Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. nLIGHT Inc shares valued at $1,936,784 were sold by Keeney Scott H on Sep 18 ’25. At $30.99 per share, Keeney Scott H sold 62,507 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 2,319,038 shares worth approximately $70.48 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Keeney Scott H purchased 62,507 shares, netting a total of over 1,902,713 in proceeds.
Before that, Keeney Scott H had sold 15,391 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $443,876, the President and CEO traded nLIGHT Inc shares for $28.84 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 15,391 shares, worth approximately $72.38 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 2.56% to $30.39. The stock’s lowest price that day was $28.75, but it reached a high of $30.46 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.33%. Over the course of the year, nLIGHT Inc shares have jumped approximately 180.61%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $32.24 on 09/22/25 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 29.27, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 28.16. In the upper region, resistance lies at 30.98. The next price resistance is at 31.58. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.10 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is nLIGHT Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of nLIGHT Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 0.38 million shares to 2.1 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 1.72 million shares. A jump of 18.29% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.38 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.38.
Which companies own the most shares of nLIGHT Inc (LASR)?
In terms of nLIGHT Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 33.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 13.06% from the previous closing price of $29.63. Analysts anticipate nLIGHT Inc stock to reach 33.5 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 33.5. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked nLIGHT Inc stock as Strong Buy at the end of 2025.
