Lightwave Logic (LWLG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lightwave Logic, Inc. develops advanced electro-optic polymer materials and technologies designed to convert electrical signals into optical signals. Its technology is intended for use in photonic devices that support high-speed data transmission across communications and computing networks.

The company’s offerings include its Perkinamine family of electro-optic chromophores and related organic polymer systems, as well as device designs and development expertise for polymer-based optical modulators. These technologies are designed to help enable compact, energy-efficient components for applications such as data centers, telecommunications, high-performance computing and other data-intensive systems.

Lightwave Logic was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. The company works with industry participants and technology developers to advance the integration of its materials into commercial photonic products. Michael Lebby serves as the company’s chief executive officer and chairman.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.33 to $5.68
• 50-Day Range: $4.66 to $8.11
• 52-Week Range: $2.84 to $18.71
• Volume: 4.17 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.74 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $855.64 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $10.00
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Lightwave Logic Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lightwave Logic scored higher than 28% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 482nd out of 598 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Lightwave Logic has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Lightwave Logic has a consensus price target of $10.00, representing about 80.2% upside from its current price of $5.55.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Decreasing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Lightwave Logic are expected to decrease in the coming year, from ($0.18) to ($0.20) per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lightwave Logic has a P/B Ratio of 9.91. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

17.23% of the float of Lightwave Logic has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lightwave Logic has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.77, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lightwave Logic has recently increased by 7.15%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

Lightwave Logic does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Lightwave Logic does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

Lightwave Logic has a news sentiment score of 0.27. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Lightwave Logic this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 8 people have searched for LWLG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -58% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Lightwave Logic to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 800% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lightwave Logic insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.21% of the stock of Lightwave Logic is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

27.04% of the stock of Lightwave Logic is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/14/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Components
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LWLG
• CIK: 1325964
• Web: lightwavelogic.com
• Phone: 720-340-4949
• Fax: 302-356-2737
• Employees: 34
• Year Founded: 2004

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Lightwave Logic: $10.00
• High Price Target: $10.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +80.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.16)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$20.31 million
• Net Margins: -9,143.60%
• Pretax Margin: -9,426.00%
• Return on Equity: -30.34%
• Return on Assets: -28.76%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 62.83
• Quick Ratio: 62.83

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $240 thousand
• Price / Sales: 3,565.18
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.56 per share
• Price / Book: 9.91

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 154,170,000
• Free Float: 150,760,000
• Market Cap: $855.64 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.40