nLIGHT, Inc.

LASR stock score: 48/100

$36.10 · -2.77% · Scored Oct 22, 2026

Technical
47
Fundamental
50
News
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The reading

nLIGHT (LASR) scores 48 out of 100, which reads weak, higher than 40% of Technology stocks and 38% of the 4,161 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 47, fundamentals 50.

Among the fundamentals, Quick Ratio at 100 and Price Target at 100 score highest, while Forward P/E at 5 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 27 and contrarian oscillators 57 — a split worth reading before trusting the technical total.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 34 to 57, and it is down 9 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward LASR’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

50

Pulling it up

  • Quick Ratio100

    Quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet short-term obligations with liquid assets.

  • Price Target100

    Price target score compares the current stock price to analyst consensus targets.

  • Fund Ownership100

    Fund ownership tracks institutional investor holdings and changes.

Holding it back

  • Forward P/E5

    Forward P/E ratio uses estimated future earnings to calculate valuation.

  • Earnings Estimates10

    Earnings estimates score evaluates analyst projections for future profitability.

  • Earnings Quality (Annual)18

    Earnings Quality (Annual) assesses absolute profitability independent of growth, measuring whether the company is profitable, its earnings yield (earnings/market cap), profit margins, and consistency.

40 weighted scorers; 1 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

29

Pulling it up

  • Candlestick Patterns100

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • Money Flow Index (14)86

    Money Flow Index (14-period) is a volume-weighted RSI that identifies overbought and oversold conditions.

  • MACD (12)85

    Moving Average Convergence Divergence tracks the relationship between two exponential moving averages.

Holding it back

  • SMA 2000

    Simple Moving Average (200-period) is the most widely followed long-term trend indicator.

  • SMA 1000

    Simple Moving Average (100-period) provides a longer-term perspective on price trends.

  • EMA 1001

    Exponential Moving Average (100-period) provides a responsive long-term trend view.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly511
Daily293
Weekly412
Monthly602
Quarterly642

Composite score, last 90 days

05010048Jul 25, 2026Oct 22, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 57Jul 26, 2026: 56Jul 27, 2026: 54Jul 28, 2026: 51Jul 29, 2026: 34Jul 30, 2026: 36Jul 31, 2026: 38Aug 2, 2026: 51Aug 3, 2026: 55Aug 5, 2026: 55Aug 6, 2026: 53Aug 7, 2026: 52Aug 8, 2026: 53Aug 9, 2026: 53Aug 10, 2026: 51Aug 11, 2026: 50Aug 12, 2026: 52Aug 13, 2026: 51Aug 14, 2026: 52Aug 15, 2026: 52Aug 16, 2026: 52Aug 17, 2026: 53Aug 18, 2026: 50Aug 19, 2026: 50Aug 20, 2026: 50Aug 22, 2026: 50Aug 23, 2026: 50Aug 24, 2026: 49Aug 25, 2026: 48Aug 26, 2026: 49Aug 27, 2026: 50Aug 28, 2026: 49Aug 29, 2026: 49Aug 30, 2026: 49Aug 31, 2026: 49Sep 1, 2026: 48Sep 2, 2026: 48Sep 3, 2026: 49Sep 4, 2026: 49Sep 5, 2026: 49Sep 6, 2026: 49Sep 7, 2026: 49Sep 8, 2026: 50Sep 9, 2026: 50Sep 10, 2026: 48Sep 11, 2026: 49Sep 12, 2026: 49Sep 13, 2026: 49Sep 14, 2026: 48Sep 15, 2026: 47Sep 16, 2026: 48Sep 17, 2026: 48Sep 18, 2026: 50Sep 19, 2026: 50Sep 20, 2026: 50Sep 21, 2026: 50Sep 22, 2026: 51Sep 23, 2026: 51Sep 24, 2026: 52Sep 25, 2026: 50Sep 26, 2026: 50Sep 27, 2026: 50Sep 28, 2026: 48Sep 29, 2026: 49Sep 30, 2026: 48Oct 1, 2026: 49Oct 2, 2026: 51Oct 3, 2026: 51Oct 4, 2026: 51Oct 5, 2026: 50Oct 6, 2026: 51Oct 7, 2026: 50Oct 8, 2026: 49Oct 9, 2026: 49Oct 10, 2026: 49Oct 11, 2026: 49Oct 12, 2026: 49Oct 13, 2026: 49Oct 14, 2026: 47Oct 15, 2026: 47Oct 16, 2026: 46Oct 17, 2026: 46Oct 18, 2026: 46Oct 19, 2026: 47Oct 20, 2026: 49Oct 21, 2026: 50Oct 22, 2026: 48
Show the daily numbers
DateComposite
Oct 22, 202648
Oct 21, 202650
Oct 20, 202649
Oct 19, 202647
Oct 18, 202646
Oct 17, 202646
Oct 16, 202646
Oct 15, 202647
Oct 14, 202647
Oct 13, 202649
Oct 12, 202649
Oct 11, 202649
Oct 10, 202649
Oct 9, 202649
Oct 8, 202649
Oct 7, 202650
Oct 6, 202651
Oct 5, 202650
Oct 4, 202651
Oct 3, 202651
Oct 2, 202651
Oct 1, 202649
Sep 30, 202648
Sep 29, 202649
Sep 28, 202648
Sep 27, 202650
Sep 26, 202650
Sep 25, 202650
Sep 24, 202652
Sep 23, 202651
Sep 22, 202651
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Sep 20, 202650
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Sep 18, 202650
Sep 17, 202648
Sep 16, 202648
Sep 15, 202647
Sep 14, 202648
Sep 13, 202649
Sep 12, 202649
Sep 11, 202649
Sep 10, 202648
Sep 9, 202650
Sep 8, 202650
Sep 7, 202649
Sep 6, 202649
Sep 5, 202649
Sep 4, 202649
Sep 3, 202649
Sep 2, 202648
Sep 1, 202648
Aug 31, 202649
Aug 30, 202649
Aug 29, 202649
Aug 28, 202649
Aug 27, 202650
Aug 26, 202649
Aug 25, 202648
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Aug 18, 202650
Aug 17, 202653
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Aug 10, 202651
Aug 9, 202653
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Aug 6, 202653
Aug 5, 202655
Aug 3, 202655
Aug 2, 202651
Jul 31, 202638
Jul 30, 202636
Jul 29, 202634
Jul 28, 202651
Jul 27, 202654
Jul 26, 202656
Jul 25, 202657

Key facts

Market cap
$2.1B
Sector
Technology
Industry
Semiconductors
Beta
2.37
Risk grade (1–10)
10
Next earnings
Nov 5, 2026

Semiconductors peers

CompanyMarket capScore
PI Impinj$5.0B47
SYNA Synaptics$4.6B52
VSH Vishay Intertechnology$4.1B50
DIOD Diodes$3.8B55
POWI Power Integrations$2.6B44
NVTS Navitas Semiconductor$2.2B37

Questions

What is LASR's stock score today?

LASR scores 48/100 (Weak) as of Oct 22, 2026: technical 47, fundamental 50. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is LASR a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 48 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean weak today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the LASR score calculated?

102 weighted scorers feed it today: 40 fundamental, scored against Technology ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.