LPTH
LightPath Technologies, Inc.
LPTH's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over LPTH overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
LPTH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
LPTH's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
LPTH PE Valuation
LPTH has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 4.6x | $798 | — |
| Cheap | 10x | $777 | -2.7% |
| Current | 11x | $798 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $1,646 | +106% |
| Expensive | 32x | $2,404 | +201% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MU's PE is in its cheap range at 11x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 4.6x next year's earnings.
LPTH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect LPTH's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
MU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MU, with profitability improving.
LPTH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | -$0.23 | -$0.09 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.21 | -$0.09 |
| Q2 2024 | -$0.21 | -$0.08 |
| Q1 2024 | -$0.18 | -$0.02 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.14 | +$0.01 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.12 | +$0.04 |
| Q2 2023 | -$0.13 | $0.00 |
| Q1 2023 | -$0.16 | +$0.02 |
MU has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 257% for LPTH versus MU up 879%.
MU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $174.95 | +135% |
| Q3 2026 | $74.33 | +879% |
| Q2 2026 | $44.17 | +693% |
| Q1 2026 | $21.18 | +405% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.52 | +201% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.59 | +984% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.57 | +$6.99 |
| Q1 2025 | $4.19 | +$7.64 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.49 | +$9.77 |
MU's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $74.33 over the past year, about 10 times what it earned the year before, and higher year over year for 10 quarters in a row.
LPTH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $20.8M | +38% |
| Q2 2026 | $21.2M | +73% |
| Q1 2026 | $19.1M | +109% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.4M | +120% |
| Q3 2025 | $15.1M | +79% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.2M | +41% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.2M | +19% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.4M | +1.5% |
LPTH's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $21M last quarter, up 38% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -10% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | -20% | +18 points |
| Q1 2026 | -22% | +14 points |
| Q4 2025 | -53% | -19 points |
| Q3 2025 | -17% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | -38% | -12 points |
| Q1 2025 | -36% | -2.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | -33% | -9.1 points |
LPTH's operating margin was −10% last quarter, up 6.2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $54.2B | +379% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.5B | +346% |
| Q1 2026 | $23.9B | +196% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.6B | +57% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.3B | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.1B | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.7B | +84% |
MU has the edge over LPTH on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 81% | +48 points |
| Q2 2026 | 80% | +57 points |
| Q1 2026 | 68% | +46 points |
| Q4 2025 | 45% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | 25% | +49 points |
MU has the edge over LPTH on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
LPTH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$10.9M | -$9.6M |
| Q2 2026 | -$9.5M | -$6.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.7M | -$4M |
| Q4 2025 | $2M | +$2.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.2M | +$560.1K |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.3M | -$3.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.7M | -$2.9M |
| Q4 2024 | -$817.8K | +$981 |
LPTH has burned cash in most quarters: −$26M over the past year, against −$9M the year before.
MU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32.9B | +45543% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.6B | +951% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.5B | +$5.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +7853% |
| Q3 2025 | $72M | -75% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +322% |
| Q1 2025 | -$113M | +$52M |
| Q4 2024 | $38M | +$433M |
MU has the edge over LPTH on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
LPTH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +19% | +11.4M shares |
| 1 year | +71% | +29.1M shares |
| 3 years | +99% | +34.9M shares |
| 5 years | +166% | +43.6M shares |
| Available history | +156% | +42.6M shares |
LPTH has 70M diluted shares, up 71% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
MU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | +1.6% | +18M shares |
| 3 years | +4.6% | +50M shares |
| 5 years | +0.2% | +2M shares |
| Available history | +1.2% | +14M shares |
MU has the edge over LPTH on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $350M |
| Q4 2025 | $300M |
| Q3 2024 | $300M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
MU has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
LPTH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -20.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2021 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
LPTH has more cash than debt.
MU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
MU has more cash than debt.
LPTH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 13.1 | Oversold |
LPTH's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
MU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.9 | Neutral |
MU's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (neutral).
LPTH PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LPTH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
LPTH has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MU PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 28x | 61% below |
| PE % | 18 | 35 | 17 pts below |
MU is trading at 11x earnings, a 61% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
LPTH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.51 | 15% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.4 | 31% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.4 | 37% below |
| 100 week MA | $7.72 | 6.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.60 | 57% above |
LPTH has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 57% above its 200-week average.
MU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $914.5 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $931.0 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $685.9 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $405.4 | 97% above |
| 200 week MA | $246.0 | 225% above |
MU has the edge over LPTH on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
LPTH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $0.69 | $4.06 | +488% |
| 2021 | $4.06 | $2.31 | -43% |
| 2022 | $2.31 | $1.20 | -48% |
| 2023 | $1.20 | $1.26 | +5% |
| 2024 | $1.26 | $3.49 | +177% |
| 2025 | $3.49 | $9.02 | +158% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.02 | $7.21 | -20% |
LPTH's yearly returns have swung widely, from +488% in 2020 to −48% in 2022. It's down 20% so far in 2026.
MU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.0 | $70.6 | +31% |
| 2021 | $70.6 | $94.4 | +34% |
| 2022 | $94.4 | $50.2 | -47% |
| 2023 | $50.2 | $85.3 | +70% |
| 2024 | $85.3 | $88.6 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | $88.6 | $284.8 | +221% |
| 2026 YTD | $284.8 | $798.4 | +180% |
MU has the edge over LPTH on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.