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

LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTH) – Equities research analysts at HC Wainwright issued their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for LightPath Technologies in a research note issued on Friday, September 20th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of ($0.05) for the quarter. HC Wainwright currently has a “Buy” rating and a $3.00 price objective 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 issued its earnings results on Thursday, September 19th. The technology company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $8.63 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.25 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.02) earnings per share.

Separately, StockNews.com started coverage on shares of LightPath Technologies in a research note on Friday, September 20th. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock.

LightPath Technologies Stock Up 5.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ LPTH opened at $1.27 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. LightPath Technologies has a 52 week low of $1.04 and a 52 week high of $1.77. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $1.30 and its 200 day moving average is $1.34. The company has a market cap of $49.28 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.06 and a beta of 1.31.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LPTH. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC increased its position in 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 valued at $71,000 after purchasing an additional 10,500 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. increased its position in LightPath Technologies by 73.7% during the 4th quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 111,824 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $141,000 after purchasing an additional 47,429 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of LightPath Technologies by 15.6% in 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 during the period. Archon Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of LightPath Technologies by 1.8% in 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 during the period. Finally, AIGH Capital Management LLC grew its position 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 worth $4,692,000 after buying an additional 200,000 shares during the period. 56.29% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.