LASR
nLIGHT, Inc.
LASR's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
PLTR
Palantir Technologies Inc.
PLTR 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.
PLTR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
PLTR'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.
PLTR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 75x | $172 | — |
| Current | 120x | $172 | — |
| Cheap | 165x | $236 | +37% |
| Fair | 251x | $359 | +109% |
| Expensive | 452x | $646 | +277% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLTR's PE is in its cheap range at 120x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 75x next year's earnings.
LASR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for LASR, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
PLTR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PLTR, with profitability improving.
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.
PLTR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.30 | +61% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.43 | +240% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.17 | +290% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.89 | +287% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.63 | +232% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.42 | +110% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.30 | +76% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.23 | +92% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.19 | +111% |
PLTR 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.
PLTR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B | +96% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.9B | +93% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +85% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.4B | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +63% |
| Q2 2025 | $1B | +48% |
| Q1 2025 | $883.9M | +39% |
| Q4 2024 | $827.5M | +36% |
PLTR has the edge over LASR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 47% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 47% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 46% | +26 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | +40 points |
| Q3 2025 | 33% | +18 points |
| Q2 2025 | 27% | +11 points |
| Q1 2025 | 20% | +7.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.3% | -9.5 points |
PLTR 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.
PLTR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +139% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | +126% |
| Q1 2026 | $891.8M | +193% |
| Q4 2025 | $764M | +67% |
| Q3 2025 | $500.9M | +20% |
| Q2 2025 | $531.6M | +276% |
| Q1 2025 | $304.1M | +140% |
| Q4 2024 | $457.2M | +54% |
PLTR 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.
PLTR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +5.2M shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +2.9M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +248M shares |
| 5 years | +31% | +610M shares |
| Available history | +184% | +1.7B shares |
PLTR has the edge over LASR on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $19.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $18.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $18M |
| Q4 2024 | $18.6M |
| Q3 2024 | $18.9M |
| Q2 2024 | $17.7M |
| Q1 2024 | $9M |
LASR Net Leverage
LASR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
PLTR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -6.1x | Net Cash |
PLTR has more cash than debt.
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).
PLTR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.4 | Neutral |
PLTR's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 47 (neutral).
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.
PLTR PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLTR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 120x | 28x | 331% above |
| PE % | 1 | 38 | 37 pts below |
PLTR is trading at 120x earnings, a 331% premium 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's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 79% above its 200-week average.
PLTR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $185.8 | 7.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $167.6 | 2.4% above |
| 50 week MA | $157.1 | 9.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $143.8 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $83.3 | 106% above |
PLTR has the edge over LASR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 PLTR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
PLTR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.20 | $27.8 | +202% |
| 2021 | $27.8 | $18.9 | -32% |
| 2022 | $18.9 | $6.29 | -67% |
| 2023 | $6.29 | $17.2 | +173% |
| 2024 | $17.2 | $79.1 | +361% |
| 2025 | $79.1 | $188.7 | +139% |
| 2026 YTD | $188.7 | $171.6 | -9.1% |
PLTR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +361% in 2024 to −67% in 2022. It's down 9.1% so far in 2026.