Nova vs Onto Innovation
NVMI and ONTO side by side, both in laboratory apparatus and analytical, optical, measuring, and controlling instruments. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NVMI and ONTO compare
Nova grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (31.0% versus 8.1% for Onto Innovation).
Nova keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 29.4% compared with 11.8% at Onto Innovation.
Nova scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 11 for Onto Innovation), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NVMI | ONTO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $9.9B |
| Share price | $312.24 | $201.57 |
| Change, 1 year | −11.2% | 47.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 148% | 117% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.60 | 1.99 |
| Employees | 85 | 1,615 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 15 (better) | 11 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 4 |
| Health score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 75.8× |
| P/S | – | 8.8× |
| P/B | – | 5.1× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 59.5× |
| P/FCF | – | 39.2× |
| FCF yield | – | 2.6% |
| Fair value | – | $114.82 |
| Margin of safety | – | −75.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 31.0% (better) | 8.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 26.7% (better) | 12.6% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 41.1% (better) | −33.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 38.4% (better) | −34.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 37.0% (better) | 34.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 57.4% (better) | 50.4% |
| Operating margin | 28.8% (better) | 12.0% |
| Net margin | 29.4% (better) | 11.8% |
| FCF margin | 24.7% (better) | 22.5% |
| Return on equity | 23.1% (better) | 6.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 32.5% (better) | 20.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | 127× | – |
| Current ratio | 6.28 | 9.73 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 4.85 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | – | 2.1% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 2.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 72.8% | 99.6% |
| Held by insiders | 11.1% | 0.94% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$6.7M | −$302K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.2% | 6.1% |
Go deeper
- NVMI stock overview
- NVMI income statement
- NVMI valuation and score
- ONTO stock overview
- ONTO income statement
- ONTO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.