nLIGHT (LASR) Competitors $7.20 +0.08 (+1.12%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$7.21 +0.01 (+0.14%) As of 04/17/2025 04:46 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LASR vs. HIMX, DQ, LUNR, PL, JKS, PENG, COMM, SEDG, BELFA, and NSSCShould you be buying nLIGHT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of nLIGHT include Himax Technologies (HIMX), Daqo New Energy (DQ), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Planet Labs PBC (PL), JinkoSolar (JKS), Penguin Solutions (PENG), CommScope (COMM), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Bel Fuse (BELFA), and Napco Security Technologies (NSSC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. nLIGHT vs. Himax Technologies Daqo New Energy Intuitive Machines Planet Labs PBC JinkoSolar Penguin Solutions CommScope SolarEdge Technologies Bel Fuse Napco Security Technologies nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) and Himax Technologies (NASDAQ:HIMX) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LASR or HIMX? Himax Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than nLIGHT. nLIGHT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Himax Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RationLIGHT$198.55M1.78-$41.67M-$1.26-5.71Himax Technologies$906.80M1.25$79.75M$0.4514.37 Is LASR or HIMX more profitable? Himax Technologies has a net margin of 8.80% compared to nLIGHT's net margin of -24.16%. Himax Technologies' return on equity of 9.09% beat nLIGHT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets nLIGHT-24.16% -19.53% -15.91% Himax Technologies 8.80%9.09%4.84% Which has more volatility and risk, LASR or HIMX? nLIGHT has a beta of 2.24, meaning that its stock price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Himax Technologies has a beta of 2.11, meaning that its stock price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals believe in LASR or HIMX? 83.9% of nLIGHT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of nLIGHT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.5% of Himax Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer LASR or HIMX? nLIGHT presently has a consensus price target of $15.13, indicating a potential upside of 110.07%. Himax Technologies has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential upside of 132.02%. Given Himax Technologies' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Himax Technologies is more favorable than nLIGHT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score nLIGHT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Himax Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LASR or HIMX? Himax Technologies received 382 more outperform votes than nLIGHT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.28% of users gave Himax Technologies an outperform vote while only 63.75% of users gave nLIGHT an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformnLIGHTOutperform Votes19763.75% Underperform Votes11236.25% Himax TechnologiesOutperform Votes57965.28% Underperform Votes30834.72% Does the media prefer LASR or HIMX? In the previous week, nLIGHT had 6 more articles in the media than Himax Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for nLIGHT and 1 mentions for Himax Technologies. Himax Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat nLIGHT's score of 1.09 indicating that Himax Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment nLIGHT 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Himax Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryHimax Technologies beats nLIGHT on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get nLIGHT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LASR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LASR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricnLIGHTSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$353.02M$45.41B$21.52B$7.35BDividend YieldN/A2.75%3.01%4.30%P/E Ratio-6.9934.2439.6717.81Price / Sales1.7883.772,307.8397.70Price / CashN/A26.4934.7434.64Price / Book1.325.605.663.98Net Income-$41.67M$751.41M$739.26M$247.81M1 Month Performance-19.46%-18.14%-7.25%-7.94%1 Year Performance-33.76%11.87%52,742.01%1.52% nLIGHT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LASRnLIGHT2.7152 of 5 stars$7.20+1.1%$15.13+110.1%-32.6%$353.02M$198.55M-6.991,100Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpHIMXHimax Technologies4.2248 of 5 stars$6.12-2.1%$15.00+145.1%+30.1%$1.07B$906.80M13.602,164Positive NewsDQDaqo New Energy2.7693 of 5 stars$15.84+2.1%$22.26+40.6%-38.3%$1.05B$1.03B-8.562,400Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑LUNRIntuitive Machines2.9307 of 5 stars$7.12+3.6%$16.00+124.7%+40.3%$999.27M$228M-2.421Insider TradePLPlanet Labs PBC3.3587 of 5 stars$3.26+2.7%$6.27+92.6%+83.8%$983.83M$244.35M-7.94800Options VolumeHigh Trading VolumeJKSJinkoSolar2.4505 of 5 stars$16.31+3.7%$27.19+66.8%-25.3%$866.69M$92.26B27.6457,397PENGPenguin Solutions2.4099 of 5 stars$15.32+0.9%$24.94+62.8%N/A$816.42M$1.24B-29.462,700Analyst ForecastGap UpCOMMCommScope3.9277 of 5 stars$3.64+0.6%$4.75+30.5%+250.5%$788.28M$4.21B-0.8220,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap UpSEDGSolarEdge Technologies4.1913 of 5 stars$13.35-9.2%$21.80+63.3%-78.0%$784.75M$901.46M-0.434,930Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpBELFABel Fuse2.649 of 5 stars$60.95+2.7%$115.00+88.7%-4.3%$764.25M$534.79M19.726,300Upcoming EarningsEx-DividendShort Interest ↓News CoverageNSSCNapco Security Technologies4.2697 of 5 stars$20.26-0.1%$35.50+75.2%-45.4%$737.48M$186.53M15.581,150News CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HIMX Competitors DQ Competitors LUNR Competitors PL Competitors JKS Competitors PENG Competitors COMM Competitors SEDG Competitors BELFA Competitors NSSC Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LASR) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. 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