LightPath Technologies (LPTH) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

LightPath Technologies (NASDAQ:LPTH) is expected to release its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Thursday, May 7th. Analysts expect LightPath Technologies to post earnings of ($0.02) per share and revenue of $17.0380 million for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

LightPath Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of LPTH traded down $0.23 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $12.10. The stock had a trading volume of 1,915,412 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,807,122. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 3.97 and a quick ratio of 3.42. LightPath Technologies has a 12 month low of $2.21 and a 12 month high of $16.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $698.28 million, a PE ratio of -23.27 and a beta of 1.26. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $12.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $10.36.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Run Strategic Opportunit North sold 595,573 shares of LightPath Technologies stock in a transaction on Friday, February 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $12.53, for a total transaction of $7,462,529.69. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 3,393,395 shares in the company, valued at approximately $42,519,239.35. The trade was a 14.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders sold 2,131,247 shares of company stock worth $26,122,799 in the last quarter. 24.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On LightPath Technologies

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of LPTH. AWM Investment Company Inc. lifted its position in LightPath Technologies by 40.9% during the fourth quarter. AWM Investment Company Inc. now owns 2,040,110 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $22,033,000 after purchasing an additional 592,500 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. purchased a new position in LightPath Technologies during the third quarter valued at $3,669,000. Walleye Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of LightPath Technologies by 3,716.3% in the fourth quarter. Walleye Capital LLC now owns 396,938 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,287,000 after acquiring an additional 386,537 shares in the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in shares of LightPath Technologies by 915.6% in the fourth quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 312,267 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,372,000 after acquiring an additional 281,519 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Polar Asset Management Partners Inc. purchased a new position in shares of LightPath Technologies in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,059,000. 56.29% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on LPTH. Canaccord Genuity Group began coverage on LightPath Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 29th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $15.00 price objective for the company. 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 report on Tuesday, January 6th. Wall Street Zen lowered LightPath Technologies from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, April 4th. HC Wainwright lifted their price objective on LightPath Technologies from $10.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of LightPath Technologies in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $13.75.

About LightPath Technologies

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.