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The price of Lightwave Logic Inc (NASDAQ: LWLG) closed at $2.22 in the last session, up 2.30% from day before closing price of $2.17. In other words, the price has increased by $2.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.23 million shares were traded. LWLG stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.2599 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.085.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at LWLG’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 16.62 and its Current Ratio is at 16.62. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 277591008 and an Enterprise Value of 255272944. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3084.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 8.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2897.372 whereas that against EBITDA is -12.466.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LWLG is 2.61, which has changed by -0.16541356 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18157876 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 36.29%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 26.96%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, LWLG traded on average about 1.64M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1104550 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 124.65M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 123.30M. Insiders hold about 1.40% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 23.72% stake in the company. Shares short for LWLG as of 1753920000 were 16022890 with a Short Ratio of 9.74, compared to 1751241600 on 18132692. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 16022890 and a Short% of Float of 12.91.
