nLight (LASR) Competitors $18.28 -0.29 (-1.56%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.45 +0.17 (+0.93%) As of 07/11/2025 04:20 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, NN, PL, KLIC, LUNR, COMM, and HIMXShould 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), NextNav (NN), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), CommScope (COMM), and Himax Technologies (HIMX). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. nLight vs. Its Competitors LG Display Impinj Silicon Motion Technology Viavi Solutions NextNav Planet Labs PBC Kulicke and Soffa Industries Intuitive Machines CommScope Himax Technologies LG Display (NYSE:LPL) and nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation. 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$19.51B0.18-$1.79B-$1.78-1.92nLight$198.55M4.55-$60.79M-$1.13-16.18 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 insiders and institutionals have more ownership in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer LPL or LASR? In the previous week, LG Display had 2 more articles in the media than nLight. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for LG Display and 2 mentions for nLight. nLight's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat LG Display's score of 0.44 indicating that nLight is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment LG Display 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral nLight 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend LPL or LASR? nLight has a consensus price target of $17.70, indicating a potential downside of 3.17%. 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, LPL or LASR? LG Display has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nLight has a beta of 2.33, suggesting that its share price is 133% 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$918.09M$38.59B$27.76B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A2.16%3.11%4.02%P/E Ratio-16.1847.1936.8520.25Price / Sales4.55301.801,883.2599.65Price / CashN/A97.1938.1558.16Price / Book4.095.347.275.49Net Income-$60.79M$528.96M$767.31M$250.27M7 Day Performance-7.21%2.91%-0.21%4.80%1 Month Performance0.44%10.66%4.08%7.68%1 Year Performance52.97%29.80%52,050.71%16.36% nLight Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LASRnLight1.3632 of 5 stars$18.28-1.6%$17.70-3.2%+57.9%$918.09M$198.55M-16.181,100LPLLG Display1.1582 of 5 stars$3.31-8.3%N/A-27.2%$3.61B$27.43T-1.8660,792Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePIImpinj4.0153 of 5 stars$112.59-2.8%$155.38+38.0%-30.2%$3.36B$366.09M-2,814.05390Positive NewsSIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.3417 of 5 stars$73.80-1.4%$83.89+13.7%-8.3%$2.54B$803.55M26.451,819VIAVViavi Solutions4.3684 of 5 stars$10.23-2.0%$12.69+24.0%+41.1%$2.33B$1.00B511.763,600Positive NewsNNNextNav1.4493 of 5 stars$16.25+2.0%$20.00+23.1%+92.1%$2.11B$6.16M-15.9360Positive NewsPLPlanet Labs PBC1.756 of 5 stars$6.82-0.4%$6.71-1.6%+212.5%$2.08B$244.35M-18.94800KLICKulicke and Soffa Industries2.9575 of 5 stars$35.69-2.9%$44.50+24.7%-29.8%$1.94B$706.23M99.142,746News CoverageLUNRIntuitive Machines2.7313 of 5 stars$10.41-3.5%$16.06+54.2%+159.2%$1.93B$228M-3.811Positive NewsGap UpCOMMCommScope3.2913 of 5 stars$8.25-4.8%$4.88-40.9%+430.3%$1.88B$4.21B3.0220,000HIMXHimax Technologies4.0912 of 5 stars$9.03-4.1%$11.90+31.8%+12.3%$1.65B$906.80M18.432,177Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LPL Competitors PI Competitors SIMO Competitors VIAV Competitors NN Competitors PL Competitors KLIC Competitors LUNR Competitors COMM Competitors HIMX 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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