nLight (LASR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

nLIGHT, Inc. designs and manufactures high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers and laser-based systems for industrial, microfabrication and aerospace and defense markets. Its product portfolio includes kilowatt-class fiber lasers, direct-diode lasers, mid-infrared lasers and tailored laser diode modules engineered to meet demanding application requirements such as laser cutting, welding, drilling and medical device fabrication.

In the industrial sector, nLIGHT’s lasers are integrated into OEM platforms for automotive part processing, sheet metal fabrication and electronic component manufacturing. The company’s defense offerings include high-energy laser sources for directed-energy applications, optical countermeasures and free-space communication, serving prime contractors and government agencies worldwide.

Founded in 2000 by John Zillmer, nLIGHT is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, and maintains research and manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe, with sales and support offices across Asia. This global footprint enables the company to collaborate closely with system integrators and end users across key markets in North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

Under the guidance of its founding leadership team, nLIGHT has expanded its technology platform to address evolving market needs in precision manufacturing, semiconductor production and defense. The company continues to invest in research and development to advance beam quality, power scaling and efficiency in its next-generation laser products.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.19 to $19.96
• 50-Day Range: $11.65 to $19.70
• 52-Week Range: $6.20 to $20.17
• Volume: 439,822 shs
• Average Volume: 543,990 shs
• Market Capitalization: $986.82 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $17.70
• Consensus Rating: Buy

nLight Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

nLight scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 533rd out of 665 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

nLight has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

nLight has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

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 -17.18, 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 -17.18, 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 4.35. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.33% of the float of nLight has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

nLight has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in nLight has recently increased by 0.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

nLight does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.33% of the float of nLight has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

nLight has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in nLight has recently increased by 0.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.94

News Sentiment

nLight has a news sentiment score of 0.94. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Search Interest

9 people have searched for LASR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

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 4.70% 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.

LASR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LASR shares performed this year?

nLight's stock was trading at $10.49 at the start of the year. Since then, LASR shares have increased by 85.5% and is now trading at $19.4550.

How were nLight's earnings last quarter?

nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.17) by $0.13. The business's quarterly revenue was up 16.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did nLight IPO?

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.

Who are nLight's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of nLight include Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.05%) and GAMMA Investing LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Scott H Keeney, Joseph John Corso, Geoffrey Moore and James Nias.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of nLight?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of nLight own?

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: 5/08/2025
• Today: 7/18/2025
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 8/07/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: ELEC COMP - SEMIC
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LASR
• CIK: 1124796
• Web: www.nlight.net
• Phone: (360) 566-4460
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,100
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for nLight: $17.70
• High Price Target: $24.00
• Low Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -7.6%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.13)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$60.79 million
• Net Margins: -26.80%
• Pretax Margin: -26.84%
• Return on Equity: -22.23%
• Return on Assets: -17.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.09
• Current Ratio: 5.81
• Quick Ratio: 4.63

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $198.55 million
• Price / Sales: 4.77
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $4.47 per share
• Price / Book: 4.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 49,440,000
• Free Float: 47,115,000
• Market Cap: $947.27 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.33