HC Wainwright Brokers Raise Earnings Estimates for LPTH

LightPath Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:LPTH) – Equities research analysts at HC Wainwright increased their Q3 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of LightPath Technologies in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 11th. HC Wainwright analyst S. Buck now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of ($0.02) 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.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Lake Street Capital boosted their price target on shares of 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 upgraded shares of LightPath Technologies from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Canaccord Genuity Group initiated coverage on LightPath Technologies in a report on Thursday, January 29th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $15.00 target price on the stock. LADENBURG THALM/SH SH raised LightPath Technologies to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 18th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of LightPath Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $12.10.

LightPath Technologies Stock Down 3.0%

LPTH stock opened at $11.18 on Monday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $10.70 and its 200 day moving average price is $8.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $645.20 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -21.50 and a beta of 0.97. LightPath Technologies has a fifty-two week low of $1.61 and a fifty-two week high of $15.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 3.42 and a current ratio of 3.97.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On LightPath Technologies

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of LPTH. Marathon Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of LightPath Technologies in the 2nd quarter valued at $54,000. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in LightPath Technologies during the 2nd quarter worth $79,000. Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP acquired a new position in LightPath Technologies in the third quarter valued at $82,000. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of LightPath Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $84,000. Finally, Wexford Capital LP purchased a new stake in shares of LightPath Technologies in the third quarter valued at about $88,000. 56.29% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at LightPath Technologies

In related news, Director Run Strategic Opportunit North sold 770,321 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, January 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.72, for a total transaction of $9,028,162.12. Following the transaction, the director owned 2,728,968 shares in the company, valued at $31,983,504.96. This trade represents a 22.01% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 24.80% of the company’s stock.

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.