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 ($1.9m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 35.9m as of 2024-10-29, 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 ≈ $152.74. Options: 6 managers hold calls ($2.0m notional), 5 hold puts ($5.9m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 289 |
| Q4 2024 | 305 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | 128 | 110 |
| Q2 2023 | 112 | 117 |
| Q3 2023 | 109 | 136 |
| Q4 2023 | 121 | 130 |
| Q1 2024 | 129 | 115 |
| Q2 2024 | 127 | 129 |
| Q3 2024 | 144 | 114 |
| Q4 2024 | 134 | 147 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $5.0m | $6.9m | 1.38 |
| Q2 2024 | $2.5m | $2.1m | 0.83 |
| Q3 2024 | $6.1m | $13.5m | 2.23 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.0m | $5.9m | 3.00 |
Biggest buyers
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | Added | +279.8k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | +99.2k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP | Added | +93.5k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +85.2k |
| BlackRock, Inc. | Added | +80.7k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +72.6k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +62.6k |
| Telemark Asset Management, LLC | Added | +60.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | Added | +60.0k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. | Added | +58.9k |
Biggest sellers
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | Reduced | -644.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Reduced | -458.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ | Reduced | -157.3k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC | Reduced | -142.3k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC | Reduced | -142.1k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Reduced | -57.1k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC | Reduced | -52.8k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC | Reduced | -37.4k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Reduced | -32.7k |
| Honeycomb Asset Management LP | Sold out | -25.0k |
Biggest calls
| PEAK6 LLC | First filing | $947.2k6.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $776.7k5.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $106.0k700 shares |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | New | $76.4k500 shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $61.1k400 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Twin Tree Management, LP | Reduced | $5.0m33.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Unchanged | $304.6k2.0k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | New | $275.0k1.8k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $275.0k1.8k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $3.7m | $3.7m |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $4.2m | $2.9m |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-04 | Buckley Robert Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $275.1k1.6k shares |
| 2024-12-02 | Buckley Robert Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $343.4k2.0k shares |
| 2024-12-02 | Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer, director · Matthijs Glastra 2021 Irrevocable Trust | Sold plan | $337.0k2.0k shares |
| 2024-11-11 | Glastra Matthijs Chief Executive Officer, director · Matthijs Glastra 2021 Irrevocable Trust | Sold | $1.3m7.5k shares |
| 2024-11-06 | Buckley Robert Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $660.2k3.7k shares |
| 2024-11-01 | Buckley Robert Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $633.6k3.7k shares |
| 2024-10-01 | Buckley Robert Chief Financial Officer | Sold plan | $636.9k3.7k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.6m $699.5m | Added +80.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.1m $630.0m | Added +62.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.9m $291.5m | Reduced -157.3k |
| Conestoga Capital Advisors, LLC 2.73% of their portfolio | 1.3m $205.9m | Reduced -2.6k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $204.3m | Added +39.2k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.0m $153.5m | Added +58.9k |
| WASATCH ADVISORS LP 0.75% of their portfolio | 996.8k $152.3m | Reduced -9.5k |
| WILLIAM BLAIR INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 975.8k $149.1m | Added +11.4k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 873.4k $133.5m | Reduced -1.8k |
| GENEVA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.26% of their portfolio | 852.6k $130.3m | Added +72.6k |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.15% of their portfolio | 834.6k $127.5m | Added +6.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 793.4k $119.8m | Added +58.6k |
| Capital International Investors 0.02% of their portfolio | 755.4k $115.4m | Unchanged |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 740.9k $113.2m | Reduced -142.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 0.06% of their portfolio | 680.2k $103.9m | Added +279.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.01% of their portfolio | 657.1k $100.4m | Reduced -644.1k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 639.8k $97.7m | Reduced -4.1k |
| AXA S.A. 0.23% of their portfolio | 497.5k $76.0m | Reduced -9.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 487.7k $74.5m | Added +60.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 476.0k $72.7m | Reduced -17.5k |
| KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 474.1k $72.4m | Reduced -17.8k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.02% of their portfolio | 457.2k $69.9m | Added +41.0k |
| Artisan Partners Limited Partnership 0.11% of their portfolio | 455.3k $69.6m | Reduced -17.7k |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL 0.20% of their portfolio | 448.4k $68.5m | Added +10.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 440.2k $67.2m | Added +799 |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 412.5k $63.0m | Added +46.4k |
| Champlain Investment Partners, LLC 0.40% of their portfolio | 409.3k $62.5m | Reduced -52.8k |
| GW&K Investment Management, LLC 0.45% of their portfolio | 346.7k $53.0m | Reduced -8.2k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 335.3k $51.2m | Added +12.1k |
| NORGES BANK 0.01% of their portfolio | 317.1k $48.4m | Added +3.4k |
| LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P 0.05% of their portfolio | 281.3k $43.0m | Reduced -8.2k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.01% of their portfolio | 277.7k $42.4m | Reduced -3.2k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.01% of their portfolio | 276.8k $42.3m | Reduced -2.0k |
| SCHRODER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT GROUP 0.04% of their portfolio | 271.6k $41.4m | Added +93.5k |
| SEI INVESTMENTS CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 255.6k $39.1m | Added +5.4k |
| FEDERATED HERMES, INC. 0.08% of their portfolio | 231.1k $35.3m | Added +187 |
| DF DENT & CO INC 0.39% of their portfolio | 200.0k $30.6m | Reduced -5.7k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.10% of their portfolio | 168.4k $25.7m | Unchanged |
| FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 165.7k $25.3m | Reduced -22.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 164.6k $25.1m | Reduced -142.3k |
| Telemark Asset Management, LLC 2.44% of their portfolio | 160.0k $24.4m | Added +60.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 157.8k $24.1m | Reduced -57.1k |
| Aristotle Capital Boston, LLC 0.86% of their portfolio | 151.7k $23.2m | Reduced -18.3k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.01% of their portfolio | 146.8k $22.4m | Added +6.0k |
| BESSEMER GROUP INC 0.04% of their portfolio | 145.6k $22.2m | Reduced -16.9k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 145.0k $22.2m | Reduced -13.4k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 128.9k $19.7m | Reduced -1.6k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 0.02% of their portfolio | 127.6k $19.5m | Added +1.7k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 126.8k $19.4m | Added +3.4k |
| EXCHANGE TRADED CONCEPTS, LLC 0.37% of their portfolio | 120.6k $18.4m | Added +4.6k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.1k $18.0m | Added +17.8k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 109.3k $16.7m | Reduced -278 |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.30% of their portfolio | 109.2k $16.7m | Reduced -17.2k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 102.9k $15.7m | Reduced -3.5k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 99.2k $15.1m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 90.8k $13.9m | Added +216 |
| NEW YORK STATE COMMON RETIREMENT FUND 0.02% of their portfolio | 89.3k $13.6m | Added +700 |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 88.3k $13.5m | Added +85.2k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 83.3k $12.7m | Added +17.7k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 70.6k $10.8m | Added +500 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 68.8k $10.5m | Added +5.8k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 63.7k $9.7m | Added +595 |
| AXIOM INVESTORS LLC /DE 0.07% of their portfolio | 62.4k $9.5m | Reduced -18.1k |
| SEGALL BRYANT & HAMILL, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 58.5k $8.9m | Reduced -37.4k |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.05% of their portfolio | 58.2k $8.9m | Reduced -3.1k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 58.0k $8.9m | Reduced -458.6k |
| California Public Employees Retirement System 0.01% of their portfolio | 57.5k $8.8m | Reduced -5.0k |
| Edgestream Partners, L.P. 0.37% of their portfolio | 56.6k $8.7m | New |
| THAMES CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 2.21% of their portfolio | 53.3k $8.1m | Unchanged |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 51.8k $7.9m | Added +46.0k |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 51.7k $7.9m | First filing |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 46.7k $7.1m | New |
| Summit Creek Advisors LLC 0.93% of their portfolio | 46.5k $7.1m | New |
| MUTUAL OF AMERICA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 0.08% of their portfolio | 46.2k $7.1m | Added +2.9k |
| Retirement Systems of Alabama 0.02% of their portfolio | 43.7k $6.7m | Added +62 |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 41.3k $6.3m | Added +3.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 38.3k $5.9m | Added +4.3k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 36.8k $5.6m | Added +2.3k |
| NICHOLAS COMPANY, INC. 0.09% of their portfolio | 35.4k $5.4m | Added +13.9k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.8k $5.2m | Added +12.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.8k $5.2m | Reduced -800 |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.8k $5.2m | Added +11.6k |
| AZZAD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC /ADV 0.62% of their portfolio | 33.6k $5.6m | Added +17.2k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 33.6k $5.1m | Reduced -379 |
| KORNITZER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC /KS 0.10% of their portfolio | 33.4k $5.1m | New |
| Twin Tree Management, LP 0.10% of their portfolio | 28.2k $4.3m | Added +6.9k |
| NATIXIS ADVISORS, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 25.4k $3.9m | Reduced -585 |
| Wealth High Governance Capital Ltda 1.36% of their portfolio | 24.8k $3.8m | New |
| Granahan Investment Management, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 24.4k $3.7m | Reduced -4.3k |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.1k $3.7m | New |
| OPPENHEIMER ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. 0.04% of their portfolio | 24.1k $3.7m | Reduced -62 |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 23.9k $3.6m | Added +468 |
| Pathstone Holdings, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 23.3k $3.6m | Reduced -2.5k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.00% of their portfolio | 22.2k $3.4m | Added +10.1k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 21.5k $3.2m | Added +3.5k |
| Moody Aldrich Partners LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 21.1k $3.2m | Reduced -581 |
| ESSEX INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC 0.56% of their portfolio | 20.4k $3.1m | Reduced -3.0k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.6k $3.0m | Reduced -10.0k |
| Amundi 0.00% of their portfolio | 17.1k $2.6m | Reduced -1.5k |
| AMALGAMATED BANK 0.02% of their portfolio | 16.5k $2.5m | Unchanged |