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As of close of business last night, nLIGHT Inc’s stock clocked out at $15.48, up 6.83% from its previous closing price of $14.49. In other words, the price has increased by $6.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.3 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of LASR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.63 and its Current Ratio is at 5.81. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 27 ’25 when Keeney Scott H bought 75,000 shares for $15.33 per share.
Nias James bought 1,173 shares of LASR for $10,400 on May 15 ’25. The Chief Accounting Officer now owns 53,629 shares after completing the transaction at $8.87 per share. On May 20 ’25, another insider, Nias James, who serves as the Chief Accounting Officer of the company, sold 1,173 shares for $13.00 each. As a result, the insider received 15,249 and left with 52,456 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.60.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LASR has reached a high of $14.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 68.82%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 48.23%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 49.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.79M. Insiders hold about 5.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.56% stake in the company.
