nLight (LASR) Competitors $19.21 -0.56 (-2.83%) As of 02:12 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. LPL, PI, SIMO, VIAV, NN, LUNR, PL, KLIC, 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), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), 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 Intuitive Machines Planet Labs PBC Kulicke and Soffa Industries 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment. Which has more risk & volatility, LPL or LASR? LG Display has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, nLight has a beta of 2.33, meaning that its share price is 133% 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 6 more articles in the media than LG Display. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for nLight and 1 mentions for LG Display. nLight's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat LG Display's score of 0.00 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral nLight 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders 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, 6.1% of nLight shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable 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$19.51B0.17-$1.79B-$1.78-1.88nLight$198.55M4.78-$60.79M-$1.13-17.00 Do analysts prefer LPL or LASR? nLight has a consensus price target of $17.70, indicating a potential downside of 7.86%. Given nLight's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 SummarynLight beats LG Display on 12 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$948.26M$38.24B$27.38B$8.93BDividend YieldN/A2.14%3.13%4.00%P/E Ratio-16.9746.0437.0320.08Price / Sales4.78229.992,039.93118.59Price / CashN/A32.5934.7728.59Price / Book4.305.127.255.60Net Income-$60.79M$528.96M$763.56M$248.65M7 Day Performance-2.39%0.38%1.81%7.33%1 Month Performance9.15%10.41%5.24%8.27%1 Year Performance74.80%27.95%52,368.08%21.79% nLight Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LASRnLight2.0687 of 5 stars$19.21-2.8%$17.70-7.9%+79.3%$948.26M$198.55M-16.971,100LPLLG Display0.5707 of 5 stars$3.45-0.9%N/A-22.2%$3.48B$19.51B-1.9460,792PIImpinj4.0097 of 5 stars$111.07-0.7%$155.38+39.9%-28.3%$3.24B$366.09M-2,776.06390Positive NewsSIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.5397 of 5 stars$75.17-0.8%$83.89+11.6%-9.4%$2.57B$803.55M26.941,819VIAVViavi Solutions4.3993 of 5 stars$10.07+0.7%$12.69+26.0%+47.9%$2.23B$1.00B503.753,600NNNextNav1.4585 of 5 stars$15.20+0.9%$20.00+31.6%+89.0%$2.00B$5.67M-14.9060News CoverageLUNRIntuitive Machines3.0198 of 5 stars$10.87-0.8%$16.06+47.7%+201.0%$1.96B$228M-3.981News CoveragePositive NewsPLPlanet Labs PBC1.7372 of 5 stars$6.10+0.5%$6.71+10.0%+270.7%$1.84B$244.35M-16.94800High Trading VolumeKLICKulicke and Soffa Industries3.3112 of 5 stars$34.60-0.4%$44.50+28.6%-24.8%$1.83B$706.23M96.112,746COMMCommScope3.1632 of 5 stars$8.28+1.0%$4.88-41.1%+712.1%$1.78B$4.21B3.0320,000HIMXHimax Technologies3.9392 of 5 stars$8.93-5.4%$11.90+33.3%+20.2%$1.65B$906.80M18.222,177 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LPL Competitors PI Competitors SIMO Competitors VIAV Competitors NN Competitors LUNR Competitors PL Competitors KLIC 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 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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