LWLG · Lightwave Logic, Inc.
$4.98
-0.13 (-2.54%)
At close · Oct 9
View the 10-Q filed May 15, 2026
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Customer concentration
— top customer 10% of revenue
One customer — 10% of revenue (three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025)
“Major Customers: for three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, one customer accounted for 10% or more of total revenue.”
Market Cap
$787.79M
Shares
154.17M
Volume · Oct 9
2.73M
Avg daily vol (3M)
2.92M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$5.11
Open$5.38
Day$5.02–5.38
52W close$2.97–18.22
Avg vol 30d2.8M
Short int26.8M · 17.4% float · 8.9d
Short vol42%
Last earningsAug 11, 2026
DataJan 2020–Oct 2026
Filing10-Q · Aug 14
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 30, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 3 wks
filed Aug 14, 2026
call held May 13, 2026
Metrics snapshot
Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.
Revenue (TTM)
$250,251
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
−$23.56M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
+27.9%
Year over year
Operating margin
-9,970.1%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
—
Trailing earnings
FCF yield
-2.3%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
—
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
$95.91M
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
—
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+22.5%
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
-0.8%
Trailing year
Short interest
17.4%
Latest settlement · 8.9 days to cover
Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Sell
Momentum
Weak
Sentiment
Neutral
Fundamentals
Strong
Quant / Vol
Very High
Market backdrop
VIX 15.4 · calm
Equity put/call 0.62
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
−30%
below
Price vs 50-day avg
−14%
below
RSI (14)
44
neutral
MACD trend
Positive
52-week position
14%
near low
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
−1%
trailing
6-month return
−59%
trailing
YTD return
+58%
this year
Relative strength
−68%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $6 › 200d $7 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
4 of 173 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +985 sh shares · +2 new
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
17.37% of float · ▲ +3.1% MoM · 8.9 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
173 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
68
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+148%
Y/Y
Gross margin
37%
contracting
EPS growth
+16%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$-15.1M
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
122%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−74%
past year
ATR
7.3%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−30%
Bearish
Price vs 50-day avg
−14%
Bearish
RSI (14)
44
Neutral
MACD trend
Positive
Bullish
52-week position
14%
Bearish
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 2 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $6 › 200d $7 — 200d above 50d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
4 of 173 funds reported for Sep 30 · net +985 sh shares · +2 new
Insider flow
Flat
No net insider activity over 90 days
Short interest
Rising
17.37% of float · ▲ +3.1% MoM · 8.9 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
173 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $3
Now $5 · 14%
Range high $18
vs 200-day avg -30%
vs 50-day avg -14%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
KPI extraction has been attempted, but no publishable series is available from the examined filings. This is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.
Versus peers
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LWLG
this stock
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|
$787.79M | +57.7% | +147.7% | — | 17.4% |
|
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|
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Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
key data from every sectionOwnership
Short & Settlement
Financials
Filings
Earnings & Events
Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LWLG | -6.1% | -1.0% | -59.3% | +2.2% | +57.7% |
| SPY | +1.3% | +2.1% | +9.0% | +1.5% | +13.5% |
| vs SPY | -7.4% | -3.1% | -68.2% | +0.7% | +44.2% |