Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for nLight (LASR)

nLight (NASDAQ: LASR) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 3/7/2026 – nLight was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 3/4/2026 – nLight is now covered by Robert W. Baird. They set an “outperform” rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/3/2026 – nLight is now covered by Robert W. Baird. They set an “outperform” rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/27/2026 – nLight had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/27/2026 – nLight had its price target raised by Cantor Fitzgerald from $40.00 to $62.50. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 2/27/2026 – nLight had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $48.00 to $70.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/8/2026 – nLight was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 2/3/2026 – nLight had its price target raised by Roth Mkm from $44.00 to $55.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2026 – nLight was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 1/23/2026 – nLight was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 1/22/2026 – nLight had its “sell (d-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 1/20/2026 – nLight is now covered by Stifel Nicolaus. They set a “buy” rating and a $60.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/14/2026 – nLight had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Stifel Nicolaus. They now have a $45.00 price target on the stock, up from $40.00.
• 1/13/2026 – nLight had its price target raised by Needham & Company LLC from $39.00 to $48.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/11/2026 – nLight was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO James Nias sold 3,249 shares of nLight stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $61.96, for a total transaction of $201,308.04. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 95,707 shares in the company, valued at $5,930,005.72. The trade was a 3.28% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Joseph John Corso sold 12,290 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.39, for a total value of $742,193.10. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 170,896 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $10,320,409.44. This represents a 6.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 201,391 shares of company stock worth $9,894,318. 4.70% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

nLIGHT, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor and fiber lasers for industrial, microfabrication, and aerospace and defense applications. The company operates in two segments, Laser Products and Advanced Development. It offers semiconductor lasers with various ranges of power levels, wavelengths, and output fiber sizes; and programmable and serviceable fiber lasers for use in industrial and aerospace and defense applications. The company also provides laser sensors, including light detection and ranging technologies for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance applications; and fiber amplifiers, beam combination, and control systems for use in high-energy laser systems in directed energy applications.