova presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $238.33.

Nova Company Profile

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.