Novanta (NOVT) stock: analyst price target and their real reliability

Live quote · data updated Aug 28, 2026

Novanta · Information Technology · ref. ETF XLK · 14 calls · price $144.65

What the company does: 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.

📈 Novanta (NOVT) stock price

$144.65+22.5% over range

Aug 28, 25low $99.22 · high $168.75Aug 27, 26

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SellBuy

Buy

100% recommend buying · 1 analysts

📊 JPI status : Novanta has never appeared in a JPI ranking (Fair or Risk +) — our methods haven't picked it to date. See the selected stocks →

🎯 NOVT price target & analyst consensus — price $145

The price target · all analysts combined (1 targets)

Highest target · 1 firm of 1$173+19.6%

Median target · of 1 targets$173+19.6%

Lowest target · 1 firm of 1$173+19.6%

Current price$144.65

⭐ What the most reliable analysts say

No reliable analyst is bullish on this stock right now. A “reliable” analyst is a firm that, on this sector, hits more than 55% of its targets and beats its sector. None of them sees upside here — which is exactly why this stock is in no JPI selection.

The consensus · 1 ratings (last 6 months)

Strong Buy00%

Buy1100%

Hold00%

Sell00%

Strong Sell00%

Go deeper on the analysts

🎯 NOVT price target all

All 14 calls, one by one, with our verdict on each firm.

→ See all 14 targets, analyst by analyst

💡 The best analysts on NOVT most reliable

Their real reliability on NOVT, firm by firm: who was right, who was wrong.

→ See their reliability on NOVT

All analysts (the consensus) · vs · the best (those who've been right)

💬 A question about Novanta? The JPI assistant answers using our backtest data.

📈 Novanta fundamentals: valuation, margins & growth › open the full page

P/E 91.6Net margin 6.0 %Revenue growth +10.3 %Cheap for the growth

Revenue, net income and margin per year

Revenue Net income · hover a bar for details

2022

marg. 9 %

2023

Rev +2%Profit −2%

2024

Rev +8%Profit −12%

2025

Rev +3%Profit −16%

🔎 Detailed analyses

📊 Returns & performance 📈 Fundamentals

✅ Historical analyst reliability on NOVT

Hit rate measured on targets already matured (12 months), replayed against real prices. Click a header to sort.

Firm ↕	% right i ↕	Gain vs sector i ↕	Calls i ↕
William Blair ↗	100%	+45.7%	2

📊 What $1,000 invested in Novanta would be worth › open the full page

In short — $1,000 invested in Novanta 10 years ago would be worth $11,912 today, i.e. +28%/yr on average. Best year: 2017 (+138%), worst: 2022 (-23%). Price performance, excluding dividends.

If I'd invested $1,000 in Novanta

Investment	Worth today	Gain
1 years ago	$1,062	+6%
3 years ago	$1,194	+19%
5 years ago	$1,372	+37%

→ See Novanta's full return history + gain calculator

Return by year (Novanta)

Year	Return	$1,000 invested at year start
2026 (YTD)	+36%	$1,363 (+36%)
2025	-22%	$1,062 (+6%)
2024	-9%	$963 (-4%)

→ See Novanta's full return history + gain calculator

⚠️ Past performance, not predictive nor advice. Prices in $, excluding dividends. Yahoo Finance data.

📰 Recent news on Novanta

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📋 All analyst calls on NOVT

Baird ↗

May 13, 26

▲ Outperform · 🎯$173

Price at call : $155.44 — upside +11%

Today : $144.65 — upside +20%

🎯 on NOVT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Tech : 41.4% · +6.8% (87 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : May 13, 27

Baird ↗

Mar 30, 26

▲ Outperform · 🎯$144

Price at call : $113.09 — upside +27%

Today : $144.65 — upside -0%

🎯 on NOVT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Tech : 41.4% · +6.8% (87 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Mar 30, 27

Baird ↗

Aug 11, 25

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$133

Price at call : $113.14 — gap to target +18%

Today : $144.65 — gap to target -8%

🎯 on NOVT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Tech : 41.4% · +6.8% (87 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 11, 26

Baird ↗

Mar 3, 25

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$160

Price at call : $143.37 — gap to target +12%

Today : $144.65 — gap to target +11%

🎯 on NOVT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Tech : 41.4% · +6.8% (87 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Mar 3, 26

Baird ↗

Nov 6, 24

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$169

Price at call : $181.94 — gap to target -7%

Today : $144.65 — gap to target +17%

🎯 on NOVT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Tech : 41.4% · +6.8% (87 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 6, 25

Baird ↗

Aug 7, 24

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$175

Price at call : $174.11 — gap to target +1%

Today : $144.65 — gap to target +21%

🎯 on NOVT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Tech : 41.4% · +6.8% (87 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Aug 7, 25

Baird ↗

May 11, 23

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$161

Price at call : $164.32 — gap to target -2%

Today : $144.65 — gap to target +11%

🎯 on NOVT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Tech : 41.4% · +6.8% (87 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : May 10, 24

William Blair ↗

May 11, 22

▲ Outperform

Actual +36% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on NOVT : 100% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 on Tech : 42.9% · +7.4% (21 calls)

+36.3%

stock +36% · XLK +14%

matured May 11, 23

See the other 6 calls, newest to oldest

Berenberg ↗

Nov 13, 20

■ Hold neutral · not a buy · 🎯$109

Price at call : $115.33 — gap to target -5%

Today : $144.65 — gap to target -25%

🎯 on NOVT : no call matured yet · 📊 unranked overall

in progress (365j)
matures : Nov 13, 21

Baird ↗

May 13, 20

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$90

Price at call : $90.31 — gap to target -0%

Today : $144.65 — gap to target -38%

🎯 on NOVT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Tech : 41.4% · +6.8% (87 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : May 13, 21

Baird ↗

Feb 28, 19

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy · 🎯$81

Price at call : $81.73 — gap to target -1%

Today : $144.65 — gap to target -44%

🎯 on NOVT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Tech : 41.4% · +6.8% (87 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : Feb 28, 20

Baird ↗

May 9, 18

■ Neutral neutral · not a buy

🎯 on NOVT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Tech : 41.4% · +6.8% (87 calls)

in progress (365j)
matures : May 9, 19

William Blair ↗

Feb 27, 18

▲ Outperform

Actual +55% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on NOVT : 100% (2 calls matureds) · 📊 on Tech : 42.9% · +7.4% (21 calls)

+55.2%

stock +55% · XLK +4%

matured Feb 27, 19

Baird ↗

Dec 8, 17

▲ Outperform · 🎯$54

Price at call : $47.95 — upside +13%

Today : $144.65 — upside -63%

Expected +13% · Actual +27% · Reason (≥ +15%) : ✓ Yes

🎯 on NOVT : 100% (1 call matured) · 📊 on Tech : 41.4% · +6.8% (87 calls)

+27.4%

stock +27% · XLK +3%

matured Dec 8, 18

Frequently asked questions

Should I buy Novanta stock?

This isn't buy advice. For Novanta, the analyst consensus is "Buy", with an average price target of $173 (+20% vs the current price). What matters is their past reliability on this stock: the most reliable one is right 100% of the time (2 calls tracked on Novanta). We show the numbers — you decide.

Is it too late to buy Novanta? How high can it go?

The most bullish analyst target on Novanta is $173 (+20% above today's price); the average is $173. That's the upside they see. Check how reliable those analysts have actually been on Novanta on our site before trusting it.

Is Novanta still a good buy?

The most useful "opinion" isn't an opinion — it's a track record: 1 analyst have a real record on Novanta, the best hitting 100% over 2 calls. Current consensus: "Buy". Make your call on data, not noise.

What has Novanta's past performance been?

Historical returns and a "how much if I had invested" calculator: NOVT performance & returns.