Nova (NVMI) Competitors

Nova (NASDAQ:NVMI) and Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, NVMI or TER?

Teradyne has higher revenue and earnings than Nova. Teradyne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nova, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nova	$672.40M	8.77	$183.76M	$5.74	35.08
Teradyne	$2.82B	5.16	$542.37M	$3.33	27.01

Does the media favor NVMI or TER?

In the previous week, Teradyne had 29 more articles in the media than Nova. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Teradyne and 6 mentions for Nova. Nova's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Teradyne's score of 0.59 indicating that Nova is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nova	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Teradyne	19 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NVMI or TER?

83.0% of Nova shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of Teradyne shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Nova shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Teradyne shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate NVMI or TER?

Nova currently has a consensus price target of $250.83, suggesting a potential upside of 24.56%. Teradyne has a consensus price target of $121.44, suggesting a potential upside of 35.01%. Given Teradyne's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Teradyne is more favorable than Nova.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nova	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Teradyne	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NVMI or TER?

Nova received 367 more outperform votes than Teradyne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.34% of users gave Nova an outperform vote while only 48.02% of users gave Teradyne an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nova	Outperform Votes 452 74.34%	Underperform Votes 156 25.66%
Teradyne	Outperform Votes 85 48.02%	Underperform Votes 92 51.98%

Which has more risk & volatility, NVMI or TER?

Nova has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teradyne has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NVMI or TER more profitable?

Nova has a net margin of 27.33% compared to Teradyne's net margin of 19.23%. Nova's return on equity of 22.33% beat Teradyne's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nova	27.33%	22.33%	15.01%
Teradyne	19.23%	19.08%	14.47%

Summary

Nova beats Teradyne on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.