Why NVEC fell 25.5% on Oct 21 2026: earnings decline
NVEC-25.5%on Wed Oct 21 2026
NVE Corp was down 25.5% on the day at $76.00, ranked #10 on 103× its usual five-minute volume, when TapeRank recorded this drop at 16:22 ET during after hours.
THE DAY ON THE LIST · 1 EVENT
- 16:22 ETMOVER · AFTER-HOURS
$76.00 · ▼ 25.5% ON THE DAY · 103× 5M RVOL · RANK #10
JUSTIFIEDCONFIDENCE4/5NVEC fell 8.8% after reporting quarterly EPS down 4.4% year over year and sales down 8.1% year over year. The $1.00 dividend provides support but does not offset the weaker operating results driving the decline.
WHYAn 8.8% drop is broadly in line with the disclosed double-digit sales decline and lower earnings, though the exact reaction is somewhat larger than the reported deterioration.ANALYZED 16:19 ET · 2 MIN AGO · OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNATHE ROW AND SESSION LEVELS AT 16:22 ET
LAST76.00DAY▼ 25.5%5 MIN▼ 20.00%5M RVOL103×5M $VOL$626KFLOAT*4.8MRANK#10SESSIONAFTER-HOURSVWAP103.61HOD105.57LOD90.00OR HIGH105.57OR LOW104.00PREV CLOSE102.05PM HIGH—PM LOW—GAP▲ 2.08%* FLOAT IS SHARES OUTSTANDING; TRUE FREE FLOAT IS NOT AVAILABLE
— MEANS THE LEVEL DID NOT EXIST YET AT THAT INSTANT, NOT ZERO
THE SESSION
- 09:30 ETOpened at $104.17, +2.1% on the previous close of $102.05
- 09:30 ETRegular-session high, $105.57
- 15:55 ETRegular-session low, $102.28
- 15:59 ETLast trade of the regular session, $102.84, +0.8% on the previous close of $102.05
- Volume: 78K shares in regular hours
NVEC opened at $104.17 and briefly reached $105.57 before weakening through the regular session, reaching a low of $102.28 and ending at $102.84, still 0.8% above the previous close. There were no halts, but TapeRank later recorded the stock at $76.00, down 25.5% on the day; its read tied the move to weaker quarterly results, with EPS falling to $0.65 from $0.68 and sales declining to $5.835 million from $6.347 million year over year.
WRITTEN WED OCT 21 2026 20:00 ET BY OPENAI/GPT-5.6-LUNA FROM THE FACTS ON THIS PAGE
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