Jim Cramer: This Tech Stock Is A ‘Speculative Buy' Here
On CNBC's “Mad Money Lightning Round,” Jim Cramer said nLIGHT, Inc. (NASDAQ:LASR) is a “speculative buy” here.
LASR - nLIGHT, Inc.
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
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PRICE TARGET:
$91.00
DETAILS
HIGH:
$100.00
LOW:
$81.00
MEDIAN:
$90.00
CONSENSUS:
$91.00
UPSIDE:
29.83%
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nLIGHT, Inc. (LASR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
nLIGHT, Inc. (LASR) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Price Targets
nLight price target raised to $90 from $80 at Needham
$90.00
(was $74.71)
UBS
Nlight (LASR) PT Raised to $90 at Needham after DoW contractMember Login
$90.00
(was $74.71)
Needham
nLight price target raised to $100 from $80 at Craig-Hallum
$100.00
(was $74.56)
Craig-Hallum
Nlight (LASR) PT Raised to $85 at Stifel
$85.00
(was $71.30)
Jonathan Siegmann
·
Stifel Nicolaus
nLight price target raised to $100 from $75 at Raymond James
$100.00
(was $74.13)
Raymond James
nLight price target raised to $80 from $70 at Needham
$80.00
(was $78.30)
Needham
nLight price target raised to $81 from $74 at Roth Capital
$81.00
(was $77.16)
Tom Hayes
·
Roth Capital
nLight price target raised to $75 from $68 at Stifel
$75.00
(was $70.43)
Stifel Nicolaus
Nlight (LASR) PT Raised to $75 at Raymond James
$75.00
(was $56.19)
Brian Gesuale
·
Raymond James
nLight price target raised to $55 from $44 at Roth Capital
$55.00
(was $48.77)
Roth Capital
nLight price target raised to $60 from $45 at Stifel
$60.00
(was $43.94)
Jonathan Siegmann
·
Stifel Nicolaus
nLight price target raised to $45 from $40 at Stifel
$45.00
(was $42.24)
Ruben Roy
·
Stifel Nicolaus
Nlight (LASR) PT Raised to $48 at Needham
$48.00
(was $43.89)
James Ricchiuti
·
Needham
nLight initiated with a Buy at Roth Capital
$44.00
(was $35.43)
Roth Capital
Nlight (LASR) PT Raised to $40 at Cantor Fitzgerald
$40.00
(was $34.04)
Troy Jensen
·
Cantor Fitzgerald
nLight price target raised to $33.50 from $27.50 at Cantor Fitzgerald
$33.50
(was $28.67)
Cantor Fitzgerald