LightPath Technologies (LPTH) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LightPath Technologies, Inc. designs, manufactures and distributes precision optical components and assemblies for a variety of commercial, industrial, defense and scientific applications. The company’s portfolio includes molded glass aspheric lenses, precision glass optics, infrared lenses and assemblies, diamond-turned optics and molded polymer optics. These components are engineered to support imaging, illumination, laser delivery, detection and sensing systems across visible, ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths.

Among its core offerings, LightPath develops infrared optical solutions using materials such as germanium, zinc selenide and chalcogenide glasses for thermal imaging, night-vision devices and spectroscopy. The company also produces microlens arrays, freeform optics and custom lens systems for biomedical instruments, machine vision equipment, automotive sensing modules and consumer electronics. By combining in-house design capabilities, precision manufacturing and metrology, LightPath can deliver high-volume optic solutions tailored to specific optical performance requirements.

Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, LightPath operates manufacturing facilities in the United States and Asia to support global production and distribution. The company serves customers throughout North America, Europe and Asia, working with original equipment manufacturers, system integrators and research institutions. LightPath completed its initial public offering in 2013 and trades on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol LPTH.

LightPath is led by a management team with extensive experience in photonics, precision manufacturing and global supply chain operations. The company continues to invest in research and development, expanding its patent portfolio and production capacity to meet growing demand for advanced optical components in defense, aerospace, life sciences and industrial automation markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $14.00 to $15.61
• 50-Day Range: $9.39 to $16.35
• 52-Week Range: $3.36 to $18.94
• Volume: 4.29 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.11 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $950.63 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $14.30
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

LightPath Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LightPath Technologies scored higher than 36% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 419th out of 607 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

LightPath Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.83, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

LightPath Technologies has a consensus price target of $14.30, representing about 6.7% downside from its current price of $15.32.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LightPath Technologies has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for LightPath Technologies are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.11) to $0.14 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of LightPath Technologies is -30.64, 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. Sector

The P/E ratio of LightPath Technologies is -30.64, 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 Ratio

LightPath Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 43.77. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

22.35% of the float of LightPath Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

LightPath Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.68, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LightPath Technologies has recently increased by 10.62%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

LightPath Technologies does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

LightPath Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.98

News Sentiment

LightPath Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.98. 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 0.73 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for LightPath Technologies this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 4 people have searched for LPTH on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

6 people have added LightPath Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, LightPath Technologies insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $52,006,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

24.80% of the stock of LightPath Technologies is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

56.29% of the stock of LightPath Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Today: 8/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 9/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Components
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LPTH
• CIK: 889971
• Web: www.lightpath.com
• Phone: (407) 382-4003
• Fax: 407-382-4007
• Employees: 330
• Year Founded: 1985

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for LightPath Technologies: $14.30
• High Price Target: $16.50
• Low Price Target: $11.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -5.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.83
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.50)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$14.87 million
• Net Margins: -37.38%
• Pretax Margin: -37.25%
• Return on Equity: -15.55%
• Return on Assets: -6.87%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 3.86
• Quick Ratio: 3.24

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $62.77 million
• Price / Sales: 15.14
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.35 per share
• Price / Book: 43.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 62,789,000
• Free Float: 47,217,000
• Market Cap: $950.63 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.39