On Friday, nLIGHT Inc (NASDAQ: LASR) opened higher 14.67% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $29.79. Price fluctuations for LASR have ranged from $6.20 to $33.96 over the past 52 weeks.
During the last 5-year period, the sales drop of Technology Sector giant was -29.60%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 132.75% at the time writing. With a float of $45.92 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $50.78 million.
nLIGHT Inc (LASR) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Semiconductors industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of nLIGHT Inc is 7.98%, while institutional ownership is 87.39%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 18 ’25, was worth 1,936,784. In this transaction President and CEO of this company sold 62,507 shares at a rate of $30.99, taking the stock ownership to the 2,319,038 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Sep 18 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 62,507 for $30.44, making the entire transaction worth $1,902,713.
nLIGHT Inc (LASR) Earnings and Forecasts
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 12/31/2024, the company posted -0.3 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, coming under the agreed prediction (set at -0.2) by -0.1. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.03 per share during the current fiscal year.
nLIGHT Inc (NASDAQ: LASR) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for nLIGHT Inc (LASR). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 4.36. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 7.49.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -0.89, a number that is poised to hit 0.11 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.30 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of nLIGHT Inc (LASR)
Looking closely at nLIGHT Inc (NASDAQ: LASR), its last 5-days average volume was 1.04 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 0.67 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 32.33%.
During the past 100 days, nLIGHT Inc’s (LASR) raw stochastic average was set at 87.68%, which indicates a significant increase from 65.77% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 1.79 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 1.31 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $30.50, while its 200-day Moving Average is $18.42. However, in the short run, nLIGHT Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $36.41. Second resistance stands at $38.65. The third major resistance level sits at $40.72. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $32.10, it is likely to go to the next support level at $30.03. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $27.79.
nLIGHT Inc (NASDAQ: LASR) Key Stats
There are currently 49,899K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.70 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 198,550 K according to its annual income of -60,790 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 61,740 K and its income totaled -3,590 K.
