Both in Semiconductors
nLIGHT vs Ultra Clean Holdings
Over the past year LASR returned +7.9% and UCTT returned +68.7%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.48.
LASR +7.9% UCTT +68.7%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | LASR | UCTT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $32.99 | $44.04 |
| Market cap | $1.90B | $2.11B |
| Today | −9.64% | −8.29% |
| 1 month | −17.6% | −39.9% |
| 6 months | −53.7% | −47.2% |
| Year to date | −12.1% | +73.9% |
| 1 year | +1.9% | +54.4% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +33.8% | +48.8% |
| Gross margin | 31.1% | 16.9% |
| Net margin | −1.6% | 5.2% |
| P/E (TTM) | — | 79.4× |
| Price / sales | 6.1× | 0.9× |
| Net cash | $330.4M | -$364.2M |
| Dividend yield | — | — |
| Volatility (60d) | 55.5% | 82.8% |
| Short % of float | 5.3% | 7.4% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).