nLIGHTLASR
LASR
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Funds holding %
of 7,398 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
1,663% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $141K | Put options by funds: $8K
41% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 24 | Existing positions closed: 17
23% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 64 | Existing positions reduced: 52
2% more funds holding
Funds holding: 162 [Q3] → 165 (+3) [Q4]
4% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $441M [Q3] → $422M (-$19.6M) [Q4]
1.85% less ownership
Funds ownership: 84.88% [Q3] → 83.03% (-1.85%) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$14
82%
upside
Avg. target
$14
82%
upside
High target
$14
82%
upside
2 analyst ratings
2 positive
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0 neutral
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0 negative
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Needham James Ricchiuti 22% 1-year accuracy 26 / 118 met price target | 82%upside $14 | Buy Maintained | 21 Jan 2025 |
Stifel Ruben Roy 38% 1-year accuracy 11 / 29 met price target | 82%upside $14 | Buy Maintained | 15 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
nLIGHT: It's A Very Tentative Buy
nLIGHT, Inc. is pivoting towards aerospace and defense, which now accounts for 60% of its revenue, showing promising growth potential. Despite a 39% YoY decline in industrial laser sales, LASR's backlog orders increased by 55% YoY in 2024, indicating future revenue stability. LASR's vertically integrated operations and strong IP portfolio provide a competitive edge, especially in the growing defense sector with significant new contracts.

Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
nLIGHT, Inc. Announces Upcoming Investor Events
CAMAS, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power lasers for mission critical directed energy, optical sensing, and advanced manufacturing applications, today announced management's participation in the upcoming investor events during the first quarter. Raymond James & Associates 46th Annual Institutional Investors Conference March 4, 2025, at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes in Orlando, FL (1x1 meetings and Company presentation at 4:35pm EDT) Cantor G.

Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
nLIGHT, Inc. (LASR) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR ) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript February 27, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants John Marchetti - Vice President of Corporate Development and Head of Investor Relations Scott Keeney - Co Founder and Chief Executive Officer Joe Corso - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jim Ricchiuti - Needham & Company Greg Palm - Craig Hallum Capital Group Troy Jensen - Cantor Fitzgerald Rodney McFall - North Coast Research Mark Miller - Benchmark Operator Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. And welcome to the nLIGHT, Inc. Fourth Quarter End Year and 2024 Earnings Conference Call.

Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
NLight (LASR) Reports Q4 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates
NLight (LASR) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.30 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.21. This compares to loss of $0.13 per share a year ago.

Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
nLIGHT, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results
CAMAS, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers used in the aerospace and defense, industrial, and microfabrication markets, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2024. “2024 was a transformative year for nLIGHT as our defense business began to scale, with revenue growing 20% year-over-year to $110 million and representing approximately 55% of our overall sales,” commented Scott Keeney, n.

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
nLight (LASR) Surges 5.9%: Is This an Indication of Further Gains?
nLight (LASR) was a big mover last session on higher-than-average trading volume. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions might not help the stock continue moving higher in the near term.

Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
nLIGHT Provides Update on Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2024 Financial Results
CAMAS, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers used in the aerospace and defense, industrial, and microfabrication markets, today provided limited preliminary results for the fourth quarter of 2024. The Company expects to report fourth quarter 2024 revenue in the range of $46 million to $48 million, below the Company's previously announced fourth quarter guidance range of $49 million to $54 million. The Company expects.

Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
nLIGHT Announces Participation in 27th Annual Needham Growth Conference
CAMAS, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers used in the aerospace and defense, industrial, and microfabrication markets, today announced that Scott Keeney, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Joe Corso, Chief Financial Officer are scheduled to participate at the 27th Annual Needham Growth Conference in New York, NY, on Wednesday January 15th, 2025. In addition to hosting one-on-one meetings with investors, Mr.

Neutral
Business Wire
4 months ago
nLIGHT, Inc. Announces Upcoming Investor Events
CAMAS, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers used in the aerospace and defense, industrial, and microfabrication markets, today announced management's participation in the upcoming investor events during the fourth quarter. Craig-Hallum Alpha Select Conference November 19, 2024 at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel, NYC Raymond James TMT and Consumer Conference December 9, 2024 at the Lotte New York Palace, NYC.

Neutral
Seeking Alpha
4 months ago
nLIGHT, Inc. (LASR) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR ) Q3 2024 Results Conference Call November 7, 2024 5:00 PM ET Company Participants John Marchetti - VP of Corporate Development and Head of Investor Relations Scott Keeney - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Joe Corso - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jim Ricchiuti - Needham & Company Greg Palm - Craig-Hallum Capital Group Ruben Roy - Stifel Troy Jensen - Cantor Fitzgerald Mark Miller - Benchmark Operator Good day, and welcome to the nLIGHT, Inc. Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Call. At this time, all participants will be in a listen-only mode.

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