nLight (LASR) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) is expected to be announcing its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, August 6th. Analysts expect nLight to announce earnings of $0.14 per share and revenue of $78.5850 million for the quarter. Interested persons may visit the 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 posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 the consensus estimate of $72.14 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.04) EPS. The firm’s revenue 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 Price Performance

Shares of LASR opened at $59.07 on Thursday. nLight has a 1-year low of $19.40 and a 1-year high of $86.95. The company has a 50-day moving average of $68.92 and a 200 day moving average of $63.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -196.89 and a beta of 2.30.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

LASR has been the topic of a number of research reports. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and set a $100.00 target price on shares of nLight in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on nLight from $75.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Craig Hallum raised their price objective on nLight from $80.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of nLight in a report on Friday, July 17th. Finally, Zacks Research raised nLight from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 6th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, nLight has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $80.94.

Insider Transactions at nLight

In other news, CFO Joseph John Corso sold 35,476 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $70.40, for a total value of $2,497,510.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 177,572 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,501,068.80. The trade was a 16.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 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. Also, CEO Scott H. Keeney sold 46,735 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $68.48, for a total transaction of $3,200,412.80. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,375,519 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $162,675,541.12. The trade was a 1.93% decrease in their position. 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. Insiders have sold a total of 391,038 shares of company stock worth $28,367,419 in the last three months. Insiders own 3.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of nLight

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in nLight by 7,142.9% during the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,014 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Wexford Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of nLight in the 3rd quarter valued at $41,000. Osaic Holdings Inc. raised its position in shares of nLight by 1,599.1% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 1,835 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 1,727 shares in the last quarter. Quarry LP raised its position in shares of nLight by 120.5% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,509 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after acquiring an additional 1,371 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC raised its position 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 worth $103,000 after acquiring an additional 1,091 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 83.88% of the company’s stock.

nLight Company Profile

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.