LASR
nLIGHT, Inc.
LASR's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
NVDA
NVIDIA Corporation
NVDA has the edge over LASR overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
LASR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable |
LASR's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
NVDA Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
NVDA's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
LASR PE Valuation
LASR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NVDA PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 12x | $166 | — |
| Current | 21x | $166 | — |
| Cheap | 44x | $345 | +108% |
| Fair | 65x | $511 | +207% |
| Expensive | 93x | $734 | +342% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
NVDA's PE is in its cheap range at 21x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings.
LASR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
LASR has the edge over NVDA on the outlook, with more favorable profitability expectations.
NVDA Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for NVDA, but weaker profitability.
LASR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.82 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.23 | +$0.66 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.25 | +$0.71 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.30 | +$0.84 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.47 | +$0.80 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.89 | +$0.14 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.96 | +$0.12 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.14 | -$0.12 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.27 | -$0.37 |
LASR is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.23 per share over the past year, against $1.27 at its worst in late 2024.
NVDA Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $13.77 | +74% |
| Q3 2026 | $7.91 | +125% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.53 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.90 | +67% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.03 | +59% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.51 | +65% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.10 | +81% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.94 | +147% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.54 | +234% |
NVDA has the edge over LASR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
LASR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $73.8M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $82.6M | +34% |
| Q1 2026 | $80.2M | +55% |
| Q4 2025 | $81.2M | +71% |
| Q3 2025 | $66.7M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.7M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $51.7M | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $47.4M | -8.7% |
LASR's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $74M last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -13% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -4.3% | +2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9% | +18 points |
| Q4 2025 | -6.7% | +49 points |
| Q3 2025 | -11% | +10 points |
| Q2 2025 | -6.9% | +18 points |
| Q1 2025 | -19% | +14 points |
| Q4 2024 | -56% | -28 points |
LASR's operating margin was −13% last quarter, down 1.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NVDA Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $96.2B | +106% |
| Q2 2026 | $81.6B | +85% |
| Q1 2026 | $68.1B | +73% |
| Q4 2025 | $57B | +62% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.7B | +56% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.1B | +69% |
| Q1 2025 | $39.3B | +78% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.1B | +94% |
NVDA has the edge over LASR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 66% | +5.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 66% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | 65% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 63% | +0.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 61% | -1.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 49% | -16 points |
| Q1 2025 | 61% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 62% | +4.9 points |
NVDA has the edge over LASR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LASR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$17.6M | -818% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.9M | +$19.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $7.6M | +$9.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $15.9M | +$22.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.4M | +$9.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.8M | +$2.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.3M | -123% |
| Q4 2024 | -$6.5M | -$6M |
LASR's free cash flow has turned positive after six years mostly in the red: $22M over the past year.
NVDA Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $21.4B | +59% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.6B | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.9B | +124% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.1B | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.5B | -0.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.2B | +75% |
| Q1 2025 | $15.6B | +38% |
| Q3 2024 | $13.5B | +113% |
NVDA has the edge over LASR on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
LASR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.6% | +912K shares |
| 1 year | +15% | +7.6M shares |
| 3 years | +25% | +11.5M shares |
| 5 years | +35% | +15M shares |
| Available history | +56% | +20.8M shares |
LASR has 58M diluted shares, up 15% from a year ago.
NVDA Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -106M shares |
| 1 year | -1% | -247M shares |
| 3 years | -2.8% | -705M shares |
| 5 years | -4.1% | -1B shares |
| Available history | -1.8% | -435M shares |
NVDA has the edge over LASR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $19.7B |
| Q2 2026 | $19.3B |
| Q1 2026 | $3.8B |
| Q4 2025 | $12.5B |
| Q3 2025 | $9.7B |
| Q2 2025 | $14.1B |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B |
| Q4 2024 | $11B |
NVDA spent $55.3B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 30% from the year before.
LASR Net Leverage
LASR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
NVDA Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
NVDA's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago.
LASR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.8 | Neutral |
LASR's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
NVDA Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 33.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.1 | Oversold |
NVDA's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
LASR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LASR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
LASR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NVDA PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NVDA | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 21x | 28x | 25% below |
| PE % | 0 | 35 | 35 pts below |
NVDA is trading at 21x earnings, a 25% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
LASR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $38.5 | 12% above |
| 20 week MA | $48.5 | 11% below |
| 50 week MA | $54.1 | 20% below |
| 100 week MA | $36.3 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $24.1 | 79% above |
LASR has the edge over NVDA on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
NVDA Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $208.9 | 20% below |
| 20 week MA | $212.0 | 22% below |
| 50 week MA | $199.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $175.1 | 5.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $123.6 | 34% above |
NVDA has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 34% above its 200-week average.
LASR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $19.7 | $34.3 | +74% |
| 2021 | $34.3 | $25.1 | -27% |
| 2022 | $25.1 | $9.80 | -61% |
| 2023 | $9.80 | $13.5 | +38% |
| 2024 | $13.5 | $10.5 | -23% |
| 2025 | $10.5 | $39.2 | +275% |
| 2026 YTD | $39.2 | $43.1 | +9.8% |
LASR has the edge over NVDA on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
NVDA Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.92 | $13.0 | +119% |
| 2021 | $13.0 | $29.6 | +128% |
| 2022 | $29.6 | $15.2 | -49% |
| 2023 | $15.2 | $49.5 | +226% |
| 2024 | $49.5 | $137.0 | +177% |
| 2025 | $137.0 | $190.5 | +39% |
| 2026 YTD | $190.5 | $166.2 | -13% |
NVDA's yearly returns have swung widely, from +226% in 2023 to −49% in 2022. It's down 13% so far in 2026.