nLIGHT (LASR) Competitors $8.04 +0.33 (+4.25%) As of 02:19 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LASR vs. LUNR, SIMO, HIMX, PL, DQ, JKS, PENG, COMM, NSSC, and BELFAShould you be buying nLIGHT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of nLIGHT include Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Daqo New Energy (DQ), JinkoSolar (JKS), Penguin Solutions (PENG), CommScope (COMM), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), and Bel Fuse (BELFA). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. nLIGHT vs. Intuitive Machines Silicon Motion Technology Himax Technologies Planet Labs PBC Daqo New Energy JinkoSolar Penguin Solutions CommScope Napco Security Technologies Bel Fuse Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) and nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) are both small-cap aerospace companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, LUNR or LASR? Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nLIGHT has a beta of 2.24, indicating that its share price is 124% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LUNR or LASR? nLIGHT received 148 more outperform votes than Intuitive Machines when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 94.23% of users gave Intuitive Machines an outperform vote while only 63.75% of users gave nLIGHT an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIntuitive MachinesOutperform Votes4994.23% Underperform Votes35.77%nLIGHTOutperform Votes19763.75% Underperform Votes11236.25% Which has higher valuation & earnings, LUNR or LASR? Intuitive Machines has higher revenue and earnings than nLIGHT. nLIGHT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intuitive Machines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIntuitive Machines$228M6.48$62.80M-$5.32-1.56nLIGHT$198.55M1.93-$41.67M-$1.26-6.20 Do analysts prefer LUNR or LASR? Intuitive Machines currently has a consensus target price of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 93.00%. nLIGHT has a consensus target price of $15.13, suggesting a potential upside of 93.56%. Given nLIGHT's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe nLIGHT is more favorable than Intuitive Machines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intuitive Machines 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57nLIGHT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor LUNR or LASR? In the previous week, Intuitive Machines had 2 more articles in the media than nLIGHT. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Intuitive Machines and 5 mentions for nLIGHT. nLIGHT's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Intuitive Machines' score of 0.83 indicating that nLIGHT is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Intuitive Machines 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive nLIGHT 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LUNR or LASR more profitable? nLIGHT has a net margin of -24.16% compared to Intuitive Machines' net margin of -62.21%. Intuitive Machines' return on equity of 0.00% beat nLIGHT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Intuitive Machines-62.21% N/A -6.44% nLIGHT -24.16%-19.53%-15.91% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LUNR or LASR? 72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of nLIGHT shares are owned by institutional investors. 73.7% of Intuitive Machines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of nLIGHT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryIntuitive Machines beats nLIGHT on 10 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricnLIGHTSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$382.20M$49.92B$23.05B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A2.53%2.97%4.22%P/E Ratio-7.5737.9142.1718.48Price / Sales1.9390.702,085.37103.60Price / CashN/A26.4934.7234.62Price / Book1.436.076.144.25Net Income-$41.67M$760.21M$738.82M$248.23M7 Day Performance0.83%0.21%1.32%0.89%1 Month Performance-0.20%-2.40%1.65%3.53%1 Year Performance-31.21%7.34%52,744.85%5.09% nLIGHT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LASRnLIGHT2.7594 of 5 stars$7.98+3.5%$15.13+89.5%-32.3%$391.27M$198.55M-7.751,100Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsLUNRIntuitive Machines3.245 of 5 stars$8.57-0.1%$16.00+86.7%+62.1%$1.53B$228M-2.911Positive NewsGap DownSIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.5665 of 5 stars$44.49-1.4%$79.00+77.6%-32.9%$1.50B$803.55M16.541,430Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageHIMXHimax Technologies4.1628 of 5 stars$7.11+0.4%$15.00+111.0%+40.0%$1.24B$906.80M15.802,100Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap UpPLPlanet Labs PBC2.1147 of 5 stars$3.41+0.6%$5.98+75.4%+95.3%$1.03B$244.35M-8.32800Gap UpDQDaqo New Energy3.0866 of 5 stars$14.82+0.2%$21.21+43.1%-33.6%$978.22M$1.03B-8.012,400Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageJKSJinkoSolar2.3954 of 5 stars$17.64-0.1%$27.19+54.1%-28.6%$937.65M$92.26B29.9031,000Earnings ReportNews CoveragePENGPenguin Solutions2.6273 of 5 stars$17.27+0.2%$24.94+44.4%N/A$927.02M$1.32B-33.212,700COMMCommScope3.1611 of 5 stars$3.95+1.0%$4.75+20.3%+318.3%$855.42M$4.21B-0.8930,000Positive NewsGap UpNSSCNapco Security Technologies4.2623 of 5 stars$22.78-0.4%$35.50+55.8%-43.9%$829.22M$186.53M17.521,150Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageBELFABel Fuse2.8105 of 5 stars$64.50-3.2%$115.00+78.3%-12.3%$808.77M$534.79M20.876,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LUNR Competitors SIMO Competitors HIMX Competitors PL Competitors DQ Competitors JKS Competitors PENG Competitors COMM Competitors NSSC Competitors BELFA 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredThis Is How Empires FallThe headlines scream tariffs and export bans — but the real damage is happening in retirement portfolios. 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