nLight (LASR) to Release Earnings on Thursday

nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) will likely be releasing its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, August 6th. Analysts expect nLight to post earnings of $0.1411 per share and revenue of $78.5850 million for the quarter. Parties can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.12. nLight had a negative net margin of 5.08% and a negative return on equity of 4.18%. The company had revenue of $80.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $72.14 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.04) earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 55.2% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect nLight to post $-0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $-0 EPS for the next fiscal year.

nLight Stock Performance

NASDAQ LASR opened at $77.18 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $68.26 and a 200-day simple moving average of $64.29. nLight has a one year low of $19.45 and a one year high of $86.95. The firm has a market cap of $4.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -257.26 and a beta of 2.31.

Insider Transactions at nLight

In related news, CAO James Nias sold 940 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.99, for a total value of $73,310.60. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 97,621 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,613,461.79. This represents a 0.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, CEO Scott H. Keeney sold 16,089 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $74.60, for a total value of $1,200,239.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,185,039 shares in the company, valued at approximately $163,003,909.40. This represents a 0.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last three months, insiders sold 391,038 shares of company stock valued at $28,367,419. Insiders own 3.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On nLight

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LASR. Sunbelt Securities Inc. increased its stake in nLight by 7,142.9% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Wexford Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of nLight during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of nLight by 1,599.1% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 1,727 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP boosted its holdings in shares of nLight by 120.5% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,509 shares of the company’s stock valued at $74,000 after buying an additional 1,371 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of nLight by 45.5% in the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 3,488 shares of the company’s stock valued at $103,000 after buying an additional 1,091 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.88% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

LASR has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group set a $90.00 price objective on nLight in a research report on Friday, July 10th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on nLight from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Wall Street Zen cut nLight from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 18th. Raymond James Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $100.00 price target on shares of nLight in a report on Friday, May 8th. Finally, Zacks Research raised nLight from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, nLight has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $80.94.

About nLight

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.