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LASR vs MU

Side-by-side comparison of nLIGHT Inc. (LASR) and Micron Technology Inc. (MU): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both LASR and MU operate in Semiconductors (Technology), so they compete in similar markets.
  • MU is the larger of the two at $1.20T, about 278.6x LASR ($4.31B).
  • Over the past year, LASR is up 366.7% and MU is up 956.2% - MU leads by 589.4 points.
  • MU has been more active in the news (14 items in the past 4 weeks vs 9 for LASR).
  • MU has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 17 for LASR).
PerformanceLASR+366.75%MU+956.20%
2025-06-03+0.00%2026-06-03
MetricLASRMU
Company
nLIGHT Inc.
Micron Technology Inc.
Price
$76.36-0.07%
$1064.51+0.03%
Market cap
$4.31B
$1.20T
1M return
+9.93%
+87.37%
1Y return
+366.75%
+956.20%
Industry
Semiconductors
Semiconductors
Exchange
NASDAQ
NASDAQ
IPO
2018
News (4w)
9
14
Recent ratings
17
25
LASR

nLIGHT Inc.

nLIGHT, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor and fiber lasers for industrial, microfabrication, and aerospace and defense applications. The company operates in two segments, Laser Products and Advanced Development. It offers semiconductor laser chips, optical fiber in-house, and electrical-optical components. The company also provides fiber amplifiers and beam combination and control systems for use in high-energy laser systems in directed energy applications. It sells its products through direct sales force in the United States, China, South Korea, and Finland, as well as through various independent sales representatives and distributors in Asia, Europe, and South America. The company was formerly known as nLight Photonics Corporation and changed its name to nLIGHT, Inc. in January 2016. nLIGHT, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Camas, Washington.

MU

Micron Technology Inc.

Micron Technology, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells memory and storage products worldwide. The company operates through four segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit, Mobile Business Unit, Storage Business Unit, and Embedded Business Unit. It offers memory and storage technologies, including DRAM, NAND, NOR, and 3D XPoint memory under the Micron and Crucial brands, as well as through private labels. The company provides memory products for the cloud server, enterprise, client, graphics, and networking markets, as well as for smartphone and other mobile-device markets; SSDs and component-level solutions for the enterprise and cloud, client, and consumer storage markets; other discrete storage products in component and wafer forms for the removable storage markets, as well as 3D XPoint memory products; and memory and storage products for the automotive, industrial, and consumer markets. It markets its products through its direct sales force, independent sales representatives, distributors, and retailers; and web-based customer direct sales channel, as well as through channel and distribution partners. Micron Technology, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Boise, Idaho.

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