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In the latest session, Lightpath Technologies, Inc (NASDAQ: LPTH) closed at $4.03 up 6.33% from its previous closing price of $3.79. In other words, the price has increased by $6.33 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.71 million shares were traded. LPTH stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.19 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $3.8501.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Lightpath Technologies, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.26 and its Current Ratio is at 2.30. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.29 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.25.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Craig Hallum on April 28, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $5.50.
On January 03, 2025, H.C. Wainwright reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $3 to $5.
On February 23, 2021, H.C. Wainwright started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $5.50.H.C. Wainwright initiated its Buy rating on February 23, 2021, with a $5.50 target price.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LPTH now has a Market Capitalization of 172882576 and an Enterprise Value of 215134528. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.99. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.398 whereas that against EBITDA is -44.981.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LPTH is 1.05, which has changed by 1.9416058 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1513431 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LPTH has reached a high of $4.42, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.04. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 23.25%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 52.76%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, LPTH has traded an average of 232.68K shares per day and 541660 over the past ten days. A total of 42.89M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 39.14M. Insiders hold about 8.77% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 37.65% stake in the company. Shares short for LPTH as of 1753920000 were 277700 with a Short Ratio of 1.19, compared to 1751241600 on 328662. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 277700 and a Short% of Float of 0.77.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for Lightpath Technologies, Inc (LPTH) reflects the collective analysis of 2.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.03, with high estimates of -$0.03 and low estimates of -$0.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.23 and -$0.24 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.23. EPS for the following year is -$0.09, with 2.0 analysts recommending between -$0.06 and -$0.12.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 5 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $12.2M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $12.6M to a low estimate of $11.94M. As of the current estimate, Lightpath Technologies, Inc’s year-ago sales were $8.63MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $12.87M. There is a high estimate of $13.29M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $12.6M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LPTH’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $37.59M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $36.93M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $37.2M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $31.73MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $53.75M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $55.2M and the low estimate is $52.02M.
