nLight (LASR) Competitors $28.67 -0.49 (-1.68%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.52 +0.85 (+2.98%) As of 06:51 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. ALGM, PI, LPL, COMM, SIMO, VIAV, NN, PL, SEDG, and KLICShould you be buying nLight stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of nLight include Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Impinj (PI), LG Display (LPL), CommScope (COMM), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Planet Labs PBC (PL), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), and Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. nLight vs. Its Competitors Allegro MicroSystems Impinj LG Display CommScope Silicon Motion Technology Viavi Solutions NextNav Planet Labs PBC SolarEdge Technologies Kulicke and Soffa Industries Allegro MicroSystems (NASDAQ:ALGM) and nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk. Does the media favor ALGM or LASR? In the previous week, nLight had 1 more articles in the media than Allegro MicroSystems. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for nLight and 17 mentions for Allegro MicroSystems. Allegro MicroSystems' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat nLight's score of 0.85 indicating that Allegro MicroSystems is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Allegro MicroSystems 11 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive nLight 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ALGM or LASR? 56.5% of Allegro MicroSystems shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of nLight shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Allegro MicroSystems shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of nLight shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is ALGM or LASR more profitable? Allegro MicroSystems has a net margin of -9.00% compared to nLight's net margin of -21.66%. Allegro MicroSystems' return on equity of 2.09% beat nLight's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Allegro MicroSystems-9.00% 2.09% 1.36% nLight -21.66%-19.12%-14.68% Which has higher earnings & valuation, ALGM or LASR? nLight has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Allegro MicroSystems. Allegro MicroSystems is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than nLight, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAllegro MicroSystems$725.01M7.61-$73.01M-$0.37-80.54nLight$198.55M7.21-$60.79M-$0.95-30.18 Do analysts recommend ALGM or LASR? Allegro MicroSystems currently has a consensus price target of $36.78, suggesting a potential upside of 23.42%. nLight has a consensus price target of $26.42, suggesting a potential downside of 7.86%. Given Allegro MicroSystems' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Allegro MicroSystems is more favorable than nLight.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Allegro MicroSystems 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80nLight 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17 Which has more risk and volatility, ALGM or LASR? Allegro MicroSystems has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nLight has a beta of 2.44, indicating that its share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAllegro MicroSystems beats nLight on 9 of the 17 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. 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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$1.43B$45.47B$31.07B$10.15BDividend YieldN/A2.27%3.17%4.61%P/E Ratio-30.18642.65438.4225.92Price / Sales7.21261.901,755.8685.92Price / CashN/A88.1536.4759.91Price / Book6.415.637.256.29Net Income-$60.79M$551.26M$808.32M$270.85M7 Day Performance-0.69%4.32%2.80%3.36%1 Month Performance3.50%5.70%4.92%6.41%1 Year Performance168.95%54.39%24,304.86%28.26% nLight Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LASRnLight2.3007 of 5 stars$28.67-1.7%$26.42-7.9%+174.1%$1.43B$198.55M-30.181,100ALGMAllegro MicroSystems3.3408 of 5 stars$30.85-3.6%$37.56+21.7%+37.4%$5.71B$725.01M-83.382,300Positive NewsOptions VolumePIImpinj3.0412 of 5 stars$187.47-1.6%$163.29-12.9%+1.6%$5.45B$366.09M18,765.77390Insider TradeLPLLG Display1.0199 of 5 stars$4.39-1.2%N/A+15.0%$4.41B$19.51B-10.4460,792Short Interest ↑COMMCommScope4.3835 of 5 stars$16.04+0.5%$14.75-8.0%+222.6%$3.55B$4.21B6.0330,000Positive NewsSIMOSilicon Motion Technology3.7577 of 5 stars$79.68-3.7%$87.78+10.2%+52.7%$2.71B$803.55M33.621,819News CoveragePositive NewsVIAVViavi Solutions4.8655 of 5 stars$11.28+0.1%$13.31+18.0%+47.4%$2.52B$1.08B70.503,600Positive NewsNNNextNav1.3116 of 5 stars$17.81-0.7%$20.00+12.3%+125.0%$2.37B$5.67M-13.8160Positive NewsPLPlanet Labs PBC1.5592 of 5 stars$7.10-1.6%$6.86-3.3%+396.7%$2.15B$244.35M-19.71800Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSEDGSolarEdge Technologies3.1095 of 5 stars$33.82+1.7%$18.20-46.2%+52.3%$2.01B$901.46M-1.134,930News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap DownKLICKulicke and Soffa Industries4.1871 of 5 stars$37.50-0.8%$44.33+18.2%-1.5%$1.96B$706.23M468.752,746Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ALGM Competitors PI Competitors LPL Competitors COMM Competitors SIMO Competitors VIAV Competitors NN Competitors PL Competitors SEDG Competitors KLIC 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... 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