NOVANTA INC NOVT
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 67000B104 · ISIN CA67000B1040
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryMiscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies
- HeadquartersBedford, MA
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($1.3m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 35.9m as of 2024-07-30, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $163.11. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($2.5m notional), 5 hold puts ($2.1m).
Trends to Q2 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 255 |
| Q4 2022 | 256 |
| Q1 2023 | 252 |
| Q2 2023 | 259 |
| Q3 2023 | 267 |
| Q4 2023 | 259 |
| Q1 2024 | 287 |
| Q2 2024 | 271 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 125 | 113 |
| Q1 2023 | 128 | 110 |
| Q2 2023 | 112 | 117 |
| Q3 2023 | 109 | 136 |
| Q4 2023 | 121 | 130 |
| Q1 2024 | 129 | 115 |
| Q2 2024 | 127 | 129 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2023 | $860.6k | $502.0k | 0.58 |
| Q4 2023 | $2.7m | $3.1m | 1.15 |
| Q1 2024 | $5.0m | $6.9m | 1.38 |
| Q2 2024 | $2.5m | $2.1m | 0.83 |
Biggest buyers
| AXA S.A. | Added | +438.4k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +155.8k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +129.6k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Added | +101.5k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP | Added | +66.3k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +65.1k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | +42.1k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC | Added | +41.4k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL | Added | +41.3k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | Added | +40.7k |
Biggest sellers
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -512.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Reduced | -180.7k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -91.6k |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | Sold out | -64.8k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -56.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -46.0k |
| BARCLAYS PLC | Reduced | -38.5k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -38.1k |
| TEXAS PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND CORP | Sold out | -31.3k |
| Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. | Sold out | -30.9k |
Biggest calls
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.4m8.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $424.1k2.6k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Unchanged | $358.8k2.2k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $261.0k1.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $97.0k600 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.1m6.7k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Unchanged | $424.1k2.6k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $424.0k2.6k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $146.8k900 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 13G · institution filed 2026-07-30 | 13.5% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 7.0% |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 13G · institution +3.5 pts · filed 2026-08-14 | 6.2% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-30 | 5.3% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q2 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 3 | $5.6m | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $4.9m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $480.6k | $480.6k |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.2m | $3.2m |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 3 | $3.4m | $3.4m |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $1.2m | $1.2m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-17 | Secor Thomas N Director | Sold plan | $153.1k928 shares |
| 2024-06-10 | Secor Thomas N Director | Sold plan | $158.6k1.0k shares |
| 2024-04-01 | Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer, director | Sold plan | $860.0k5.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q2 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.4m $718.7m | Reduced -24.4k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.9m $640.4m | Added +65.1k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 2.0m $333.1m | Added +34.7k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.4m $234.6m | Reduced -15.7k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 3.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $216.9m | Added +31.3k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $207.7m | Added +18.3k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.0m $167.2m | Added +66.3k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 960.2k $156.6m | Added +4.1k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 893.7k $145.8m | Added +40.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 887.1k $144.7m | Reduced -19.8k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 877.6k $143.1m | Added +155.8k |
| AXA S.A. 0.21% of their portfolio | 869.6k $141.8m | Added +438.4k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.16% of their portfolio | 837.7k $136.6m | Added +4.0k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.29% of their portfolio | 771.5k $125.8m | Reduced -5.8k |
| Capital International Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 755.4k $123.2m | Unchanged |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 680.1k $110.9m | Added +19.7k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 664.9k $108.4m | Reduced -953 |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.02% of their portfolio | 581.3k $94.8m | Reduced -91.6k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.22% of their portfolio | 547.3k $89.3m | Reduced -56.7k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.13% of their portfolio | 535.8k $87.4m | Reduced -7.7k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 506.7k $82.6m | Reduced -11.3k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 503.0k $82.0m | Reduced -12.8k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.23% of their portfolio | 448.6k $73.2m | Added +41.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 435.1k $71.0m | Added +8.3k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 432.2k $70.5m | Added +8.3k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.04% of their portfolio | 391.3k $63.8m | Reduced -180.7k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.55% of their portfolio | 369.0k $60.2m | Reduced -11.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 351.3k $57.3m | Added +27.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 320.7k $52.3m | Added +18.7k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 317.8k $51.8m | Reduced -28.3k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 307.0k $50.1m | Reduced -12.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 306.8k $50.0m | Reduced -37 |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 306.5k $50.0m | Reduced -3.5k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.06% of their portfolio | 283.5k $46.2m | Added +6.4k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 253.7k $41.4m | Reduced -512.1k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.06% of their portfolio | 249.7k $40.7m | Added +5.4k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.12% of their portfolio | 168.8k $27.5m | Reduced -562 |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 168.7k $27.5m | Reduced -3.8k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.34% of their portfolio | 162.3k $26.5m | Added +21.3k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 159.2k $26.0m | Added +41.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 156.6k $25.5m | Added +1.3k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.03% of their portfolio | 155.0k $25.3m | Added +129.6k |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 149.2k $24.3m | Reduced -7.4k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 144.7k $23.6m | Added +4.6k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.58% of their portfolio | 139.8k $22.8m | Added +7.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.03% of their portfolio | 135.8k $22.2m | Reduced -26.2k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 133.0k $21.7m | Added +32.8k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.6k $21.3m | Added +540 |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 130.3k $21.3m | Reduced -13.5k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 126.4k $20.6m | Added +45 |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.7k $20.2m | Reduced -46.0k |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.03% of their portfolio | 121.5k $19.8m | Added +3.9k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.02% of their portfolio | 113.5k $18.5m | Added +1.0k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 107.4k $17.5m | Reduced -178 |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.05% of their portfolio | 106.5k $17.4m | Unchanged |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.19% of their portfolio | 103.8k $16.9m | Added +101.5k |
| Telemark Asset Management, LLC 1.47% of their portfolio | 100.0k $16.3m | Unchanged |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.29% of their portfolio | 99.9k $16.3m | Added +2.7k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.3k $11.8m | Added +164 |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.6k $11.5m | Unchanged |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 64.5k $10.5m | Added +1.7k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 64.4k $10.5m | First filing |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 62.9k $10.3m | Added +42.1k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 62.4k $10.2m | Added +2.2k |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.09% of their portfolio | 60.4k $9.8m | Added +10.4k |
| THAMES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 3.40% of their portfolio | 53.3k $8.7m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.01% of their portfolio | 50.6k $8.3m | Added +1.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 47.7k $7.8m | Reduced -4.5k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.03% of their portfolio | 44.3k $7.2m | Reduced -667 |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 42.6k $6.9m | Reduced -1.7k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 38.9k $6.4m | Added +1.6k |
| Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP 1.35% of their portfolio | 37.9k $6.2m | Added +9.9k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.0k $5.9m | Reduced -290 |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.2k $5.8m | First filing |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 35.0k $5.7m | Reduced -851 |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 31.3k $5.1m | Reduced -1.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 30.6k $5.0m | Added +1.6k |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 25.5k $4.2m | Added +1.2k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.5k $4.2m | Reduced -615 |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 23.5k $3.8m | Added +5.7k |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.71% of their portfolio | 23.3k $3.8m | Added +3.3k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.70% of their portfolio | 22.1k $3.6m | Added +1.8k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.8k $3.4m | Reduced -38.5k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 20.7k $3.4m | New |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 20.4k $3.3m | New |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.1k $3.2m | Added +5.1k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.05% of their portfolio | 19.9k $3.2m | Added +5.9k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 17.4k $2.8m | Reduced -1.3k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.9k $2.8m | Reduced -2.9k |
| AZZAD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC /ADV 0.32% of their portfolio | 16.8k $2.7m | Added +1.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 16.6k $2.7m | Reduced -97 |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.1k $2.6m | Unchanged |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 15.7k $2.6m | Reduced -26.0k |
| TOWNSQUARE CAPITAL LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.0k $2.4m | Reduced -727 |
| YOUSIF CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 15.0k $2.4m | Reduced -1.3k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.9k $2.4m | Reduced -18.4k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.1k $2.3m | Added +857 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.0k $2.3m | Added +9.2k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 12.8k $2.1m | Reduced -6.1k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.6k $2.1m | Unchanged |