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As of close of business last night, nLIGHT Inc’s stock clocked out at $16.36, up 4.94% from its previous closing price of $15.59. In other words, the price has increased by $4.94 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.05 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 Jun 03 ’25 when Keeney Scott H bought 40,680 shares for $15.51 per share.
Keeney Scott H sold 75,000 shares of LASR for $1,149,750 on May 27 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 1,342,927 shares after completing the transaction at $15.33 per share. On May 27 ’25, another insider, Keeney Scott H, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 75,000 shares for $15.33 each.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.93 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.80.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LASR has reached a high of $16.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 66.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 54.89%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 49.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.66M. Insiders hold about 5.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.52% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 7.0 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.07, with high estimates of -$0.02 and low estimates of -$0.11.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.14 and -$0.39 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.27. EPS for the following year is -$0.17, with 7.0 analysts recommending between $0.09 and -$0.32.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 7 analysts expect revenue to total $55.24M. It ranges from a high estimate of $56M to a low estimate of $53.87M. As of the current estimate, nLIGHT Inc’s year-ago sales were $50.51MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $56.22M. There is a high estimate of $61M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $52.74M.
A total of 7 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LASR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $230.5M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $211.65M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $220.3M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $198.55MBased on 7 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $239.45M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $255.7M and the low estimate is $221.11M.
