The Chart of the Day belongs to the process control system company Nova (NVMI) . I found the stock by using Barchart's powerful screening functions to find stocks with the highest technical buy signals, highest Weighted Alpha, superior current momentum and having a Trend Seeker buy signal then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent price appreciation. Since the Trend Seeker signaled a buy on 5/7 the stock gained 19.82%.
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 materials and chemical metrology measurements for process control for various semiconductor manufacturing process steps, including lithography, etch, chemical mechanical planarization, deposition, electrochemical plating, and advanced packaging. 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. in July 2021. Nova Ltd. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel
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Barchart Technical Indicators:
- 100% technical buy signals
- 108.88+ Weighted Alpha
- 92.30% gain in the last year
- Trend Seeker buy signal
- Above its 20, 50 and 100 day moving averages
- 11 new highs and up 20.76% in the last month
- Relative Strength Index 67.19%
- Technical support level at $211.70
- Recently traded at $218.17 with 50 day moving average of $186.97
Fundamental Factors:
- Market Cap $3.65 billion
- P/E 45.93
- Revenue expected to grow 16.00% this year and another 15.70% next year
- Earnings estimated to increase 14.80% this year, an additional 17.70% next year and continue to compound at an annual rate of 14.40% for the next 5 years
Analysts and Investor Sentiment -- I don't buy stocks because everyone else is buying but I do realize that if major firms and investors are dumping a stock it's hard to make money swimming against the tide:
- Wall Street analysts issued 5 strong buy, and 1 hold recommendation
- Analysts have price targets between $110 and $245 with a consensus of $228
- Value Line rates the stock an average rating of 3
- CFRAs MarketScope has a hold rating
- MorningStar gives the stock an average 3 star rating with a Fair Value of $214.39 right at Fair Value
- 4,780 investors monitor the stock on Seeking Alpha
Additional disclosure: The Barchart Chart of the Day highlights stocks that are experiencing exceptional current price appreciation. They are not intended to be buy recommendations as these stocks are extremely volatile and speculative. Should you decide to add one of these stocks to your investment portfolio it is highly suggested you follow a predetermined diversification and moving stop loss discipline that is consistent with your personal investment risk tolerance and reevaluate your stop losses at least on a weekly basis.
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