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NVMI Nova (NVMI) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Industrials · Optical instruments & lenses · CIK 0001109345
Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
171
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about NVMI

Insiders, 180 days
-$6.7M net sold
6 sellers · 15% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$1.4M
1 notice

Nova insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, NOVA LTD. insiders sold a net $6.7M of stock across 14 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Foreign private issuer: most of its insiders are exempt from SEC Form 4, but some still file it; those filings are listed below, and the record may be incomplete.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-09-22 SECtraded 2026-09-21
3,864
$1.4M
-13.5%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 18.0% of the 21,409 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 171 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CTO Wolfing Shay sold about $1.4M of NVMI under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 21, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 171 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
CEO & President
SELL
2026-09-02 SECtraded 2026-09-01
1,500
$513.4K
-10.3%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Jul 2, 2026.
  • The trade is 5.5% of the 27,214 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 171 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO & President Waisman Gabriel sold about $513.4K of NVMI under a 10b5-1 plan on Sep 1, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 171 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
CEO & President
SELL
2026-07-06 SECtraded 2026-07-02
2,966
$1.5M
-29.1%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 10.3% of the 28,714 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 171 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: CEO & President Waisman Gabriel sold about $1.5M of NVMI on Jul 2, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 171 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
SELL
2026-06-24 SECtraded 2026-06-23
454
$243.6K
-40.8%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Jun 22, 2026.
  • The trade is 23.3% of the 1,951 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 171 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Simon Zehava sold about $243.6K of NVMI on Jun 23, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 171 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
SELL
2026-06-24 SECtraded 2026-06-23
454
$243.6K
-40.8%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Jun 22, 2026.
  • The trade is 23.3% of the 1,951 shares held after it.
  • 4 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 171 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Sagiv Sarit sold about $243.6K of NVMI on Jun 23, 2026; 4 other insiders sold within 30 days and 171 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
14 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$6.7M over 180 days
-$1.9M over 90 days
below 71% of Industrials
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
171 funds bought in last quarter
more than 53% of Industrials
Revenue
+31.0% year over year
more than 88% of Industrials
Margin
29.4% net margin
more than 99% of Industrials
Buybacks
$35.0M repurchased, FY to 2025-12-31
below 54% of Industrials
Short interest
5.0% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 5.6 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 75% of Industrials
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-7.1%12M
-19%+13%+46%+78%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-07-02 · Waisman Gabriel sold $1.5M2026-09-21 · Wolfing Shay sold $1.4M2026-05-26 · Oppenhaim Eitan sold $781.3K2026-06-22 · Oppenhaim Eitan sold $749.7K2026-09-01 · Waisman Gabriel sold $513.4K2026-06-23 · Simon Zehava sold $243.6K2026-06-23 · Sagiv Sarit sold $243.6K2026-05-18 · Sagiv Sarit sold $219.2K2026-05-18 · Simon Zehava sold $219.2K2026-05-18 · Garty Yaniv sold $219.2K2026-06-22 · Garty Yaniv sold $212.7K2026-06-22 · Simon Zehava sold $212.7K2026-06-22 · Sagiv Sarit sold $212.7K2026-04-02 · Garty Yaniv sold $23.4K2026-09-22 · Shay Wolfling filed to sell $1.4M2026-07-02 · Waisman Gabriel filed to sell $2.2M2026-06-22 · Garty Yaniv filed to sell $210.6K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns NVMI: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
2,671,472 sh
$1.5B

Congress trades in NVMI

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

NVMI planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Shay Wolfling
Filed 2026-09-22
$1.4M
Waisman Gabriel
Filed 2026-07-02
$2.2M
Garty Yaniv
Filed 2026-06-22
$210.6K

NVMI mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Timothy Plan Israel Common Values Fund
$11.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.5%
JAMES MICRO CAP FUND
$1.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.0%
JAMES SMALL CAP FUND
$2.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.3%
Small Cap Dynamic Growth Fund
$10.4M position · as of 2026-05-31
2.0%
Needham Growth Fund
$5.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.9%
Oberweis Small-Cap Opportunities Fund
$52.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.8%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $6.7M sold by insiders over 180 days, 171 funds added last quarter, $1.4M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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Sector by SEC SIC code

NVMI financials

Revenue growth
+31.0%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
29.4%
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$880.6M$672.4M$517.9M$570.7M
Gross profit$505.2M$387.1M$293.2M$317.0M
Operating income$253.5M$187.5M$132.3M$149.9M
Net income$259.2M$183.8M$136.3M$140.2M
EPS (diluted)7.965.754.284.43
Operating cash flow$245.6M$235.3M$123.5M$119.5M
Cash$214.5M$157.8M$107.6M$111.1M
Buybacks$35.0M$30.0M$112.0K$21.4M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

NVMI Stock Sonar score 4/7 axes

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NVMI ranks highest on growth (88th percentile) and risk and compliance (71st), and lowest on insider conviction (16th), among Industrials peers.

Growth
88
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+31.0% · 88 pct, sector of 254
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
16
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$4.8M · 31 pct, sector of 170
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 172
Institutional and government
53
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter171 · 53 pct, sector of 201
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
71
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+5.1% · 41 pct, sector of 269
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 191
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-Kneeds two 10-Ks with a Risk Factors section (not 20-F filers or stubs)
3 not measured: Profitability, Financial health, US patents
  • Profitability needs 2 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than four consecutive quarters of net income; fewer than four consecutive quarters of operating income
  • Financial health needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no debt line filed
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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NVMI filings, in plain words

Are Nova insiders buying or selling NVMI?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Nova insiders were net sellers, a net $6.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 6 sellers.

Are there planned insider sales of NVMI?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $1.4M of stock; the latest, by Shay Wolfling, was filed 2026-09-22.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Nova insiders were net sellers of NVMI, a net $6.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 6 sellers. 15% of the 13 insider sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan; the rest were not flagged as planned. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $1.4M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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