The stock of Lightwave Logic Inc (LWLG) has seen a 8.18% increase in the past week, with a -7.53% drop in the past month, and a -40.17% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.64%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.23% for LWLG. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.80% for LWLG’s stock, with a -39.86% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Lightwave Logic Inc (NASDAQ: LWLG) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for LWLG is also noteworthy at 2.03. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for LWLG is 121.15M, and at present, short sellers hold a 16.38% of that float. The average trading volume of LWLG on February 20, 2025 was 890.62K shares.
LWLG) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Lightwave Logic Inc (NASDAQ: LWLG) has jumped by 10.97 compared to previous close of 1.55. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 8.18% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-01-27 that CEO Yves LeMaitre to participate on panel discussing New Materials for Wafer Scale Manufacturing of Optical Interconnects ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Jan. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Lightwave Logic, Inc. (NASDAQ: LWLG) announced today that Chief Executive Officer Yves LeMaitre will present on Wednesday, January 29, at the 2025 SPIE Photonics West Conference, the world’s premier event for global optics, optoelectronics, and photonics technologies, to be held at the Moscone Center, in San Francisco, CA.
LWLG Trading at -13.43% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LWLG to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -64.32% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.23%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.64%, as shares sank -11.79% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -37.91% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LWLG rose by +8.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -54.74% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $1.7515. In addition, Lightwave Logic Inc saw -18.10% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for LWLG
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -200.78 for the present operating margin
- -10.28 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lightwave Logic Inc stands at -43.64. The total capital return value is set at -0.63. Equity return is now at value -63.69, with -57.48 for asset returns.
Based on Lightwave Logic Inc (LWLG), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -5.24.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -19.73 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.14. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1646.88. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.22for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.0. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 24.48.
Conclusion
In summary, Lightwave Logic Inc (LWLG) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
