nLight (LASR) Competitors $20.11 -0.90 (-4.28%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.75 -0.36 (-1.79%) As of 08/1/2025 06:49 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, LUNR, VIAV, NN, PL, KLIC, COMM, and NVTSShould 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), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), CommScope (COMM), and Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. nLight vs. Its Competitors LG Display Impinj Silicon Motion Technology Intuitive Machines Viavi Solutions NextNav Planet Labs PBC Kulicke and Soffa Industries CommScope Navitas Semiconductor LG Display (NYSE:LPL) and nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends. Does the media refer more to LPL or LASR? In the previous week, nLight had 4 more articles in the media than LG Display. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for nLight and 3 mentions for LG Display. LG Display's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat nLight's score of 0.61 indicating that LG Display is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LG Display 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive nLight 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer LPL or LASR? nLight has a consensus target price of $17.88, suggesting a potential downside of 11.11%. Given nLight's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 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% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LPL or LASR? 83.9% of nLight shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of LG Display shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of nLight shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation and earnings, 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$19.51B0.20-$1.79B-$1.78-2.19nLight$198.55M5.01-$60.79M-$1.13-17.80 Which has more risk and volatility, 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 2.35, meaning that its stock price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummarynLight beats LG Display on 11 of the 16 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$1.04B$39.20B$29.20B$9.51BDividend YieldN/A2.31%3.08%4.09%P/E Ratio-17.80539.0448.0923.80Price / Sales5.0171.481,544.9766.58Price / CashN/A93.5138.0757.96Price / Book4.504.897.415.55Net Income-$60.79M$528.96M$782.10M$259.03M7 Day Performance3.71%-7.58%-3.65%-4.59%1 Month Performance2.39%-6.12%-0.11%4.46%1 Year Performance84.66%40.11%52,642.35%18.03% nLight Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LASRnLight1.9343 of 5 stars$20.11-4.3%$17.88-11.1%+79.2%$1.04B$198.55M-17.801,100News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownLPLLG Display1.7513 of 5 stars$3.84+0.3%N/A-5.8%$3.83B$19.51B-2.1660,792High Trading VolumePIImpinj2.4934 of 5 stars$126.13+1.5%$146.86+16.4%+5.8%$3.60B$366.09M-3,152.46390Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownSIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.2844 of 5 stars$75.79+4.1%$83.33+10.0%+17.8%$2.47B$803.55M27.161,819News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastLUNRIntuitive Machines3.899 of 5 stars$12.83+0.1%$15.60+21.6%+180.7%$2.29B$217.31M-4.701News CoverageUpcoming EarningsInsider TradeGap DownVIAVViavi Solutions4.4096 of 5 stars$10.19+0.1%$12.69+24.5%+28.4%$2.27B$1.00B509.753,600News CoverageUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑NNNextNav2.6411 of 5 stars$15.38-0.1%$20.00+30.0%+89.4%$2.04B$5.67M-15.0860News CoverageUpcoming EarningsPLPlanet Labs PBC2.191 of 5 stars$6.36-4.4%$6.86+7.9%+168.7%$2.02B$244.35M-17.67800Gap DownKLICKulicke and Soffa Industries4.0915 of 5 stars$35.23+3.6%$44.50+26.3%-26.8%$1.79B$706.23M97.862,746Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCOMMCommScope3.4723 of 5 stars$8.13+2.0%$4.88-40.0%+210.4%$1.73B$4.21B2.9820,000News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap DownNVTSNavitas Semiconductor1.6236 of 5 stars$8.56-2.6%$3.71-56.7%+136.2%$1.69B$83.30M-16.46160Upcoming EarningsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LPL Competitors PI Competitors SIMO Competitors LUNR Competitors VIAV Competitors NN Competitors PL Competitors KLIC Competitors COMM Competitors NVTS 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 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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