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Nova (NVMI): analyst forecast and price target

$321 −2.50% close 16.10.26 · market cap $12.5B · Technology · Semiconductors
Price targets and ratings of

Analyst consensus

Strong Buy

6 Buy2 Hold0 Sell

Ratings of 8 analysts in the last 3 months

12-month forecast

$517+61.0% upside

Based on 8 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $517, the highest $600, the lowest $415. The average is +61.0% from the last price of $321.

$300$400$500$600Jan 26AprJulOctJan 27AprJulOctHigh$600Average$517Low$415
Highest target $600 Average target $517 Lowest target $415
AnalystFirmPrice target RatingUpsideAction Date Move vs SPY
Atif Malik★★★★★★★★★★#3 · hits 77% · avg +46.6% Citi $550 → $415−24.5% Hold +29.2% Downgrade 08.10.26on TipRanks 04:55 −5.7%next day −1.0% · 5 days −6.8%
Michael Mani★★★★★★★★★★#9816 · hits 33% · avg −4.9% Bank of America Securities — Buy — Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 15:35 +2.5%next day −2.1% · 5 days +6.0%
Vedvati Shrotre★★★★★★★★★★#541 · hits 67% · avg +37.1% Evercore ISI $600 → $475−20.8% Buy +47.9% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 09:00 +2.5%next day −2.1% · 5 days +6.0%
Shane Brett CFA★★★★★★★★★★#587 · hits 68% · avg +50.1% Morgan Stanley $540 → $461−14.6% Hold +43.5% Assigned 07.08.26on TipRanks 08:20 +2.5%next day −2.1% · 5 days +6.0%
Charles Shi★★★★★★★★★★#282 · hits 52% · avg +29.0% Needham $570 Buy +77.5% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 06:50 +2.5%next day −2.1% · 5 days +6.0%
Thomas O'Malley★★★★★★★★★★#33 · hits 62% · avg +42.1% Barclays $600 Buy +86.8% Reiterated 07.08.26on TipRanks 04:19 +2.5%next day −2.1% · 5 days +6.0%
Matthew Prisco★★★★★★★★★★#952 · hits 65% · avg +31.2% Cantor Fitzgerald $600 → $500−16.7% Buy +55.7% Reiterated 06.08.26on TipRanks Aug 7 08:55 −5.1%next day +2.5% · 5 days +6.7%
Blayne Curtis★★★★★★★★★★#31 · hits 65% · avg +36.1% Jefferies $640 → $600−6.2% Buy +86.8% Assigned 06.08.26on TipRanks 14:30 −5.1%next day +2.5% · 5 days +6.7%
Shay Zigelman★★★★★★★★★★#3214 · hits 75% · avg +93.5% Bank Hapoalim $442 Hold +37.6% Downgrade 16.02.26on TipRanks 20:05 −0.5%next day +1.7% · 5 days +2.2%

The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included

Best analysts covering Nova

TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.

Most accurate

3 months Vedvati Shrotre★★★★★★★★★★Evercore ISI · #541
Hits 67%46 of 69 Average return +37.1%
1 year Vedvati Shrotre★★★★★★★★★★Evercore ISI · #541
Hits 67%46 of 69 Average return +37.1%
2 years Vedvati Shrotre★★★★★★★★★★Evercore ISI · #541
Hits 67%46 of 69 Average return +37.1%

Most profitable

3 months Vedvati Shrotre★★★★★★★★★★Evercore ISI · #541
Hits 67%46 of 69 Average return +37.1%
1 year Matthew Prisco★★★★★★★★★★Cantor Fitzgerald · #952
Hits 65%33 of 51 Average return +31.2%
2 years Vedvati Shrotre★★★★★★★★★★Evercore ISI · #541
Hits 67%46 of 69 Average return +37.1%

How the average price target moved

The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 08.10.26: target $517 at a price of $378 (+36.9%); now: $517 at $321 (+61.0%).

$400$500Sep 15Oct 1Oct 15Top analysts$517Average target$517Price$321

PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target

Recommendation trend

051041Oct 2531Nov52Dec62Jan 2683Feb72Mar52Apr81May81Jun81Jul361Aug351Sep352Oct

Strong BuyBuyHoldSell

Rating05.2606.2607.2608.2609.2610.26
Strong Buy000333
Buy888655
Hold111112
Sell000000

Earnings and sales forecast

Next report: 05.11.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)

Earnings per share

Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $2.77 (from $2.71 to $2.80). Last quarter: $2.51.

Sales

Next quarter’s sales estimate — $282M (from $282M to $282M). Last quarter: $255M.

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About Nova
  • CEO: Gabriel Waisman
  • Employees: 1,612
  • 5 David Fikes Street, Rehovot, HM, 7632805, IL
  • www.novami.com

Nova Ltd. is a global innovator specializing in the design, development, production, and sale of sophisticated process control systems vital for semiconductor manufacturing. Its extensive reach covers key regions such as Israel, Taiwan, the United States, China, and Korea, in addition to other international markets. The company's advanced product range includes a suite of metrology platforms, enabling precise measurements of dimensions, films, materials, and chemical compositions. These capabilities are crucial for ensuring meticulous process control throughout various stages of semiconductor fabrication, including lithography, etching, chemical mechanical planarization, deposition, electrochemical plating, and advanced packaging. Nova serves diverse segments of the integrated circuit manufacturing industry, providing solutions to leading logic, foundry, and memory producers, as well as manufacturers of process equipment. Headquartered in Rehovot, Israel, and established in 1993, the company changed its name to Nova Ltd. in July 2021, having previously been known as Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd.

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