LightPath Technologies, Inc. to Post Q1 2025 Earnings of ($0.05) Per Share, HC Wainwright Forecasts (NASDAQ:LPTH)

LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTH) – HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of LightPath Technologies in a report released on Friday, September 20th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck expects that the technology company will post earnings of ($0.05) per share for the quarter. HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $3.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for LightPath Technologies’ current full-year earnings is ($0.20) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for LightPath Technologies’ Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.04) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.05) EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.03) EPS.

LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, September 19th. The technology company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.02). The firm had revenue of $8.63 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.25 million. LightPath Technologies had a negative return on equity of 18.97% and a negative net margin of 19.72%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted ($0.02) EPS.

Separately, StockNews.com initiated coverage on shares of LightPath Technologies in a research note on Friday. They issued a “hold” rating for the company.

LightPath Technologies Stock Down 0.8 %

LPTH opened at $1.26 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $1.30 and a 200-day moving average of $1.35. The company has a market capitalization of $48.90 million, a P/E ratio of -7.00 and a beta of 1.31. LightPath Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $1.04 and a fifty-two week high of $1.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 2.01.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LightPath Technologies

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in LightPath Technologies by 73.7% during the fourth quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 111,824 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $141,000 after purchasing an additional 47,429 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of LightPath Technologies by 15.6% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,571,852 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,169,000 after buying an additional 211,626 shares in the last quarter. Archon Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of LightPath Technologies by 1.8% during the 1st quarter. Archon Capital Management LLC now owns 2,082,934 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,874,000 after buying an additional 37,400 shares in the last quarter. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of LightPath Technologies by 22.8% during the 2nd quarter. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC now owns 56,500 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $71,000 after buying an additional 10,500 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AIGH Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in LightPath Technologies by 5.7% in the second quarter. AIGH Capital Management LLC now owns 3,723,932 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,692,000 after buying an additional 200,000 shares in the last quarter. 56.29% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

LightPath Technologies Company Profile

LightPath Technologies, Inc designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes optical components and assemblies. The company offers precision molded glass aspheric optics, molded and diamond-turned infrared aspheric lenses, and other optical components used to produce products that manipulate light; and infrared products, including catalog and custom infrared optics.