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The closing price of Lightwave Logic Inc (NASDAQ: LWLG) was $3.08 for the day, down -5.81% from the previous closing price of $3.27. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.19 million shares were traded. LWLG stock price reached its highest trading level at $3.3288 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.045.

Ratios:

Our analysis of LWLG’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 20.72 and its Current Ratio is at 20.72. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.09.

Insider Transactions:

Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 26 ’25 when MICHAEL LEBBY bought 250,000 shares for $1.30 per share.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LWLG now has a Market Capitalization of 398675200 and an Enterprise Value of 379253248. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4429.74 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.51. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4019.429 whereas that against EBITDA is -18.981.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for LWLG is 2.58, which has changed by 0.203125 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18189907 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LWLG has reached a high of $4.23, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 40.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 81.75%.

Shares Statistics:

LWLG traded an average of 2.06M shares per day over the past three months and 3938700 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 129.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 127.63M. Insiders hold about 1.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 19.27% stake in the company. Shares short for LWLG as of 1755216000 were 15904815 with a Short Ratio of 7.72, compared to 1752537600 on 15857120. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15904815 and a Short% of Float of 12.370000000000001.