LSI Industries (LYTS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LSI Industries Inc. is a commercial lighting and visual solutions company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company designs and manufactures indoor and outdoor lighting systems, digital signage, display products and related technologies for commercial and industrial customers.

Its product portfolio includes LED lighting fixtures and controls, digital displays, petroleum and convenience-store signage, canopy systems, retail graphics, and sports lighting solutions. LSI Industries serves customers in markets such as convenience stores and fuel stations, retail, grocery, commercial facilities, sports venues, and other outdoor environments.

The company’s solutions are used to support facility illumination, branding, wayfinding, advertising and customer engagement. LSI Industries sells primarily in North America through direct sales, distributors, contractors and other channel partners, with its offerings tailored to both standardized and customer-specific applications.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.35 to $21.29
• 50-Day Range: $19.57 to $25.17
• 52-Week Range: $17.20 to $27.36
• Volume: 285,110 shs
• Average Volume: 383,360 shs
• Market Capitalization: $769.44 million
• P/E Ratio: 30.82
• Dividend Yield: 0.97%
• Price Target: $29.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

LSI Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LSI Industries scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 171st out of 657 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

LSI Industries has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

LSI Industries has a consensus price target of $29.00, representing about 40.4% upside from its current price of $20.65.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LSI Industries has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 74.39%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for LSI Industries are expected to grow by 74.39% in the coming year, from $0.82 to $1.43 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of LSI Industries is 30.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.73.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of LSI Industries is 30.82, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.66.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

LSI Industries has a P/B Ratio of 2.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.06% of the float of LSI Industries has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

LSI Industries has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.42.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LSI Industries has recently increased by 9.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

LSI Industries has a dividend yield of 0.96%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

LSI Industries does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of LSI Industries is 29.85%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, LSI Industries will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.99% next year. This indicates that LSI Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.62

News Sentiment

LSI Industries has a news sentiment score of 0.62. 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 0.44 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for LSI Industries this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, LSI Industries insiders have sold 4,786.64% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $39,460.00 in company stock and sold $1,928,267.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

7.30% of the stock of LSI Industries is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.91% of the stock of LSI Industries is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/20/2026
• Record date for 9/8 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/8 Dividend: 8/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/08/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Electrical Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LYTS
• CIK: 763532
• Web: www.lsicorp.com
• Phone: (513) 793-3200
• Fax: 513-791-0813
• Employees: 3,175
• Year Founded: 1976

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for LSI Industries: $29.00
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $27.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +40.4%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.67
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.82
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.18
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $22.58 million
• Net Margins: 3.28%
• Pretax Margin: 4.57%
• Return on Equity: 7.51%
• Return on Assets: 3.71%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.68
• Current Ratio: 1.97
• Quick Ratio: 1.22

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $689.40 million
• Price / Sales: 1.12
• Cash Flow: $1.08 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 19.17
• Book Value: $9.82 per share
• Price / Book: 2.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 37,261,000
• Free Float: 34,541,000
• Market Cap: $769.44 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.48