LSI Industries (LYTS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

LSI Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LYTS) is a publicly traded provider of industrial and commercial lighting solutions and visual communications products. Headquartered in Wilmington, Ohio, the company serves a diverse set of end markets, including retail, convenience, grocery, transportation, hospitality, and sports and entertainment venues. LSI’s operations are organized into two primary segments—Lighting and Visual Communications—each focusing on product innovation and customer-centric solutions.

In its Lighting segment, LSI designs and manufactures energy-efficient LED fixtures, retrofit lamps, and control systems for both indoor and outdoor applications. These offerings range from warehouse and industrial high-bay lighting to architectural, retail, and hospitality accent lighting. The segment also provides specialized sports and entertainment lighting, delivering high-performance systems for stadiums, arenas, and event centers that meet stringent output, uniformity, and color rendering requirements.

LSI’s Visual Communications segment develops and produces signage solutions, including electronic message centers, digital billboards, wayfinding signs and custom display systems. The product portfolio encompasses changeable copy signs for convenience stores and highway safety, menu boards for quick-service restaurants, and dynamic digital displays for transportation hubs. Leveraging proprietary control software and remote monitoring capabilities, LSI’s visual communications offerings enable clients to manage content and operations efficiently across multiple locations.

Founded in the mid-1950s, LSI Industries has grown through a combination of organic development and strategic acquisitions to establish a global footprint. The company maintains manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe, supported by a network of sales offices and certified distributors. Led by President and Chief Executive Officer James G. Ferneau and an experienced executive team, LSI continues to invest in research and development to advance its product technologies and expand its addressable markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.50 to $17.67
• 50-Day Range: $15.62 to $18.01
• 52-Week Range: $13.63 to $25.50
• Volume: 27,075 shs
• Average Volume: 131,640 shs
• Market Capitalization: $527.28 million
• P/E Ratio: 24.58
• Dividend Yield: 1.13%
• Price Target: $26.00
• Consensus Rating: Buy

LSI Industries Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

LSI Industries scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 102 stocks in the construction sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

LSI Industries has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

LSI Industries has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 44.29%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for LSI Industries are expected to grow by 44.29% in the coming year, from $0.70 to $1.01 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of LSI Industries is 24.58, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.51.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of LSI Industries is 24.58, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Construction sector average P/E ratio of about 16.12.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

LSI Industries has a P/B Ratio of 2.51. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.93% 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 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LSI Industries has recently decreased by 0.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

LSI Industries pays a meaningful dividend of 1.14%, higher than 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 27.78%. 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 19.80% next year. This indicates that LSI Industries will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.37

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.93% 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 3.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in LSI Industries has recently decreased by 0.24%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

LSI Industries has a news sentiment score of 1.14. 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 0.86 average news sentiment score of Construction companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for LSI Industries this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for LYTS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, LSI Industries insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 8.20% 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.

LYTS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LYTS shares performed this year?

LSI Industries' stock was trading at $19.42 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LYTS stock has decreased by 9.3% and is now trading at $17.6230.

How were LSI Industries' earnings last quarter?

LSI Industries Inc. (NASDAQ:LYTS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 24th. The construction company reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13. The construction company had revenue of $132.48 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $129.72 million. LSI Industries had a net margin of 4.00% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.24%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are LSI Industries' major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of LSI Industries include North Star Investment Management Corp. (0.71%), Annex Advisory Services LLC (0.49%) and Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.31%). Insiders that own company stock include James Anthony Clark, James E Galeese, Thomas A Caneris and Jeffery S Bastian.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of LSI Industries?

Shares of LYTS 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 LSI Industries own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that LSI Industries investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Arista Networks (ANET), Jabil (JBL), Adobe (ADBE) and e.l.f. Beauty (ELF).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/24/2025
• Record date for 5/13 Dividend: 5/05/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/13 Dividend: 5/05/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/13/2025
• Today: 7/18/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Construction
• Industry: BLDG PRD - LTG FX
• Sub-Industry: Electrical Components & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LYTS
• CIK: 763532
• Web: www.lsi-industries.com
• Phone: (513) 793-3200
• Fax: 513-791-0813
• Employees: 1,970
• Year Founded: 1976

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for LSI Industries: $26.00
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $22.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.72
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 24.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.18
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $24.98 million
• Net Margins: 4.00%
• Pretax Margin: 5.33%
• Return on Equity: 10.24%
• Return on Assets: 6.13%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.24
• Current Ratio: 2.08
• Quick Ratio: 1.25

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $469.64 million
• Price / Sales: 1.12
• Cash Flow: $1.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.58
• Book Value: $7.02 per share
• Price / Book: 2.51

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,920,000
• Free Float: 27,467,000
• Market Cap: $527.28 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.28