nLIGHT Inc (LASR) Stock Down -5.05%: Is It a Good Investment?

Kevin Freeman

nLIGHT Inc [LASR] stock is trading at $30.1, down -5.05%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LASR shares have gain 7.23% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -3.53%, and not 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 an Hold rating on this stock but restated the target price of $18.

nLIGHT Inc [LASR] stock has fluctuated between $6.20 and $33.55 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $33.5 within the next 12 months. nLIGHT Inc [NASDAQ: LASR] shares were valued at $30.1 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 11.3% based on the average LASR price forecast.

Analyzing the LASR fundamentals

nLIGHT Inc [NASDAQ:LASR] reported sales of 216.91M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 22.22%. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.15.

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 29.47 points at the first support level, and at 28.83 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 31.20, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 32.29.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, nLIGHT Inc’s Current Ratio is 5.63. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 4.41, while the Cash Ratio is 1.99. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.92, the price to book ratio is 6.95.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Keeney Scott H, President and CEO, that happened on Sep 18 ’25 when 62507.0 shares were sold. Officer, Keeney Scott H completed a deal on Sep 18 ’25 to buy 62507.0 shares. Meanwhile, President and CEO Keeney Scott H sold 15391.0 shares on Sep 12 ’25.

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