Lightbridge Corporation (LTBR)Industrials | Electrical Equipment & Parts | Reston, United States | NasdaqCM
12.65 USD
-0.28
(-2.204%) ⇩
(April 21, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
EDT)
Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 19, 2026, 12:14 a.m. EDT
Lightbridge remains a hold-for-cautious-investors play rather than a momentum candidate. The stock is fundamentally in an 'earnings trough' with negative cash flow and diluted equity, but the insider selling of $832k and the dark cloud around future valuation (overvalued into 2026) create significant headwind. However, the extremely tight short interest (0.13%) and robust balance sheet ($201M cash) provide a safety floor. Speculators are positioning for a test of support below current prices, implying that unless positive news from nuclear trials breaks in, the price action will likely remain range-bound or drift lower, making a long-term hold viable only for those comfortable with a multi-year wait for commercial revenue. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.199880 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.302195 |
| AutoETS | 0.304431 |
| MSTL | 0.327531 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 48% |
| H-stat | 5.09 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.051 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.08 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Market Cap | 411,729,216 |
| Beta | 2.11 |
| Website | https://www.ltbridge.com |
As of April 19, 2026, 12:14 a.m. EDT: Options data indicates subdued near-term sentiment. At the April 17 expiration (1 week out), Implied Volatility (IV) on calls is 113% while IV on puts is 139%, suggesting priced-in fear regarding downside. Open Interest (OI) on 12.5 call strikes is extremely heavy (1.8k OI) versus negligible OTM call placement at 15.0 (378 OI), indicating the majority of near-term capital is betting on prices holding above current levels distorting momentum to the downside if breached. Long-dated calls (2027+) show higher OI concentrations at significantly higher strikes (15, 35), suggesting a bet on massive multi-year growth rather than short-term appreciation. There is no aggressive speculative buying near the money.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.6243719 |
| Address1 | 11,710 Plaza America Drive |
| Address2 | Suite 2000 |
| All Time High | 1,584.0 |
| All Time Low | 1.71 |
| Ask | 16.1 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 6 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 794,450 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 858,122 |
| Average Volume | 858,122 |
| Average Volume10Days | 794,450 |
| Beta | 2.108 |
| Bid | 9.67 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 5 |
| Book Value | 6.482 |
| City | Reston |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 12.645 |
| Current Ratio | 239.041 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 13.43 |
| Day Low | 12.46 |
| Display Name | Lightbridge |
| Dividend Date | 1,571,616,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,529,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,529,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,320,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,777,320,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,777,320,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise Value | 212,687,808 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.8 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 12.0254 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.6196003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.051524296 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 62.437187 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 31.34 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -18.695 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.59652203 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.25 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.3950005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.744138 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.25 - 31.34 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,104,762,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 30,308,335 |
| Free Cashflow | -8,693,185 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 13 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.051370002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.43572 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 32,560,633 |
| Industry | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Disp | Electrical Equipment & Parts |
| Industry Key | electrical-equipment-parts |
| Ir Website | http://ir.ltbridge.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,571,616,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:12 |
| Long Business Summary | Lightbridge Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in research, developing, and commercializing nuclear fuel. It develops nuclear fuel for water-cooled reactors; and metallic fuels under the Lightbridge Fuel. The company is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. |
| Long Name | Lightbridge Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 411,729,216 |
| Market State | REGULAR |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_21864317 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -19,580,340 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 421,008,984 |
| Open | 13.235 |
| Operating Cashflow | -14,281,478 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 571 730 1200 |
| Previous Close | 12.93 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.950787 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 238.2 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.28499985 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.204175 |
| Regular Market Day High | 13.43 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.46 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.46 - 13.43 |
| Regular Market Open | 13.235 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 12.93 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.645 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,793,471 |
| Regular Market Volume | 897,883 |
| Return On Assets | -0.11861 |
| Return On Equity | -0.16081 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.34445214 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 32,560,633 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.121800005 |
| Shares Short | 3,965,603 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,753,077 |
| Short Name | Lightbridge Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.129 |
| Short Ratio | 4.6 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | VA |
| Symbol | LTBR |
| Total Cash | 201,862,416 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 6.296 |
| Total Debt | 0 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.8 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 15.82375 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -3.178749 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.2008847 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 897,883 |
| Website | https://www.ltbridge.com |
| Zip | 20,190 |