Novanta Inc. (NOVT) Stock Falls on Q4 2025 Earnings

Novanta Inc. (NOVT) reported fourth-quarter 2025 results.

Total revenue: $258.3 million, up 8.5% year‑over‑year.

Gross profit: $113.3 million, up 4.7% year‑over‑year.

Operating profit: $24.8 million, down 7.0% year‑over‑year.

Net income attributable to common shareholders: $17.5 million, up 6.1% year‑over‑year.

Diluted earnings per share were $0.45, down 2.2% year‑over‑year, versus the consensus estimate of $0.90. Revenue of $258.3 million was slightly below the estimated $260.7 million.

Cash from operating activities: $8.8 million, down 85.7% year‑over‑year.

Purchases of property, plant and equipment: $3.7 million, up 63.3% year‑over‑year.

Cash and cash equivalents: $380.9 million, up 234.1% year‑over‑year.

Total liabilities: $492.8 million, down 23.3% year‑over‑year.

Cost of sales rose to $145.1 million, up 11.8% year‑over‑year, which limited gross-profit expansion. Shares were down 1.85% since market close.

Note: This financials data is sourced from a third-party provider and has not been independently verified by Quiver.

Novanta Inc. Insider Trading Activity

Novanta Inc. insiders have traded $NOVT stock on the open market 11 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 11 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NOVT stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

MATTHIJS GLASTRA (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 8 sales selling 28,000 shares for an estimated $3,861,303.
ROBERT BUCKLEY (Chief Financial Officer) sold 1,423 shares for an estimated $199,424
THOMAS N SECOR has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 1,495 shares for an estimated $179,272.

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Novanta Inc. Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 193 institutional investors add shares of Novanta Inc. stock to their portfolio, and 197 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

MACQUARIE GROUP LTD removed 728,478 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $86,681,597
ALLSPRING GLOBAL INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS, LLC added 604,055 shares (+75.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $71,876,504
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC added 591,243 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $70,352,004
NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC removed 496,437 shares (-98.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $59,071,038
GW&K INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC added 480,413 shares (+187.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $57,164,342
SCULPTOR CAPITAL LP added 430,838 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $51,265,413
SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP added 404,097 shares (+206.1%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $48,083,502

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Novanta Inc. Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $NOVT stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NOVT stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. purchased up to $15,000 on 11/13.

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