NOVT

Novanta Inc.

Technology · $5.1B market cap

Verdict

Share price

$149.27

close of Oct 3, 2026

Fair value

$36.02

Sticker Price

Payback Price

$14.41

buy price

Overpriced

NOVT is Overpriced: at $149.27 it trades 314% above its fair value of $36.02. Its buy price (Payback Price) is $14.41, 90% below today's price. Business quality is limited: none of the 5 key numbers clears the 10% bar.

How we valued it

Buffett Normalized. A profitable, growing business, so we project its earnings 10 years ahead and work out what that is worth today.

Business quality

0 of 5 clear the 10% bar. What are the Big Five?

Earnings per share growth8.1% a year✗
Equity per share growth8.5% a year✗
Sales growth7.5% a year✗
Free cash flow growth7.6% a year✗
Return on invested capital7.2%✗

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Superinvestors

2 of the investors we track hold NOVT. In Q2 2026, 2 opened a position. Who we track

Moves in Q2 2026

New position: Torray Funds, Polen Capital Management

About Novanta Inc.

Operating globally, Novanta Inc. and its affiliated companies specialize in the development, production, and distribution of advanced photonics, vision, and precision motion components and sub-assemblies. These highly engineered solutions are supplied to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) across the medical and industrial sectors. Within its Photonics division, Novanta provides a suite of laser-driven…

Hardware, Equipment & Parts

Fair value and Payback Price are estimates from the company's reported financials, not investment advice. Prices as of the close of Oct 3, 2026. How the Payback Price works