Norden Group LLC Invests $298,000 in Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVT)

Norden Group LLC purchased a new stake in Novanta Inc. (NASDAQ:NOVT) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm purchased 1,768 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $298,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Operose Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Novanta during the third quarter worth about $34,000. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its stake in shares of Novanta by 16.7% during the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 721 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $103,000 after acquiring an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Novanta in the 4th quarter worth approximately $206,000. OneAscent Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in Novanta in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $206,000. Finally, Alliance Wealth Advisors LLC UT purchased a new position in Novanta in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $217,000. 98.35% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Novanta Stock Up 0.2 %

NOVT opened at $156.78 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a current ratio of 2.98. The company has a market cap of $5.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.23 and a beta of 1.35. Novanta Inc. has a one year low of $111.20 and a one year high of $187.60. The business’s fifty day moving average is $166.76 and its two-hundred day moving average is $156.84.

Novanta (NASDAQ:NOVT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 28th. The technology company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.63. The business had revenue of $211.60 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $210.90 million. Novanta had a net margin of 8.27% and a return on equity of 17.15%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.75 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Novanta Inc. will post 3.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Novanta

In other news, CEO Matthijs Glastra sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.00, for a total transaction of $860,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 24,572 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,226,384. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In related news, CFO Robert Buckley sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $170.40, for a total value of $511,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 120,419 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,519,397.60. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO Matthijs Glastra sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $172.00, for a total transaction of $860,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 24,572 shares in the company, valued at $4,226,384. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 9,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,611,545 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.20% of the company’s stock.

Novanta Company Profile

Novanta Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides precision medicine and manufacturing, medical solutions, and robotics and automation solutions in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Precision Medicine and Manufacturing, Medical Solutions, and Robotics and Automation.