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Nlight, Inc. Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 22 May 2025.
Nlight, Inc.: what insiders have been doing
Every trade that managers of Nlight, Inc. disclose to SEC (Form 4) is tracked on this page. The company sits in the Defense & Aerospace sector. The last twelve months, up to 18 October 2026, brought 72 filings signed by 16 insiders.
Only sales appear on the open market, 33 sales in all totalling €32.3M, filed by 4 insiders. One trade stands out by size: a sale of €5.8M from Keeney Scott H, disclosed on 25 August 2026, or 0.28% of market capitalisation.
Across the 5,810 companies tracked on its exchange, the median is 19 filings; at 72 filings, this issuer sits above that mark. Over the whole record (from 2021), the tally stands at 1 purchase and 64 sales. In its latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K, fiscal year ended 31 December 2025), the company reported revenue of 261.3 m USD and net income of -23.5 m USD.
The median gap between a trade and its publication by SEC (Form 4) is 2 days. US insiders must file a Form 4 within two business days of a trade. Selling is not necessarily a view on the stock: liquidity needs and diversification are common motives.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at Heico Corp. These figures are compiled from regulatory filings published by SEC (Form 4). They describe what insiders did and are not a recommendation.
Insider Decl.
274
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€9,292
1 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€43M
64 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleScott H. Keeney26 sales
Joseph John Corso18 sales
James Nias1 buy8 sales
Link Raymond A2 sales
Moore Geoffrey1 sale
William Gossman1 sale
Since the insiders bought
- +462.9%Entry US$14.49 · Close at T+365 US$81.57
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
Analyst consensus: bullish or bearish?
Analysts rate Nlight, Inc. Strong Buy (bullish), based on 8 analysts. Average price target: US$82.13.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 19,343 of 24,148 companies
30.8
score / 100
Value35
Quality27
FCF yld0.6%
Earn yld-1.1%
EV/EBITDA·
ROE-3.8%
Gross mgn30%
Net mgn-9.0%
Debt/EBITDA·
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended December 2025 · cache
US$35.89
Analyst consensus
8 analystsStrong buy
US$55.00Target US$82.13(+129%)US$100.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$261.3M
Gross profitUS$78M30% margin
EBITDA-US$7.4M-3% margin
Net income-US$23.5M-4.0% margin
Valuation
PER (forward)56.5x
P/Book4.7x
Beta2.37
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$2.1B
Total debtUS$36.2M
Free Cash FlowUS$12.3M
Debt / Equity3%
Profitability & ownership
ROE-3.8%
ROA-2.2%
% insiders2.5%
% institutions94.2%
Last declaration on 15 October 2026
Declarations274 total
4,452 shares@ US$34.57CommonSEC144:0001959173-26-007385
4,452 shares@ US$38.450.0071% mcap36.4% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-006970
46,521 shares@ US$40.750.078% mcap2.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-061435:0
67,651 shares@ US$41.690.12% mcap4.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-061435:1
1,080 shares@ US$42.200.0019% mcap0.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-061435:2
100,000 shares@ US$41.010.17% mcap5.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-061435:3
100,000 shares@ US$41.00670.17% mcap5.7% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-006842
115,252 shares@ US$41.31260.20% mcap6.7% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-006804
4,191 shares@ US$40.690.0071% mcap1.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-060960:0
9,753 shares@ US$40.690.016% mcap0.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-060959:0
1,025 shares@ US$40.690.0017% mcap4.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-060958:0
3,524 shares@ US$41.490.0061% mcap1.4% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-006736
1,025 shares@ US$40.6890.0017% mcap4.7% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-006710
9,753 shares@ US$40.6890.016% mcap0.6% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-006706
4,191 shares@ US$40.6890.0071% mcap1.6% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-006713
15,000 shares@ US$1.100.0007% mcap1.7% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-059941:0
15,000 shares@ US$44.360.027% mcap67.8% of flowCommonSEC144:0001959173-26-006511
155,008 shares@ US$44.030.28% mcap9.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-058970:7
2,459 shares@ US$47.920.0049% mcap0.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-058970:4
99,706 shares@ US$1.450.0060% mcap0.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-058970:0
82,044 shares@ US$1.450.0049% mcap0.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-058970:1
64,729 shares@ US$46.290.12% mcap4.2% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-058970:2
112,470 shares@ US$47.150.22% mcap7.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-058970:3
2,092 shares@ US$48.970.0042% mcap0.1% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-058970:5
181,750 shares@ US$1.450.011% mcap0.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0001628280-26-058970:6
25 of 274 declarations
About Nlight, Inc.
nLIGHT, Inc. is a U.S.-based company listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker LASR, operating on the United States market. The company is headquartered in Camas, Washington, and employs approximately 800 people with operations across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Founded in 2000, nLIGHT built its franchise around a highly vertically integrated model spanning laser chip development through finished subsystems and system-level solutions. That structure gives the company more control over performance, cost, intellectual property, and time-to-market, which is especially important in technically demanding end markets.
nLIGHT began as a specialist in high-power semiconductor and fiber lasers for industrial and microfabrication uses, but its business mix has increasingly shifted toward Aerospace & Defense. Today, the company positions itself as a leading provider of high-power lasers for mission-critical directed energy, optical sensing, and advanced manufacturing applications. This pivot has materially strengthened its strategic relevance, because defense customers value U.S.-based manufacturing, supply-chain security, engineering depth, and the ability to scale from components to integrated weapon subsystems.
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From a product standpoint, nLIGHT designs, manufactures, and sells high-power semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers, and beam-combined high-energy laser solutions. Its main end markets are Industrial, Microfabrication, and Aerospace & Defense. In industrial uses, its laser technologies support cutting, welding, and other precision manufacturing processes. In defense, the company is increasingly associated with directed energy systems, laser sensing, counter-UAS solutions, and high-energy effectors that can be integrated across land, sea, air, and space platforms.
The company’s competitive position is anchored in technical differentiation rather than scale alone. Its vertically integrated manufacturing base and proprietary beam-combining capabilities are important assets, particularly as the directed-energy market evolves from prototype work toward operational deployment. nLIGHT’s ability to expand manufacturing capacity and localize more of its industrial footprint also matters, as defense procurement increasingly favors resilience, trusted supply chains, and regional support structures.
Recent developments have reinforced the investment case. In 2025, nLIGHT reported record annual results, with strong revenue growth and meaningful improvement in gross margin and adjusted EBITDA. In 2026, the company announced expanded manufacturing capacity in Longmont, Colorado, and an expansion of its Torino, Italy operations to support European and allied directed-energy programs. Most recently, nLIGHT launched its HADES family of directed-energy products in May 2026, signaling continued commercialization momentum in its defense portfolio. For investors, nLIGHT combines cyclical exposure to industrial laser demand with a longer-duration growth opportunity tied to defense modernization and next-generation energy weapons.
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