NASDAQ:LASR nLight (LASR) Stock Price, News & Analysis $19.39 -0.12 (-0.62%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.39 0.00 (-0.03%) As of 07/25/2025 05:37 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 Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About nLight Stock (NASDAQ:LASR) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get nLight alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$19.22▼$19.6550-Day Range$12.65▼$19.9652-Week Range$6.20▼$20.36Volume298,598 shsAverage Volume575,463 shsMarket Capitalization$958.64 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$17.70Consensus RatingBuy Company Overview nLIGHT, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor and fiber lasers for industrial, microfabrication, and aerospace and defense applications. The company operates in two segments, Laser Products and Advanced Development. It offers semiconductor lasers with various ranges of power levels, wavelengths, and output fiber sizes; and programmable and serviceable fiber lasers for use in industrial and aerospace and defense applications. The company also provides laser sensors, including light detection and ranging technologies for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance applications; and fiber amplifiers, beam combination, and control systems for use in high-energy laser systems in directed energy applications. It sells its products through direct sales force in the United States, China, South Korea, and European countries, as well as through independent sales representatives and distributors in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. The company was formerly known as nLight Photonics Corporation and changed its name to nLIGHT, Inc. in January 2016. nLIGHT, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Camas, Washington. Read More nLight Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks35th Percentile Overall ScoreLASR MarketRank™: nLight scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 488th out of 669 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion1.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingnLight has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoveragenLight has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about nLight's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthGrowing Earnings GrowthEarnings for nLight are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.10) to ($1.08) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of nLight is -17.16, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of nLight is -17.16, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Book Value per Share RationLight has a P/B Ratio of 4.34. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about nLight's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.33% of the float of nLight has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CovernLight has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in nLight has recently increased by 0.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldnLight does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthnLight does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted3.33% of the float of nLight has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CovernLight has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in nLight has recently increased by 0.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media3.6 / 5News Sentiment1.47 News SentimentnLight has a news sentiment score of 1.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for nLight this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search Interest9 people have searched for LASR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, nLight insiders have sold 33,011.98% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $10,405.00 in company stock and sold $3,445,301.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 4.70% of the stock of nLight is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions83.88% of the stock of nLight is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about nLight's insider trading history. Receive LASR Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for nLight and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address LASR Stock News HeadlinesnLight (NASDAQ:LASR) CEO Scott H. Keeney Sells 33,682 SharesJuly 1, 2025 | insidertrades.comnLIGHT to Announce Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results on August 7thJuly 14, 2025 | businesswire.comElon Musk: “This will transform civilization as we know it.”Robots are no longer science fiction — they’re the next trillion-dollar megatrend. According to Forbes, by 2025, robots will shift from novelty to necessity — disrupting nearly every industry in their path. But one overlooked sector could become the real winner… and one little-known company may be the best way to get ahead of the boom.July 26 at 2:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)3 Reasons to Avoid LASR and 1 Stock to Buy InsteadJuly 10, 2025 | msn.comnLIGHT, Inc. (LASR) Latest Stock News & Headlines - Yahoo FinanceJuly 2, 2025 | ca.finance.yahoo.comnLIGHT, Inc. (LASR) stock price, news, quote & history - Yahoo FinanceJuly 2, 2025 | nz.finance.yahoo.com5 Revealing Analyst Questions From nLIGHT’s Q1 Earnings CallJune 30, 2025 | msn.comCraig-Hallum Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on nLIGHT (LASR)June 20, 2025 | theglobeandmail.comSee More Headlines LASR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LASR shares performed this year? nLight's stock was trading at $10.49 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, LASR shares have increased by 84.8% and is now trading at $19.39. How were nLight's earnings last quarter? nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.17) by $0.13. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 16.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. When did nLight IPO? nLight (LASR) raised $76 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, April 26th 2018. The company issued 5,400,000 shares at a price of $13.00-$15.00 per share. Stifel and Raymond James served as the underwriters for the IPO and Needham, Canaccord Genuity and D.A. Davidson were co-managers. Who are nLight's major shareholders? nLight's top institutional shareholders include Moody National Bank Trust Division (0.05%), CWM LLC (0.02%) and GAMMA Investing LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Scott H Keeney, Joseph John Corso, Geoffrey Moore and James Nias. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of nLight? Shares of LASR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of nLight own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that nLight investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Netflix (NFLX), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Visa (V). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/08/2025Today7/26/2025Next Earnings (Confirmed)8/07/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorComputer and Technology Industry ELEC COMP - SEMIC Sub-IndustryElectronic Equipment Current SymbolNASDAQ:LASR CIK1124796 Webwww.nlight.net Phone(360) 566-4460FaxN/AEmployees1,100Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for nLight$17.70 High Price Target$24.00 Low Price Target$14.00 Potential Upside/Downside-8.7%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage5 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($1.13) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$60.79 million Net Margins-26.80% Pretax Margin-26.84% Return on Equity-22.23% Return on Assets-17.54% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.09 Current Ratio5.81 Quick Ratio4.63 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$198.55 million Price / Sales4.83 Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$4.47 per share Price / Book4.34Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares49,440,000Free Float47,115,000Market Cap$958.64 million OptionableOptionable Beta2.33 Social Links 7 Stocks to Buy And Hold ForeverEnter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of seven stocks and why their long-term outlooks are very promising. 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