How to buy nLIGHT stock (LASR)

nLIGHT is a semiconductors business based in the US. nLIGHT shares (LASR) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $10.09 – a decrease of 11.18% over the previous week. nLIGHT employs 900 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $203.1 million.

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nLIGHT stock price (NASDAQ: LASR)

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nLIGHT shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$10.09
52-week range	$9.80 - $14.75
50-day moving average more info button	$11.35
200-day moving average more info button	$11.70
Wall St. target price	$16.33
PE ratio more info button	N/A
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$-1.03

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nLIGHT price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $10.09 from 2024-12-20

1 week (2024-12-13)	-8.36%
1 month (2024-11-22)	-11.41%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-5.35%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-15.42%

1 year (2023-12-22)	-25.75%
2 years (2022-12-22)	1.00%
3 years (2021-12-22)	24.49
5 years (2019-12-20)	19.6

nLIGHT financials

Revenue TTM	$203.1 million
Gross profit TTM	$50.8 million
Return on assets TTM	-10.91%
Return on equity TTM	-19.83%
Profit margin	-24.16%
Book value	$4.87
Market Capitalization more info button	$489.6 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

nLIGHT share dividends

We're not expecting nLIGHT to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

nLIGHT share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, nLIGHT's shares have ranged in value from as little as $9.8 up to $14.7499. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while nLIGHT's is 2.323. This would suggest that nLIGHT's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

nLIGHT overview

nLIGHT, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor and fiber lasers for industrial, microfabrication, and aerospace and defense applications. The company operates in two segments, Laser Products and Advanced Development. It offers semiconductor lasers with various ranges of power levels, wavelengths, and output fiber sizes; and programmable and serviceable fiber lasers for use in industrial and aerospace and defense applications. The company also provides laser sensors, including light detection and ranging technologies for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance applications; and fiber amplifiers, beam combination, and control systems for use in high-energy laser systems in directed energy applications. It 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.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of nLIGHT is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 4.313% of nLIGHT shares are held by insiders and 83.686% by institutions. How many people work for nLIGHT?
Latest data suggests 900 work at nLIGHT. When does the fiscal year end for nLIGHT?
nLIGHT's fiscal year ends in December. Where is nLIGHT based?
nLIGHT's address is: 4637 NW 18th Avenue, Camas, WA, United States, 98607 What is nLIGHT's ISIN number?
nLIGHT's international securities identification number is: US65487K1007 What is nLIGHT's CUSIP number?
nLIGHT's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 65487K100