NOVT — Novanta Inc

Stock analysis, trade plans, and proprietary indicators by Trend Edge.

Trend Edge Setup Score

Trend Edge rates NOVT Bearish with a Setup Score of 17, net conviction 21, actionability 13. How the Setup Score works →

Total Setup Score17
Directional BiasBearish
Net Conviction21
Actionability13 (in range)

Key signals behind this score

About Novanta Inc

Novanta Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides precision medicine, precision manufacturing, medical solutions, robotics and automation solutions, and advanced surgery solutions in the United States and internationally. The company operates Automation Enabling Technologies and Medical Solutions segments. The Precision Medicine and Manufacturing segment designs, manufactures, and markets laser beam steering and scanning solutions, laser sou… Read full Trend Edge analysis →

Trend Edge Proprietary Indicators

Key Metrics

Current Price$156.65
Market Cap$5.40B
Float35.3M
Shares Outstanding35.6M
P/E (Forward)8.39
P/E (TTM)106.06
Price/Sales (TTM)5.37
vs. Analyst Target+11.7% to analyst PT
Profit Margin5.35%
Operating Margin (TTM)11.70%
Revenue (TTM)$1.00B
Earnings Growth (YoY)-13.40%
Dividend RateNone
Analyst Target Price$175.00 (4 analysts)

Financial History

Annual Revenue & Earnings History

YearRevenueNet IncomeGross ProfitEBITDA
2020 $591M $44.5M $245M $98.0M
2021 $707M $50.3M $300M $125M
2022 $861M $74.1M $378M $161M
2023 $882M $72.9M $400M $170M
2024 $949M $64.1M $422M $180M
2025 $981M $53.8M $408M $153M

Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income

QuarterRevenueNet Income
Jun 2025 $241M $4.5M
Sep 2025 $248M $10.7M
Dec 2025 $258M $17.5M
Mar 2026 $258M $21.1M

Ownership & Float

Insider Ownership0.8%
Institutional Ownership120.5%
Short Float13.4%
% of All Funds Holding3.71%
Number of Funds Holding305

Current Moving Averages

Trend Edge tracks near-term, medium-term, cyclical, and secular moving averages across weekly and monthly timeframes to identify trend structure at every horizon.

TimeframeSMAValueTrend Context
Weekly10-Week SMA$155.84Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly40-Week SMA$131.28Medium-term trend
Weekly80-Week SMA$129.28Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly200-Week SMA$147.02Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly10-Month SMA$135.45Near-term monthly trend
Monthly20-Month SMA$132.03Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly40-Month SMA$148.50Secular monthly trend

Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance

Trend Edge identifies volume shelves: price zones where historically elevated trading volume creates structural support or resistance. A volume shelf forms when a disproportionate share of cumulative volume was transacted at a specific price level, making it a high-conviction anchor for future price reactions.

Price LevelTypeVolume RatioAge
$130.00 support 1.06x 1 months ago
$100.00 support 1.43x 8 months ago
$166.00 resistance 1.17x 18 months ago

Historical Earnings Reactions (109 events)

TimeframeAvg ReturnMedianWin RateBestWorst
Gap -0.26% 0.00% 47.71% 11.68% -35.71%
1 Day 0.30% 0.45% 56.88% 28.83% -38.78%
1 Week 1.42% 1.78% 58.72% 49.64% -44.90%
2 Weeks 1.59% 1.08% 56.88% 83.75% -42.86%
1 Month 4.57% 2.68% 61.11% 150.00% -36.73%

Next earnings: August 4, 2026 (22 days away)

Seasonality & Day-of-Week Patterns

Monthly Seasonality

MonthAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Jan6.9%55.6%27
Feb5.9%51.9%27
Mar1.0%48.1%27
Apr3.2%57.1%28
May5.1%60.7%28
Jun2.9%53.6%28
Jul-3.4%40.7%27
Aug0.2%51.9%27
Sep-4.3%40.7%27
Oct1.7%59.3%27
Nov3.0%63.0%27
Dec2.2%55.6%27

Day-of-Week Tendencies

DayAvg ReturnWin RateSamples
Monday 0.12% 47.2% 1288
Tuesday 0.06% 48.1% 1408
Wednesday -0.00% 48.3% 1408
Thursday 0.04% 49.9% 1382
Friday 0.24% 49.6% 1375

Top Institutional Holders

Institutional holder breakdown coming soon.

Total institutional ownership: 120.5%

Insider Transactions — Smart Summary

Total insider ownership: 0.8%

12-Month Insider Activity Summary

Total Filings16
Net Value-$11.3M
Net Shares Change-68,230
% of Float-0.2%
C-Suite Filings14
Clusters Detected0

Key Insiders

NameTitleNet ValueFilingsActivity
Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer -$9.7M 10 N/A

Significant Filings

DateInsiderTitleNet ValuePrice After
2026-07-07 Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer -$1.0M Transaction at $161.13, now -2.8%
2026-06-04 Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer -$1.1M Transaction at $168.66, now -7.1%
2026-05-14 Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer -$1.1M Transaction at $150.43, now +4.1%
2026-05-07 Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer -$852,347.6 Transaction at $131.13, now +19.5%
2026-04-21 Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer -$845,325 Transaction at $130.05, now +20.5%
2026-02-12 Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer -$1.1M Transaction at $145.04, now +8.0%

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AI Consult Analysis

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