BN · rank #19 · 2026-09-04
NVMI
NASDAQ · $11.22B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Forward revenue growth Consensus forward revenue growth. | +26.2% |
| Forward net margin Consensus forward net margin. | +29.2% |
| Net margin TTM Trailing twelve month net margin. | +28.8% |
| Margin expansion Forward minus trailing net margin (percentage points). | +0.4% |
| Forward PEG Forward P/E to growth. Below 1 is cheap for the growth. | 1.46 |
| Debt / FCF Net debt relative to free cash flow. Lower is safer. | 4.23× |
| Analyst upside Spread between the consensus 12m target and the current price. | +50.8% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +5% |
| Market cap (USD) | $11.22B |
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Summary
Nova Ltd. designs and manufactures high-performance metrology hardware and software solutions that resolve critical process and measurement bottlenecks in advanced logic, memory, and packaging fabs [1, 2].
Rationale
The quant signal's strong 26.2% forward revenue growth and 29.2% forward net margin are validated by Nova's record Q2 2026 earnings beat, driven by accelerating advanced AI chip packaging and logic node demand [1].
Material risks
- 1High customer concentration in advanced logic/foundry exposes Nova to severe revenue loss if key customers build competing metrology capabilities in-house or adopt alternative process-control architectures [1, 2].
- 2Geopolitical friction and stringent export-control regulations could disrupt shipments of advanced metrology tools to key global chip manufacturing regions like China [1, 2].
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