NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

NVE Corporation (NASDAQ:NVEC) crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Tuesday . The stock has a 200-day moving average of $66.76 and traded as high as $70.72. NVE shares last traded at $68.17, with a volume of 51,244 shares.

NVE News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting NVE this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Recent reported profitability is strong — high net margin (54.6%), solid ROE (23.5%) and positive EPS ($0.70) provide fundamental support and justify investor interest. NVEC Market Profile
• Neutral Sentiment: None of the supplied articles mention NVEC specifically — the news set is dominated by unrelated insider trades and small‑cap earnings (e.g., Identiv/INVE). That makes it likely today’s NVEC move is market/sector driven rather than company‑specific. Example: Identiv (INVE) released Q4 results (revenues beat modestly but company remains unprofitable), and INVE shares traded lower — a weak tone for small security/tech names. Identiv Q4 2025 Earnings
• Negative Sentiment: Technical/market factors: NVEC has pulled back from its 1‑year high and is experiencing lower intraday volume (current volume below average), which is consistent with short‑term profit‑taking. Its beta >1 (1.26) also makes it more sensitive to broader small‑cap/tech swings. Expect volatility until a clearer sector or company catalyst appears.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of NVE in a research note on Monday, December 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold”.

NVE Stock Down 2.3%

The stock has a market cap of $330.71 million, a P/E ratio of 23.41 and a beta of 1.26. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $67.32 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $66.78.

NVE (NASDAQ:NVEC) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 21st. The semiconductor company reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. NVE had a net margin of 54.59% and a return on equity of 23.47%. The company had revenue of $6.22 million for the quarter.

NVE Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, February 27th. Investors of record on Monday, February 2nd were issued a dividend of $1.00 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 2nd. This represents a $4.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.9%. NVE’s dividend payout ratio is 136.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling at NVE

In other news, CEO Daniel A. Baker sold 1,155 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.04, for a total value of $85,516.20. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 60,031 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,444,695.24. This represents a 1.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 1.90% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On NVE

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its holdings in shares of NVE by 62.8% in the 4th quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 102,592 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $6,087,000 after buying an additional 39,565 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of NVE by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 81,310 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $5,985,000 after acquiring an additional 2,891 shares during the last quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC increased its stake in NVE by 16.4% in the third quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 50,998 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $3,329,000 after acquiring an additional 7,186 shares during the last quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury increased its stake in NVE by 137.4% in the second quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury now owns 6,596 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $486,000 after acquiring an additional 3,818 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in NVE during the first quarter worth about $351,000. 65.95% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

NVE Company Profile

NVE Corporation (NASDAQ:NVEC) is a technology company specializing in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of spintronic products. The company’s core expertise lies in magnetoresistive sensing and magnetic-field-based digital isolation, leveraging patented spin-valve and tunneling magnetoresistance technologies to deliver high-performance, low-power solutions.

NVE’s product portfolio includes magnetic sensors for current, position, and angle sensing applications, as well as micro-isolators and digital isolators that provide galvanic isolation in industrial, automotive, medical, instrumentation, and consumer electronics systems.