Research Analysts Set Expectations for LPTH Q3 Earnings

LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTH) – Equities researchers at HC Wainwright boosted their Q3 2026 earnings per share estimates for LightPath Technologies in a report released on Wednesday, February 11th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck now anticipates that the technology company will earn ($0.02) per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.04). HC Wainwright has a “Buy” rating and a $15.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for LightPath Technologies’ current full-year earnings is ($0.18) per share. HC Wainwright also issued estimates for LightPath Technologies’ FY2026 earnings at ($0.26) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.01) EPS.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group began coverage on shares of LightPath Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 29th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $15.00 target price on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of LightPath Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Lake Street Capital lifted their price objective on LightPath Technologies from $10.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH upgraded LightPath Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised LightPath Technologies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, one has given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $12.10.

LightPath Technologies Price Performance

Shares of LightPath Technologies stock opened at $11.52 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 3.97, a quick ratio of 3.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $10.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $7.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $664.82 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -22.15 and a beta of 0.97. LightPath Technologies has a 1-year low of $1.61 and a 1-year high of $15.24.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On LightPath Technologies

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Portolan Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of LightPath Technologies in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $12,939,000. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL acquired a new position in shares of LightPath Technologies in the third quarter valued at $8,445,000. AWM Investment Company Inc. lifted its position in LightPath Technologies by 40.9% in the fourth quarter. AWM Investment Company Inc. now owns 2,040,110 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $22,033,000 after purchasing an additional 592,500 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in LightPath Technologies in the third quarter worth $3,669,000. Finally, Walleye Capital LLC boosted its stake in LightPath Technologies by 3,716.3% during the fourth quarter. Walleye Capital LLC now owns 396,938 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $4,287,000 after buying an additional 386,537 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 56.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at LightPath Technologies

In related news, Director Run Strategic Opportunit North sold 770,321 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.72, for a total value of $9,028,162.12. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 2,728,968 shares in the company, valued at approximately $31,983,504.96. This trade represents a 22.01% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 24.80% of the company’s stock.

LightPath Technologies Company Profile

LightPath Technologies, Inc designs, manufactures and distributes precision optical components and assemblies for a variety of commercial, industrial, defense and scientific applications. The company’s portfolio includes molded glass aspheric lenses, precision glass optics, infrared lenses and assemblies, diamond-turned optics and molded polymer optics. These components are engineered to support imaging, illumination, laser delivery, detection and sensing systems across visible, ultraviolet and infrared wavelengths.

Among its core offerings, LightPath develops infrared optical solutions using materials such as germanium, zinc selenide and chalcogenide glasses for thermal imaging, night-vision devices and spectroscopy.