Stock of nLIGHT Inc (LASR) performance and profitability takes another direction

A share price of nLIGHT Inc [LASR] is currently trading at $28.05, up 3.70%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The LASR shares have gain 7.14% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 43.77%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

nLIGHT Inc [NASDAQ: LASR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 09, 2025, when Craig Hallum upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $14 for it. Previously, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on October 03, 2024, and set its price target to $15.50. On November 28, 2023, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Speculative Buy but maintained its price target of $17 on the stock. Needham reiterated its Buy rating and increased its price target to $16 on November 28, 2023. CL King initiated its recommendation with a Neutral. In a note dated February 18, 2022, Craig Hallum downgraded a Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $18.

nLIGHT Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $6.20 and $28.43. nLIGHT Inc [NASDAQ: LASR] shares were valued at $28.05 at the most recent close of the market.

Analyzing the LASR fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for nLIGHT Inc [NASDAQ:LASR] were 216.91M which represents 22.22% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.21% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.24%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.22%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.22%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.16, Equity is -0.21 and Total Capital is -0.2. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.15.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 27.10 points at the first support level, and at 26.15 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 28.78, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 29.51.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for nLIGHT Inc [NASDAQ:LASR] is 5.63. As well, the Quick Ratio is 4.41, while the Cash Ratio is 1.99. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.45, the price to book ratio is 6.48.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Nias James, Chief Accounting Officer, that happened on Aug 22 ’25 when 593.0 shares were sold. Chief Accounting Officer, Nias James completed a deal on Aug 21 ’25 to sell 555.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Accounting Officer Nias James sold 572.0 shares on Aug 20 ’25.

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