nLIGHT, Inc. (LASR)Technology | Semiconductors | Camas, United States | NasdaqGS
38.58 USD
+0.33
(0.863%)
⇧
(Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 38.58 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:17 a.m. EDT
The narrative here is a classic 'value trap' turning into a speculative turnaround story. Fundamentally, the business is struggling with negative operating margins and a forward P/E that implies massive growth expectations are priced in. However, the price action tells a different tale: after a brutal multi-year decline, the stock has finally staged a powerful recovery, doubling in value over the last few years and breaking out of a long consolidation range. The recent earnings beat, where sales topped estimates despite a stock price drop, signals that the top-line growth engine is firing again. While the balance sheet remains thin on cash relative to the ambitious growth targets, the liquidity is strong enough to support operations. The options market is screaming for a continuation of this rally, betting on a volatile bounce rather than a slow march. For investors, the thesis is no longer about the cheap price, but whether management can execute on the aggressive revenue growth needed to justify the steep valuation multiple. It is a high-risk, high-reward play on a semiconductor niche leader finding its footing again. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.338207 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.338429 |
| MSTL | 0.348750 |
| AutoETS | 0.350030 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 25% |
| H-stat | 6.78 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.003 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.39 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 3.374 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.852 |
| Market Cap | 2,225,687,808 |
| Forward P/E | 60.76 |
| Beta | 2.37 |
| Profit Margins | -4.02% |
| Website | https://www.nlight.net |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 11:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning aggressively for a rebound, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 60, 90, 100) and deep out-of-the-money puts (strikes 30, 35). This 'long gamma' setup suggests a bet on volatility expansion and a sharp move away from current lows, rather than a steady grind higher. The lack of significant in-the-money call volume indicates the market views the current price as a floor, while heavy put buying at lower strikes acts as a hedge against further downside.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.24511719 |
| Address1 | 4,637 NW 18th Avenue |
| All Time High | 86.95 |
| All Time Low | 6.2 |
| Ask | 47.38 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.1 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 927,110 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,148,240 |
| Average Volume | 1,148,240 |
| Average Volume10Days | 927,110 |
| Beta | 2.367 |
| Bid | 27.34 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 7.63 |
| City | Camas |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 38.58 |
| Current Ratio | 8.171 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 38.805 |
| Day Low | 36.8105 |
| Debt To Equity | 3.374 |
| Display Name | nLIGHT |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,908,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,908,800 |
| Ebitda | -471,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.0015199999 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -4,055.38 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 6.148 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,910,083,840 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.49778 |
| Eps Forward | 0.635 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.25 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 45.4103 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -6.8302994 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.15041299 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 24.511719 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 86.95 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -48.369995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5562967 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 28.05 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 10.530003 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.37540117 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 28.05 - 86.95 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,524,749,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 55,009,334 |
| Forward Eps | 0.635 |
| Forward P E | 60.75591 |
| Free Cashflow | 42,769,124 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 800 |
| Fullday Change | 0.33000183 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.8627499 |
| Fullday Price | 38.58 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.31524 |
| Gross Profits | 97,945,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.024530001 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.94261 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 57,690,197 |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Industry Disp | Semiconductors |
| Industry Key | semiconductors |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | nLIGHT, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of semiconductor and fiber lasers for aerospace and defense, industrial, and microfabrication applications. It operates through two segments, Laser Products and Advanced Development. The company offers semiconductor lasers with various ranges of power levels, wavelengths, and output fiber sizes; and programmable and serviceable fiber lasers for use in aerospace and defense and industrial applications. It also provides fiber amplifiers, beam combination, and control systems for use in high-energy laser systems in directed energy applications. The company sells its products through direct sales force in the United States, China, South Korea, and European countries, as well as through independent sales representatives and distributors in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America. The company was formerly known as nLight Photonics Corporation and changed its name to nLIGHT, Inc. in January 2016. nLIGHT, Inc. was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Camas, Washington. |
| Long Name | nLIGHT, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,225,687,808 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_428918 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -12,477,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 2,365,874,978 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 8 |
| Open | 37.49 |
| Operating Cashflow | 53,151,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.04319 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.78 |
| Phone | 360 566 4460 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 38.58 |
| Post Market Time | 1,791,926,891 |
| Previous Close | 38.25 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 77.50412 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 5.0563564 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 7.1634855 |
| Profit Margins | -0.040159997 |
| Quick Ratio | 7.18 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.11111 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.330002 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.86275 |
| Regular Market Day High | 38.805 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 36.8105 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 36.8105 - 38.805 |
| Regular Market Open | 37.49 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 38.25 |
| Regular Market Price | 38.58 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,921,601 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,159,983 |
| Return On Assets | -0.022060001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.03805 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.338 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.852 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 8 |
| Shares Outstanding | 57,690,197 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.047399998 |
| Shares Short | 2,732,758 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,611,013 |
| Short Name | nLIGHT, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.048499998 |
| Short Ratio | 2.55 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | WA |
| Symbol | LASR |
| Target High Price | 100.0 |
| Target Low Price | 55.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 82.125 |
| Target Median Price | 83.0 |
| Total Cash | 330,447,008 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 5.728 |
| Total Debt | 14,843,000 |
| Total Revenue | 310,699,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.25 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 57.908974 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -19.328972 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.333782 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,159,983 |
| Website | https://www.nlight.net |
| Zip | 98,607 |