<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of  Nova Ltd. (NASDAQ:NVMI - Free Report) by 30.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 212,800 shares of the semiconductor company's stock after buying an additional 49,566 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. owned approximately 0.72% of Nova worth $58,563,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.</p><ul><li>Breakout Momentum Plays You May Not Know About</li></ul><p>Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Migdal Insurance &amp; Financial Holdings Ltd. boosted its position in  Nova by 13.1% during the 2nd quarter. Migdal Insurance &amp; Financial Holdings Ltd. now owns 1,437,657 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $395,643,000 after acquiring an additional 166,672 shares during the period.  Harel Insurance Investments &amp; Financial Services Ltd. raised its stake in shares of  Nova by 10.7% during the second quarter. Harel Insurance Investments &amp; Financial Services Ltd. now owns 1,342,169 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $369,365,000 after purchasing an additional 129,684 shares in the last quarter.  Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in  Nova in the first quarter worth about $22,647,000.  Meitav Investment House Ltd. lifted its holdings in  Nova by 13.4% in the second quarter. Meitav Investment House Ltd. now owns 769,584 shares of the semiconductor company's stock worth $214,680,000 after purchasing an additional 90,830 shares during the period.  Finally, Phoenix Financial Ltd. grew its position in  Nova by 28.7% in the 2nd quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. now owns 398,260 shares of the semiconductor company's stock valued at $109,601,000 after buying an additional 88,824 shares in the last quarter. 82.99% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. </p><h2>Wall Street Analyst Weigh In</h2><p>NVMI has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Evercore ISI boosted their price target on shares of Nova from $290.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Morgan Stanley started coverage on Nova in a report on Monday, December 1st. They set an &#34;equal weight&#34; rating and a $335.00 target price on the stock. Benchmark upped their target price on Nova from $280.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research report on Friday, November 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings  reiterated a &#34;hold (c+)&#34; rating on shares of Nova in a research report on Monday, December 1st. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have issued  a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Nova currently has a consensus rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average price target of $311.67.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Research Report on NVMI</b></p><h2>Nova Stock Down 0.5%</h2><p>NASDAQ NVMI opened at $334.83 on Thursday. Nova Ltd. has a 12 month low of $153.99 and a 12 month high of $361.32. The company has a market capitalization of $9.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.77, a PEG ratio of 2.25 and a beta of 1.84. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $319.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $282.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 4.58 and a quick ratio of 4.00. </p><h2>Nova Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>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. 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<p>Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in Nova Ltd. by 30.4% in the second quarter, owning 212,800 shares valued at $58,563,000. Other investors like Migdal Insurance and Harel Insurance also raised their stakes. Nova's stock has a consensus 'Moderate Buy' rating with an average price target of $311.67. The stock opened at $334.83, with a market cap of $9.84 billion. Nova designs and sells semiconductor process control systems globally.</p>

Nova Ltd. $NVMI Stake Raised by Invesco Ltd.