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nLight (LASR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$27.25 -0.45 (-1.62%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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About nLight Stock (NASDAQ:LASR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$26.59
$28.43
50-Day Range
$17.26
$27.70
52-Week Range
$6.20
$28.43
Volume
946,369 shs
Average Volume
603,131 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.36 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$26.42
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

nLight Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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58th Percentile Overall Score

LASR MarketRank™: 

nLight scored higher than 58% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 358th out of 657 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    nLight has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.17, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    nLight has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about nLight's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for nLight are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.10) to ($1.08) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of nLight is -28.34, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of nLight is -28.34, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    nLight has a P/B Ratio of 6.22. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.09% of the outstanding shares of nLight have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    nLight has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in nLight has recently decreased by 1.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    nLight does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    nLight does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.09% of the outstanding shares of nLight have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    nLight has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in nLight has recently decreased by 1.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    nLight has a news sentiment score of 0.74. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 31 news articles for nLight this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    18 people have searched for LASR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added nLight to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, nLight insiders have sold 33,011.98% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $10,405.00 in company stock and sold $3,445,301.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 6.10% of the stock of nLight is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    83.88% of the stock of nLight is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about nLight's insider trading history.
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LASR Stock News Headlines

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LASR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

nLight's stock was trading at $10.49 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LASR stock has increased by 156.6% and is now trading at $26.92.

nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.09) by $0.15. nLight's revenue was up 22.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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nLight (LASR) raised $76 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, April 26th 2018. The company issued 5,400,000 shares at a price of $13.00-$15.00 per share. Stifel and Raymond James served as the underwriters for the IPO and Needham, Canaccord Genuity and D.A. Davidson were co-managers.

Top institutional investors of nLight include Senvest Management LLC (3.66%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.46%), Pinnacle Associates Ltd. (2.33%) and Stephens Investment Management Group LLC (2.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Scott H Keeney, Joseph John Corso, Geoffrey Moore and James Nias.
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Shares of LASR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that nLight investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Visa (V).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/07/2025
Today
8/13/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
ELEC COMP - SEMIC
Sub-Industry
Electronic Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LASR
CIK
1124796
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,100
Year Founded
2000

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$28.00
Low Price Target
$24.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-1.9%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.17
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($0.95)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$60.79 million
Net Margins
-21.66%
Pretax Margin
-21.75%
Return on Equity
-19.12%
Return on Assets
-14.68%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.09
Current Ratio
5.63
Quick Ratio
4.63

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$216.91 million
Price / Sales
6.19
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$4.33 per share
Price / Book
6.22

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
49,899,000
Free Float
46,423,000
Market Cap
$1.34 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.35

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This page (NASDAQ:LASR) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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