nLIGHT, Inc. (LASR) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Technology · Semiconductors
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $75.22: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Rich valuation.
nLIGHT designs, manufactures, and sells high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers for aerospace/defense directed energy, microfabrication, and industrial applications. It operates two segments: Laser Products (commercial sales) and Advanced Development (government-funded R&D),... Read more
Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $75.22: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Rich valuation. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 55, MACD bullish. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 81d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — nLIGHT, Inc.
Latest news
- SanDisk And Micron Had Their Run – This New 'Photonics' ETF Has 15 Triple-Digit Gainers Inside — benzinga May 13, 2026 neutral
- Here's How Much $100 Invested In nLight 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth Today — benzinga May 12, 2026 neutral
- Crude Oil Gains 1%; Fluor Shares Plunge After Q1 Results — benzinga May 8, 2026 negative
- Monster Beverage, Westrock Coffee, Himax Technologies And Other Big Stocks Moving Higher On Friday — benzinga May 8, 2026 neutral
- Needham Maintains Buy on nLight, Raises Price Target to $80 — benzinga May 8, 2026 positive
Generated 2026-05-20T21:06:21Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHCustomertop ten customers75%10-K Item 1: 'our top ten customers accounted for approximately 75%, 72% and 66% of our revenues in 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively'
- HIGHSuppliersingle- or limited-source suppliers10-K Item 1A: 'we purchase certain raw materials and components... from single- or limited-source suppliers for which alternative options are limited'
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Rating Breakdown
3 floor-breakers·1 ceiling hit
Hyper-growth tech sacrificing current profitability for scale. Floor tripped because model treats negative margins uniformly; the growth dimension tells the other half of the story.static
Priced at a premium — multiples above sector norms. Needs delivery on growth + margins to justify.static
Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Engine safety override at $75.22: a dimension score below its floor triggers a hard block regardless of the otherwise-positive setup — overall score 5.1/10. Specifically: Below-average business quality; Rich valuation. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 55, MACD bullish. Prior stop was $70.32. Score 5.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $85.21 (+12.7% upside). Prior stop was $70.32. Stop-loss: $70.32.
Concentration risk — Customer: top ten customers (75.0%); Concentration risk — Supplier: single- or limited-source suppliers; Target reached (-2.2% upside).
nLIGHT, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 111.9). TrendMatrix value score: 3.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
15 analysts cover LASR with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $85.
What does nLIGHT, Inc. do?nLIGHT designs, manufactures, and sells high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers for aerospace/defense directed...
nLIGHT designs, manufactures, and sells high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers for aerospace/defense directed energy, microfabrication, and industrial applications. It operates two segments: Laser Products (commercial sales) and Advanced Development (government-funded R&D), with $161.6M backlog as of Dec 31, 2025.