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The price of nLIGHT Inc (NASDAQ: LASR) closed at $29.79 in the last session, down -5.43% from day before closing price of $31.5. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.43 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.99 million shares were traded. LASR stock price reached its highest trading level at $32.0156 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $29.72.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at LASR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.41 and its Current Ratio is at 5.63. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.14.
On October 03, 2024, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $15.50.
The Benchmark Company Upgraded its Hold to Speculative Buy on November 28, 2023, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $17.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 18 ’25 when Keeney Scott H sold 62,507 shares for $30.99 per share. The transaction valued at 1,936,784 led to the insider holds 2,319,038 shares of the business.
Keeney Scott H bought 62,507 shares of LASR for $1,902,713 on Sep 18 ’25. On Sep 12 ’25, another insider, Keeney Scott H, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 15,391 shares for $28.84 each. As a result, the insider received 443,876 and left with 2,381,545 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LASR now has a Market Capitalization of 1486504960 and an Enterprise Value of 1404801920. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.85 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.476 whereas that against EBITDA is -44.48.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LASR is 2.35, which has changed by 1.8049867 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13355756 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LASR has reached a high of $33.96, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 62.70%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, LASR traded on average about 857.03K shares per day over the past 3-months and 546190 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 49.88M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 45.92M. Insiders hold about 7.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.78% stake in the company. Shares short for LASR as of 1760486400 were 2276165 with a Short Ratio of 2.66, compared to 1757894400 on 2102922. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2276165 and a Short% of Float of 4.73.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are eagerly awaiting the insights provided by 7.0 analysts currently analyzing and rating the stock of nLIGHT Inc (LASR).The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.0, with high estimates of $0.06 and low estimates of -$0.04.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.12 and -$0.03 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.04. EPS for the following year is $0.05, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $0.35 and -$0.11.
Revenue Estimates
According to 7 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $63.89M. It ranges from a high estimate of $66M to a low estimate of $60.97M. As of. The current estimate, nLIGHT Inc’s year-ago sales were $56.13MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $62.95M. There is a high estimate of $67.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $54.42M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LASR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $246.9M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $228.79M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $240.26M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $198.55MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $261.29M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $286M and the low estimate is $240.28M.
