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

LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTH) – Analysts at HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of LightPath Technologies in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday, September 20th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck forecasts 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 target price 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 posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 19th. The technology company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by ($0.02). LightPath Technologies had a negative return on equity of 18.97% and a negative net margin of 19.72%. The business had revenue of $8.63 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.25 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.02) EPS.

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

LightPath Technologies Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NASDAQ:LPTH opened at $1.26 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03. The firm has a market cap of $48.90 million, a P/E ratio of -7.00 and a beta of 1.31. LightPath Technologies has a 12 month low of $1.04 and a 12 month high of $1.77. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $1.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $1.35.

Institutional Trading of LightPath Technologies

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of LPTH. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of LightPath Technologies by 22.8% during the second 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 in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of LightPath Technologies by 73.7% in the fourth quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 111,824 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $141,000 after acquiring an additional 47,429 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position 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 purchasing an additional 211,626 shares during the last quarter. Archon Capital Management LLC raised its stake 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 purchasing an additional 37,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, AIGH Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of LightPath Technologies by 5.7% in the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. 56.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.