A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for nLight (NASDAQ: LASR):
- 5/9/2026 – nLight was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
- 5/8/2026 – nLight had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $100.00 price target on the stock.
- 5/8/2026 – nLight had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $70.00 to $80.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
- 4/24/2026 – nLight had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Roth Mkm. They now have a $81.00 price target on the stock.
- 4/21/2026 – nLight had its “sell (d-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
- 4/17/2026 – nLight had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Stifel Nicolaus. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock, up from $68.00.
- 3/31/2026 – nLight was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
- 3/27/2026 – nLight is now covered by William Blair. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock.
- 3/23/2026 – nLight was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
- 3/15/2026 – nLight was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
Insider Transactions at nLight
In related news, Director Raymond A. Link sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $62.79, for a total value of $627,900.00. Following the sale, the director owned 92,576 shares in the company, valued at $5,812,847.04. This represents a 9.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CAO James Nias sold 3,249 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.96, for a total transaction of $201,308.04. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 95,707 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,930,005.72. This represents a 3.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 130,780 shares of company stock valued at $8,032,729 over the last three months. Company insiders own 3.10% of the company’s stock.
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.
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