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nLight (LASR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$19.14 -0.54 (-2.74%)
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About nLight Stock (NASDAQ:LASR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$18.92
$20.01
50-Day Range
$7.18
$19.68
52-Week Range
$6.20
$19.99
Volume
783,745 shs
Average Volume
436,479 shs
Market Capitalization
$946.26 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$17.70
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

nLight Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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43rd Percentile Overall Score

LASR MarketRank™: 

nLight scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 453rd 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 -17.30, 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 -17.30, 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 4.38. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about nLight's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.31% 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 2.5, 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 10.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • 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

    3.31% 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 2.5, 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 10.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    nLight has a news sentiment score of 0.89. 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 10 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.
  • 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.

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

nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) CEO Scott H. Keeney Sells 33,682 Shares
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nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) Receives Buy Rating from Craig Hallum
Craig-Hallum Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on nLIGHT (LASR)
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LASR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

nLight's stock was trading at $10.49 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LASR shares have increased by 86.5% and is now trading at $19.5590.
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nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.17) by $0.13. The company's revenue was up 16.2% on a year-over-year basis.
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nLight (LASR) raised $76 million in an IPO on Thursday, April 26th 2018. The company issued 5,400,000 shares at $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.

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
5/08/2025
Today
7/01/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2025
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
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,100
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$17.70
High Stock Price Target
$24.00
Low Stock Price Target
$14.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-8.5%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$60.79 million
Pretax Margin
-26.84%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$205.69 million
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$4.47 per share
Price / Book
4.33

Miscellaneous

Free Float
46,423,000
Market Cap
$955.90 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.27

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This page (NASDAQ:LASR) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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