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The manufacturer of advanced semiconductor and fiber lasers reported a notable insider stock sale.

Detailed price information for Nlight Inc (LASR-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

nLIGHT has delivered a strong multi year share price run, and the question now is whether that performance lines up with what its sales can reasonably support. With the stock recently closing at US$38.43, investors face a simple but important query about how much revenue they are actually paying for. Over the past 3 years the share price has climbed about 273.1%, which puts a lot of weight on whether nLIGHT's current sales footprint can shoulder that kind of move. The business leans heavily...

The laser manufacturer reported a notable insider sale amid a slide in share price.

Scott H Keeney, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, on September 08, 2026, sold 215,252

Looking back on electronic components stocks’ Q2 earnings, we examine this quarter’s best and worst performers, including nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) and its peers.

The laser manufacturer reported a notable insider sale amid a fall in the stock price.

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Detailed price information for Nlight Inc (LASR-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

nLIGHT’s second quarter saw strong revenue growth, surpassing Wall Street’s expectations, but the market reacted negatively due to concerns over future earnings and supply chain disruptions. Management attributed the robust sales to increased demand in both defense and advanced manufacturing, with significant contributions from new directed energy contracts and a growing pipeline in laser sensing applications. CEO Scott Keeney highlighted the importance of recent defense awards and record revenu

A guidance cut just vaporized nearly half one stock's value, while a defense-tech name claws back from a brutal week and a pre-revenue optics play rides a sector surge. Three very different stories are unfolding in photonics today.

Detailed price information for Nlight Inc (LASR-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

Detailed price information for Nlight Inc (LASR-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

nLIGHT (LASR) stock sinks after Q2 earnings as China dual-use supply chain scrutiny delays Q3 revenue.

Detailed price information for Nlight Inc (LASR-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

Detailed price information for Nlight Inc (LASR-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

Detailed price information for Nlight Inc (LASR-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

Detailed price information for Nlight Inc (LASR-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

CAMAS, Wash., August 07, 2026--nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power lasers for mission critical directed energy, optical sensing, and advanced manufacturing applications, today announced management’s participation in several upcoming investor events during the third quarter of 2026.

nLight (NASDAQ:LASR) reported record second-quarter revenue and product sales as demand increased across its defense, space and advanced-manufacturing markets, while management said supply-chain constraints involving materials sourced from China are expected to reduce third-quarter shipments. Secon

nLight (LASR) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +7.14% and +5.19%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

nLIGHT (LASR) reported Q2 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $0.15 per diluted share, up from $0.06

Laser company nLIGHT (NASDAQ:LASR) announced better-than-expected revenue in Q2 CY2026, with sales up 33.8% year on year to $82.59 million. The company expects next quarter’s revenue to be around $68 million, close to analysts’ estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.15 per share was in line with analysts’ consensus estimates.

NLight: Q2 Earnings Snapshot

CAMAS, Wash., August 06, 2026--nLIGHT, Inc. (Nasdaq: LASR), a leading provider of high-power lasers for mission critical directed energy, optical sensing, and advanced manufacturing applications, today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2026.

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Detailed price information for Nlight Inc (LASR-Q) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

LASR heads into second-quarter earnings with strong defense laser demand supporting growth despite near-term margin pressure from its business exit.