Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) Trading Down 6.4% – Here’s What Happened

Lightwave Logic Inc. (NASDAQ:LWLG)’s share price traded down 6.4% during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $6.15 and last traded at $6.2150. Approximately 1,859,674 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 65% from the average daily volume of 5,246,315 shares. The stock had previously closed at $6.64.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on LWLG. Wall Street Zen cut Lightwave Logic from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, May 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (e+)” rating on shares of Lightwave Logic in a research note on Friday, July 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Lightwave Logic Trading Down 7.2%

The company’s 50-day moving average is $7.64 and its 200 day moving average is $8.35. The firm has a market cap of $950.15 million, a PE ratio of -38.72 and a beta of 2.49.

Lightwave Logic (NASDAQ:LWLG) last issued its earnings results on Friday, August 14th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $0.03 million during the quarter. Lightwave Logic had a negative net margin of 9,143.60% and a negative return on equity of 34.78%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Farther Finance Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Lightwave Logic by 50.1% in the fourth quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 9,155 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after acquiring an additional 3,055 shares during the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Lightwave Logic by 11.1% in the 4th quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 38,765 shares of the company’s stock worth $126,000 after purchasing an additional 3,865 shares during the last quarter. Greenspring Advisors LLC grew its position in Lightwave Logic by 7.5% in the 4th quarter. Greenspring Advisors LLC now owns 71,725 shares of the company’s stock worth $232,000 after purchasing an additional 5,000 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Lightwave Logic by 14.0% during the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 59,392 shares of the company’s stock worth $74,000 after purchasing an additional 7,282 shares during the period. Finally, Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lightwave Logic during the second quarter valued at about $72,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.04% of the company’s stock.

Lightwave Logic Company Profile

Lightwave Logic, Inc (NASDAQ: LWLG) is a U.S.-based photonics company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary electro‐optic polymer materials and devices for high-speed optical communications. The company’s core technology platform centers on organic electro-optic polymers that offer low drive voltage, high modulation bandwidth and integration flexibility, enabling next-generation optical interconnects for data centers, telecommunications and emerging photonic computing architectures.

Lightwave Logic’s product pipeline includes modulators, waveguides and integrated photonic components designed to outperform traditional lithium-niobate and silicon-based solutions in terms of size, power consumption and ease of integration.