nLight (LASR) Competitors $18.79 +0.36 (+1.95%) Closing price 07/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.91 +0.12 (+0.63%) As of 07:21 AM 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. LPL, PI, SIMO, VIAV, NN, PL, KLIC, LUNR, COMM, and HIMXShould you be buying nLight stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of nLight include LG Display (LPL), Impinj (PI), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), CommScope (COMM), and Himax Technologies (HIMX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. nLight vs. Its Competitors LG Display Impinj Silicon Motion Technology Viavi Solutions NextNav Planet Labs PBC Kulicke and Soffa Industries Intuitive Machines CommScope Himax Technologies nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) and LG Display (NYSE:LPL) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LASR or LPL? 83.9% of nLight shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of nLight shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of LG Display shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is LASR or LPL more profitable? LG Display has a net margin of -7.17% compared to nLight's net margin of -26.80%. nLight's return on equity of -22.23% beat LG Display's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets nLight-26.80% -22.23% -17.54% LG Display -7.17%-24.14%-6.06% Which has more volatility & risk, LASR or LPL? nLight has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LG Display has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend LASR or LPL? nLight currently has a consensus price target of $17.70, suggesting a potential downside of 5.80%. Given nLight's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe nLight is more favorable than LG Display.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score nLight 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00LG Display 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, LASR or LPL? nLight has higher earnings, but lower revenue than LG Display. nLight is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than LG Display, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RationLight$205.69M4.52-$60.79M-$1.13-16.63LG Display$19.51B0.18-$1.79B-$1.78-1.93 Does the media favor LASR or LPL? In the previous week, nLight had 3 more articles in the media than LG Display. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for nLight and 1 mentions for LG Display. nLight's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat LG Display's score of 0.28 indicating that nLight is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment nLight 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive LG Display 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummarynLight beats LG Display on 12 of the 16 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 LASR 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 ExcelMetricnLightELEC COMP IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$911.16M$38.31B$27.98B$9.29BDividend YieldN/A2.17%3.14%4.03%P/E Ratio-16.6347.5033.0719.58Price / Sales4.52301.971,765.9395.01Price / CashN/A92.0737.6457.93Price / Book4.205.327.455.54Net Income-$60.79M$528.96M$779.73M$257.73M7 Day Performance0.21%0.36%-0.66%-0.08%1 Month Performance-0.74%11.06%4.90%8.09%1 Year Performance43.33%23.60%52,715.16%13.02% nLight Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LASRnLight1.3704 of 5 stars$18.79+2.0%$17.70-5.8%+52.6%$911.16M$205.69M-16.631,100LPLLG Display0.9599 of 5 stars$3.31-8.3%N/A-27.7%$3.61B$27.43T-1.8660,792Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumePIImpinj4.1239 of 5 stars$112.59-2.8%$155.38+38.0%-36.6%$3.36B$366.09M-2,814.05390Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap UpSIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.4135 of 5 stars$73.80-1.4%$83.89+13.7%-10.8%$2.54B$803.55M26.451,819VIAVViavi Solutions4.7223 of 5 stars$10.23-2.0%$12.69+24.0%+30.4%$2.33B$1.00B511.763,600Positive NewsNNNextNav1.5785 of 5 stars$16.25+2.0%$20.00+23.1%+75.8%$2.11B$6.16M-15.9360Positive NewsPLPlanet Labs PBC1.6211 of 5 stars$6.82-0.4%$6.71-1.6%+204.5%$2.08B$244.35M-18.94800KLICKulicke and Soffa Industries3.9313 of 5 stars$35.69-2.9%$44.50+24.7%-32.5%$1.94B$706.23M99.142,746News CoverageLUNRIntuitive Machines2.6011 of 5 stars$10.41-3.5%$16.06+54.2%+155.9%$1.93B$228M-3.811Positive NewsInsider TradeCOMMCommScope3.2489 of 5 stars$8.25-4.8%$4.88-40.9%+358.5%$1.88B$4.21B3.0220,000HIMXHimax Technologies3.4128 of 5 stars$9.03-4.1%$11.90+31.8%+17.5%$1.65B$906.80M18.432,177 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LPL Competitors PI Competitors SIMO Competitors VIAV Competitors NN Competitors PL Competitors KLIC Competitors LUNR Competitors COMM Competitors HIMX 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 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredWhy Elon is funding the “Quantum Power Grid”Elon knows the future isn’t about smarter AI — it’s about powering it. 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