nLIGHT Inc’s recent filing unveils that its President and CEO Keeney Scott H unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.19 million on Jan 06 ’26. In the deal valued at $37.51 per share,31,748 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Keeney Scott H now holds 2,285,020 shares worth roughly $94.99 million.
Then, Keeney Scott H bought 31,748 shares, generating $1,212,456 in total proceeds.
Before that, Corso Joseph John sold 66,075 shares. nLIGHT Inc shares valued at $2,399,684 were divested by the Chief Financial Officer at a price of $36.32 per share. As a result of the transaction, Corso Joseph John now holds 196,224 shares, worth roughly $8.16 million.
The Benchmark Company upgraded its nLIGHT Inc [LASR] rating to a Buy from a a Speculative buy in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Craig Hallum’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early May from “a Hold” to “a Buy”. Cantor Fitzgerald began covering LASR with “an Overweight” recommendation on October 03, 2024. The Benchmark Company revised its rating on November 28, 2023. It rated LASR as “a Speculative buy” which previously was an “a Hold”.
Price Performance Review of LASR
On Monday, nLIGHT Inc [NASDAQ:LASR] saw its stock jump 3.87% to $41.57. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 9.14%. nLIGHT Inc shares have risen nearly 267.23% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 10.82% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in nLIGHT Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in nLIGHT Inc stocks on 2025-12-31, dropping by -0.19 million shares to a total of 2.62 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-28 was 2.81 million shares. There was a decline of -7.4%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on November 28, 2023 when Needham resumed its ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $16.
