Head to head
nLIGHT vs NVIDIA
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: LASR · NVDA
LASR
nLIGHT
39.88-0.37%
1-year price shape — +34% over the period
Quant Rating D · 71/100
vs
NVDA
NVIDIA
237.47-0.74%
1-year price shape — +28% over the period
Quant Rating C · 69/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
NVIDIA edges it on the scoreable measures. NVIDIA pays the highest dividend yield; NVIDIA earns the most per share.
| LASR | NVDA | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | Semiconductors | Semiconductors |
| Last price | 39.88 | 237.47 |
| Change today | -0.37% | -0.74% |
| 1-year return | +33.5% | +28.5% |
| Market cap | $2.30B | $5.72T |
| 52-week range | 28.05 – 86.95 | 163.90 – 243.37 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | -166.17 | 30.02 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 7th | 3rd |
| P/B | 5.23 | 24.99 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.12% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | -0.47 | 4.90 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $-27.11M | $118.09B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $310.70M | $302.97B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +33.8% | +105.9% |
| Gross margin | 31.5% | 74.7% |
| Operating margin | -4.6% | 65.2% |
| Net margin | -4.0% | 63.7% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $41.83M | $127.01B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 91.8% | 70.6% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 7 buy / 43 sell | 13 buy / 36 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 4.9% | 1.2% |
| Analyst consensus | 100% buy (4) | 100% buy (31) |
| Analyst price target | $92 (+130%) | $324 (+37%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | D (71) | C (69) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 800 | 42,000 |
| Founded | 2000 | 1993 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.