NOVT

Novanta Inc.

Sector: technologyHardware, Equipment & PartsNASDAQMarket Cap: $5.25B

Novanta is a diversified technology company serving medical, industrial, and precision-optics markets with minimal direct government dependence or political exposure.

Govt Dependence

5/100

Regulatory Density

15/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

NONE

BusinessWhat NOVT does

Novanta designs and manufactures photonics, vision, and precision-motion control products for medical devices, industrial automation, and advanced imaging applications. Revenue derives primarily from OEM customers in healthcare equipment, factory automation, and scientific instrumentation, with no material government contracting or regulated-utility exposure.

12 months past · 3 months futureNOVT activity timeline

Congress

buy sell

Insider · Form 4

open-market buy

Hedge fund · 13F

opened + added − trimmed closed holds

Bills

past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) ★ carveout (this ticker)

240 trading days · 5 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 13 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 31 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsNOVT federal contracts

NOVT doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Smart Money · 13F HoldingsHedge funds holding NOVT

$274.3M

Total NOVT held by tracked 13F funds

Funds with NOVT positions

+24

Funds opened this quarter

Two Sigma Investments $43M opened 2025-12-31

D.E. Shaw & Co. $34M opened 2025-12-31

Citadel Advisors $34M opened 2025-12-31

Soros Fund Management $32M opened 2025-12-31

D.E. Shaw & Co. $28M opened 2025-09-30

D.E. Shaw & Co. $21M opened 2025-03-31

D.E. Shaw & Co. $20M opened 2025-06-30

D.E. Shaw & Co. $12M opened 2025-12-31

16 more 13F positions tracked · quarterly delta charts available in member dashboard

Politicians Trading NOVTMembers of Congress with recent NOVT positions

2 politicians traded NOVT across 5 disclosed transactions totaling $40K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just NOVT). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Lisa C. McClain R-Michigan · house 2 buys 2 sells $32K 2025-08-04 LOW · 0 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house 1 buy $8K 2025-11-13 HIGH · 61

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading NOVT

2025-11-13 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-08-04 Lisa C. McClain R-Michigan · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2025-08-04 Lisa C. McClain R-Michigan · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2025-07-22 Lisa C. McClain R-Michigan · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2025-07-22 Lisa C. McClain R-Michigan · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2022-07-25 Josh Gottheimer D-New Jersey · house sale $1,001 - $15,000

2022-07-25 Josh Gottheimer D-New Jersey · house Sale $1,001 - $15,000

2019-10-22 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2019-10-22 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2019-08-01 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2019-08-01 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

2019-05-22 Gilbert Ray Cisneros D-California · house Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

17+ trades on file · most recent 2025-12-15

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.

Political ProfileWhere NOVT sits in Washington

Novanta has no material government revenue, no active lobbying presence, and no legislative/regulatory exposure that typically moves equities. Minimal politician trading activity (5 trades over 730d by 2 individuals) reflects incidental portfolio activity rather than informed political signaling.

Member intelligence layer

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Live 7-layer signal scores when Congress trades NOVT
Bill Pass Index v2 odds for every bill on the watch list
Iron Triangle alerts (committee × donor × trade)
SEC Form 4 cluster detection (CEO + CFO + director buys)
Whale-Opportunity expected-value ranking
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Frequently AskedAbout NOVT & political exposure

Does Novanta Inc. (NOVT) hold federal contracts?

No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for Novanta Inc.. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.

Has Congress traded NOVT stock?

17 congressional trades by 3 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2025-11-13. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is NOVT political risk profile?

Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: none.

How does GovGreed track NOVT political activity?

GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. NOVT data is updated daily from these official federal sources.