Trading Day Review: nLIGHT Inc (LASR) Gains Momentum, Closing at 19.64

Beyond market trends, investors looking for superior returns explore the world of stock picking. The right selections can be a powerful driver for wealth accumulation.

The price of nLIGHT Inc (NASDAQ: LASR) closed at $19.64 in the last session, up 2.59% from day before closing price of $19.14. In other words, the price has increased by $2.59 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.69 million shares were traded. LASR stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.84 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.12.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at LASR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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:

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 Jun 26 ’25 when Keeney Scott H sold 33,682 shares for $19.53 per share. The transaction valued at 657,809 led to the insider holds 1,206,540 shares of the business.

Keeney Scott H bought 33,682 shares of LASR for $657,875 on Jun 26 ’25. On Jun 18 ’25, another insider, Keeney Scott H, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 6,316 shares for $19.13 each. As a result, the insider received 120,825 and left with 1,240,222 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LASR now has a Market Capitalization of 970744576 and an Enterprise Value of 888872768. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.321 whereas that against EBITDA is -22.581.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for LASR is 2.35, which has changed by 0.7866242 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1185931 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LASR has reached a high of $20.01, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 38.61%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 74.29%.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, LASR traded on average about 683.14K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1064440 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 49.44M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 46.73M. Insiders hold about 5.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 85.53% stake in the company. Shares short for LASR as of 1749772800 were 1560959 with a Short Ratio of 2.28, compared to 1747267200 on 2019748. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1560959 and a Short% of Float of 3.27.

Dividends & Splits

Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

DWinneX
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.