Company Performance - nLight reported a quarterly loss of $0.04 per share, significantly better than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.18, and an improvement from a loss of $0.17 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 77.78% [1] - The company posted revenues of $51.67 million for the quarter ended March 2025, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10.37% and up from $44.53 million in the same quarter last year [2] - Over the last four quarters, nLight has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times and topped consensus revenue estimates four times [2] Stock Outlook - nLight shares have declined approximately 21.9% since the beginning of the year, compared to a decline of 4.3% for the S&P 500 [3] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -$0.12 on revenues of $49.67 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is -$0.51 on revenues of $205.63 million [7] Industry Context - The Electronics - Semiconductors industry, to which nLight belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 43% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating potential challenges for stocks in this sector [8] - Empirical research suggests a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which could impact nLight's stock performance [5]