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After finishing at $33.25 in the prior trading day, nLIGHT Inc (NASDAQ: LASR) closed at $34.71, up 4.39%. In other words, the price has increased by $4.39 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.77 million shares were traded. LASR stock price reached its highest trading level at $35.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $33.1.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LASR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.36 and its Current Ratio is at 5.63. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.13.
On May 09, 2025, Craig Hallum Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $14.
On October 03, 2024, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $15.50.Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its Overweight rating on October 03, 2024, with a $15.50 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 21 ’25 when Nias James sold 1,200 shares for $30.00 per share. The transaction valued at 36,000 led to the insider holds 99,512 shares of the business.
Nias James bought 1,200 shares of LASR for $36,000 on Nov 21 ’25. On Nov 11 ’25, another insider, LINK RAYMOND A, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 12,560 shares for $35.33 each. As a result, the insider received 443,745 and left with 102,576 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 1762782336 and an Enterprise Value of 1678299264. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.75 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.07. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.376 whereas that against EBITDA is -63.777.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LASR is 2.34, which has changed by 2.1961327 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12934029 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LASR has reached a high of $38.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 11.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 75.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 848.23K shares per day over the past 3-months and 843970 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 50.78M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.87M. Insiders hold about 7.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.62% stake in the company. Shares short for LASR as of 1763078400 were 3028644 with a Short Ratio of 3.57, compared to 1760486400 on 2276165. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3028644 and a Short% of Float of 6.18.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of nLIGHT Inc (LASR) is the result of assessments by 7.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.05, with high estimates of $0.1 and low estimates of $0.01.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.26 and $0.17 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.21. EPS for the following year is $0.23, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $0.29 and $0.17.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $75.2M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $77.1M to a low estimate of $72.33M. As of. The current estimate, nLIGHT Inc’s year-ago sales were $47.38MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $69.66M. There is a high estimate of $79M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $64.53M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LASR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $257.3M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $252.47M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $255.36M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $198.55MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $284.24M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $326.5M and the low estimate is $264.54M.
