Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. nLIGHT Inc shares valued at $657,809 were sold by Keeney Scott H on Jun 26 ’25. At $19.53 per share, Keeney Scott H sold 33,682 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 1,206,540 shares worth approximately $23.7 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Keeney Scott H purchased 33,682 shares, netting a total of over 657,875 in proceeds.
Before that, Keeney Scott H had sold 6,316 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $120,825, the President and CEO traded nLIGHT Inc shares for $19.13 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 6,316 shares, worth approximately $24.36 million.
As published in a research note from Craig Hallum on May 09, 2025, nLIGHT Inc [LASR] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $14. Analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald started covering the stock with ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of November 28, 2023, The Benchmark Company has increased its “Hold” rating to a “Speculative buy” for LASR. Earlier on November 28, 2023, Needham resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for LASR stock.
Analyzing LASR Stock Performance
On last trading session,, nLIGHT Inc [NASDAQ: LASR] rose 2.59% to $19.64. The stock’s lowest price that day was $19.12, but it reached a high of $19.84 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.35%. Over the course of the year, nLIGHT Inc shares have jumped approximately 79.64%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $20.01 on 07/01/25 and a 52-week low of $6.20 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for nLIGHT Inc (LASR)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 19.22, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 18.80. In the upper region, resistance lies at 19.95. The next price resistance is at 20.27. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 70.32 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is nLIGHT Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of nLIGHT Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-06-13 dropping by -0.46 million shares to 1.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.02 million shares. A decline of -29.39% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.72 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.72.
