How to buy Nova Measuring Instruments stock | $103.47

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd is a semiconductor equipment & materials business based in the US. Nova Measuring Instruments shares (NVMI) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Nova Measuring Instruments employs 713 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around 0.00.

Nova Measuring Instruments stock price (NASDAQ: NVMI)

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Nova Measuring Instruments shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-10-17.

Latest market close	$103.47
52-week range	$54.72 - $110.29
50-day moving average	$102.35
200-day moving average	$97.98
Wall St. target price	$114.33
PE ratio	44.6965
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	$2.32

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Nova Measuring Instruments price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $103.47 from 2021-10-22

1 week (2021-10-15)	-0.35%
1 month (2021-09-24)	-5.61%
3 months (2021-07-23)	6.14%
6 months (2021-04-23)	6.36%

1 year (2020-10-23)	80.01%
2 years (2019-10-24)	198.18%
3 years (2018-10-24)	377.04%
5 years (2016-10-24)	744.65%

Is Nova Measuring Instruments under- or over-valued?

Valuing Nova Measuring Instruments stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Nova Measuring Instruments's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Nova Measuring Instruments's P/E ratio

Nova Measuring Instruments's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 45x. In other words, Nova Measuring Instruments shares trade at around 45x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Nova Measuring Instruments's EBITDA

Nova Measuring Instruments's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $88 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Nova Measuring Instruments's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Nova Measuring Instruments financials

Revenue TTM	$327.7 million
Operating margin TTM	24.21%
Gross profit TTM	$152.9 million
Return on assets TTM	8.7%
Return on equity TTM	18.12%
Profit margin	20.78%
Book value	$14.69
Market capitalisation	$2.9 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Nova Measuring Instruments shares

There are currently 927,105 Nova Measuring Instruments shares held short by investors – that's known as Nova Measuring Instruments's "short interest". This figure is 8.9% up from 851,614 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Nova Measuring Instruments shares can be evaluated.

Nova Measuring Instruments's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Nova Measuring Instruments's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Nova Measuring Instruments shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Nova Measuring Instruments shares traded daily (recently around 80338.388214905). Nova Measuring Instruments's SIR currently stands at 11.54. In other words for every 100,000 Nova Measuring Instruments shares traded daily on the market, roughly 11540 shares are currently held short.

However Nova Measuring Instruments's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Nova Measuring Instruments shares, or, against the total number of tradable Nova Measuring Instruments shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Nova Measuring Instruments's short interest could be expressed as 0.03% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Nova Measuring Instruments shares in existence, roughly 30 shares are currently held short) or 0.0328% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Nova Measuring Instruments shares, roughly 33 shares are currently held short).

A SIR above 10% would generally be considered pretty high, pointing to a potentially pessimistic outlook for the share price and a discouraging interest in betting against Nova Measuring Instruments.

Find out more about how you can short Nova Measuring Instruments stock.

Nova Measuring Instruments share dividends

We're not expecting Nova Measuring Instruments to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Nova Measuring Instruments share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Nova Measuring Instruments's shares have ranged in value from as little as $54.72 up to $110.29. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Nova Measuring Instruments's is 1.0963. This would suggest that Nova Measuring Instruments's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Nova Measuring Instruments overview

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 material metrology measurements for process control for various semiconductor manufacturing process steps, including lithography, etch, chemical mechanical planarization, and deposition. The company serves various sectors of the integrated circuit manufacturing industry, including logic, foundries, and memory manufacturers, as well as process equipment manufacturers. Nova Ltd. was formerly known as Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. and changed its name to Nova Ltd.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Nova Measuring Instruments is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.378% of Nova Measuring Instruments shares are held by insiders and 84.443% by institutions. How many people work for Nova Measuring Instruments?
Latest data suggests 713 work at Nova Measuring Instruments. When does the fiscal year end for Nova Measuring Instruments?
Nova Measuring Instruments's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Nova Measuring Instruments based?
Nova Measuring Instruments's address is: 5 David Fikes Street, Rehovot, Israel, 7610201 What is Nova Measuring Instruments's ISIN number?
Nova Measuring Instruments's international securities identification number is: IL0010845571 What is Nova Measuring Instruments's CUSIP number?
Nova Measuring Instruments's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: M7516K103