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

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 on Friday, September 20th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck expects that the technology company will earn ($0.05) per share for the quarter. HC Wainwright 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.

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

LightPath Technologies Price Performance

LPTH opened at $1.27 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.03, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 2.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $49.28 million, a P/E ratio of -7.06 and a beta of 1.31. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $1.30 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1.34. LightPath Technologies has a 52-week low of $1.04 and a 52-week high of $1.77.

LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 19.72% and a negative return on equity of 18.97%. The firm had revenue of $8.63 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $8.25 million. During the same period last year, the company posted ($0.02) earnings per share.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On LightPath Technologies

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of LightPath Technologies by 104.7% in the 2nd quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 131,824 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $166,000 after purchasing an additional 67,429 shares during the period. AIGH Capital Management LLC lifted its stake 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 purchasing an additional 200,000 shares during the period. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in LightPath Technologies by 22.8% in the 2nd quarter. Murphy Pohlad Asset Management LLC now owns 56,500 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $71,000 after acquiring an additional 10,500 shares in the last quarter. Archon Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 37,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 211,626 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 56.29% of the company’s stock.

About LightPath Technologies

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.