nLight (LASR) Competitors $17.99 +0.39 (+2.22%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.78 -0.21 (-1.17%) As of 04:59 PM 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, LUNR, NN, KLIC, PL, HIMX, and SEDGShould 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), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), NextNav (NN), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Himax Technologies (HIMX), and SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. nLight vs. Its Competitors LG Display Impinj Silicon Motion Technology Viavi Solutions Intuitive Machines NextNav Kulicke and Soffa Industries Planet Labs PBC Himax Technologies SolarEdge Technologies LG Display (NYSE:LPL) and nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation. Which has more volatility and risk, LPL or LASR? LG Display has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nLight has a beta of 2.26, meaning that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LPL or LASR 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 LG Display-7.17% -24.14% -6.06% nLight -26.80%-22.23%-17.54% Does the media prefer LPL or LASR? In the previous week, nLight had 14 more articles in the media than LG Display. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for nLight and 0 mentions for LG Display. LG Display's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat nLight's score of 0.47 indicating that LG Display is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment LG Display Positive nLight Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LPL or LASR? 83.9% of nLight shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of LG Display shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of nLight shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, LPL or LASR? nLight has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioLG Display$19.51B0.18-$1.79B-$1.78-2.01nLight$198.55M4.48-$60.79M-$1.13-15.92 Do analysts rate LPL or LASR? nLight has a consensus price target of $15.70, suggesting a potential downside of 12.73%. Given nLight's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe nLight is more favorable than LG Display.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score LG Display 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75nLight 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LPL or LASR? LG Display received 200 more outperform votes than nLight when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.99% of users gave nLight an outperform vote while only 55.96% of users gave LG Display an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLG DisplayOutperform Votes39955.96% Underperform Votes31444.04% nLightOutperform Votes19963.99% Underperform Votes11236.01% SummarynLight beats LG Display on 12 of the 18 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$889.43M$37.21B$26.97B$8.71BDividend YieldN/A2.03%2.96%4.23%P/E Ratio-15.9245.7035.2919.52Price / Sales4.48195.792,824.53108.92Price / CashN/A24.7933.0226.73Price / Book4.025.566.925.73Net Income-$60.79M$529.18M$776.75M$248.44M7 Day Performance-5.02%6.47%1.92%2.32%1 Month Performance24.15%17.28%5.35%5.77%1 Year Performance59.63%27.50%52,287.25%16.78% nLight Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LASRnLight2.0482 of 5 stars$17.99+2.2%$15.70-12.7%+47.5%$889.43M$198.55M-15.921,100Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeLPLLG Display1.0907 of 5 stars$3.38+1.7%N/A-10.9%$3.38B$27.43T-1.4027,700PIImpinj3.6855 of 5 stars$105.77+1.3%$155.38+46.9%-28.6%$3.07B$363.54M77.77390Gap UpSIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.1578 of 5 stars$69.80+4.2%$77.75+11.4%-15.1%$2.37B$780.73M25.951,430VIAVViavi Solutions4.7334 of 5 stars$9.25+0.8%$12.69+37.2%+29.3%$2.06B$1.05B-51.393,600LUNRIntuitive Machines3.1677 of 5 stars$10.84+3.7%$16.06+48.1%+173.2%$1.94B$217.31M-3.691Positive NewsNNNextNav2.672 of 5 stars$14.47+12.4%$20.00+38.2%+88.8%$1.92B$6.16M-19.2960Positive NewsInsider TradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeKLICKulicke and Soffa Industries4.4017 of 5 stars$35.35+4.1%$44.50+25.9%-27.7%$1.87B$691.08M294.583,170Positive NewsPLPlanet Labs PBC2.2567 of 5 stars$5.34-0.5%$6.38+19.5%+168.2%$1.62B$250.18M-13.03800Analyst ForecastHIMXHimax Technologies3.3575 of 5 stars$9.16+3.2%$11.90+29.9%+7.1%$1.60B$914.39M20.362,100Positive NewsSEDGSolarEdge Technologies2.5848 of 5 stars$23.98+2.9%$17.00-29.1%-51.3%$1.42B$916.54M-0.774,930Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LPL Competitors PI Competitors SIMO Competitors VIAV Competitors LUNR Competitors NN Competitors KLIC Competitors PL Competitors HIMX Competitors SEDG 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 6/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhen This Happens, You Don’t Wait. 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