BN · rank #17 · 2026-09-09
NVMI
NASDAQ · $11.99B (USD)
The exact numbers the algorithm saw.
| Composite score Z-score blend of the factors below; drives the rank. | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| 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. | +41.1% |
| Last EPS surprise Most recent reported EPS versus consensus. | +5% |
| Market cap (USD) | $11.99B |
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Summary
Nova Ltd designs and manufactures advanced dimensional, materials, and chemical metrology systems used to resolve critical process control bottlenecks in advanced semiconductor nodes and AI chip packaging.
Rationale
Strong quantitative metrics, including 26.2% forward revenue growth and a 29.2% forward net margin, validate the company's role in addressing high-growth yield bottlenecks for advanced logic and high-bandwidth memory.
Material risks
- 1Leading customers may develop or adopt in-house or alternative metrology solutions for advanced packaging, displacing Nova's tools from critical measurement steps.
- 2Nova faces intense competition in optical and X-ray metrology from larger process-control vendors like KLA, Applied Materials, and Onto Innovation, which could pressure its market share and gross margins.
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