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LYTS LSI Industries Inc
XNAS
19.61
Delayed
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LYTS
$19.61
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Key stats
$19.61
- 52-Week Range
- $17.20 – $27.36
- YTD
- +6.17%
- IV Rank (30D)
- 39.26
- Straddle Price
- $2.52
- P/C Vol Ratio
- 0.00
- Market Cap
- $0.7B
- Open
- $19.53
- Day Range
- $19.51 – $19.76
- Volume
- 41,849
- Prev Close
- $19.68
Fair Value
+50.0% vs price
A blended fair-value estimate combining up to six valuation methods. Each method is weighted by how well it fits the company — DCF down-weights for unprofitable names; DDM only fires for steady dividend payers; comparables down-weight when peer multiples disagree.
- DCF (quality-aware) — projects free cash flow with a horizon that scales to business quality. True compounders (quality 6/6) get 10 years explicit + 10 years fade before terminal; cyclical/struggling names (quality 0-1) get a 5-year terminal cliff. Quality is scored from ROE, gross margin, growth, FCF margin, debt load, and FCF consistency — the same factors that drive market premium for compounders.
- Market-Implied Growth (in Model Inputs) — reverse-DCF that answers "what growth rate is the market pricing in?". Lets you sanity-check the deviation: if implied growth is plausible for the business, the model's bearish flag may be wrong; if implausible, the market may be over-extrapolating.
- DDM (Gordon Growth Dividend Model) — values the stream of future dividends. Only used when trailing yield ≥ 2% and dividend payments are stable — below that the dividend is a token payout and Gordon (which values only the dividend stream) systematically underprices growth names, so those route to DCF + comparables + market anchor instead.
- P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/B, P/S — applies the peer-group median multiple to this company's per-share metric. Peers come from the same set as the "Related symbols" card. Earnings/sales metrics are forward-tilted by the company's recent revenue growth (capped at 25%) so they're comparable to peers' growth-embedded multiples — mimics how analysts use NTM rather than TTM. Per-multiple weights are biased by company quality (e.g. P/B down-weighted for asset-light tech).
- Market Anchor (SMA50) — the 50-day moving average, weighted by recent trading-range stability (tighter Bollinger bands → higher weight). Captures information fundamentals miss (forward consensus, sentiment, supply/demand) — but only when recent trading is steady enough that the market has converged on a view. During wild breakouts or breakdowns the anchor's weight collapses.
- Options Expected (B-L 30d) — the risk-neutral expected stock price at 30-day options expiration, derived from the full implied-volatility surface via Breeden-Litzenberger (second derivative of call price wrt strike → implied PDF, then E[S_T]). Forward-looking, captures all options-implied information (smile, skew, term structure) in one number. Weighted by chain liquidity. SP500-only at present (pre-computed daily). Backtest evidence: adds modest alpha across most bucket × holding combos.
- Blended value — weighted average. Confidence reflects how many methods fired and how tight peer dispersion is.
- Deviation pill — green when blended FV ≥ 10% above current price (undervalued); red when ≥ 10% below; grey otherwise.
| 10-yr Treasury (rf) | 5.15% |
| Beta vs SPY | 0.77 |
| Cost of Equity (CAPM) | 9.01% (VRP-adj) |
| WACC | 7.88% |
| Volatility Risk Premium | +75.1pp (IV − HV30) |
| Effective Tax Rate | 28.3% |
| Rev. Growth (YoY, DCF input) | +30.0% |
| DCF Horizon | 10 years explicit + fade |
| Forward Tilt (NTM/TTM) | ×1.10 (applied to P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S) |
| Free Cash Flow (TTM) | $0.0B |
| Return on Equity (TTM) | 6.3% |
| Book / Price | 54.4% — banking bias active (P/B is primary) |
| Gross Margin (TTM) | 25.1% |
| FCF Margin (TTM) | 5.7% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.68 |
| Quality Score | 2/6 — normal (10y DCF) |
| Market-Implied Growth | +5.6% (reverse-DCF on current price) |
| SMA 50 | $20.80 (Market Anchor value) |
| SMA 20 / Bollinger Mid | $20.55 |
| Bollinger Width / SMA20 | 53.9% (drives anchor stability) |
| Net Debt | $0.2B |
| Market Cap | $1B |
Peers used for multiples: CECO, LFUS, LMB, NPKI, SXI
(filtered from 8 ETF-co-members; sector bias active)
Blended Fair Value
$67.55
Deviation
+50.0%
| Method | Implied Price | Weight | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCF | $103.48 | 45% | |
| DDM (Gordon) | $5.24 | 0% | |
| Peer P/E | $15.99 | 14% | median 21.7× · 3 peers |
| Peer EV/EBITDA | $23.84 | 14% | median 17.1× · 5 peers |
| Peer P/B | $29.85 | 14% | median 2.8× · 5 peers |
| Peer P/S | $80.77 | 14% | median 3.6× · 5 peers |
| Market Anchor (SMA50) | $20.80 | 0% | stability 0% (BB-width) |
| Options Expected (B-L 30d) | $19.30 | 0% | 7 strikes · skew +0.57 |
As of 2026-10-22 · updated
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About
- Industry (SIC)
- ELECTRIC LIGHTING & WIRING EQUIPMENT (3640) · industry map
- Exchange
- XNAS
- Market Cap
- $0.7B
- Employees
- 3,000
- List Date
- 1985-03-12
- CIK
- 0000763532
- Next Earnings
- 2026-11-05 (Pre-Market)
- EPS Forecast
- $0.21 (2 est.)
- Headquarters
- Cincinnati, OH
- Homepage
- https://www.lsicorp.com
LSI Industries Inc provides corporate visual image solutions to the petroleum and convenience store industry. The company's operating segments include Lighting and Display Solutions. It generates maximum revenue from the Display Solutions segment. Lighting Segment manufactures and markets outdoor and indoor lighting and lighting controls for the commercial, industrial, and multi-site retail markets, including the petroleum/convenience store, quick-service, and automotive markets. The Display Solutions Segment manufactures, sells, and installs exterior and interior visual image and display elem…
Summary
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No summary data available for this symbol yet.
Each spoke is this symbol's rank within its sector (0–100; the dotted ring marks the sector median at 50). Higher is more constructive for a long. One spoke — News sentiment — is an absolute reading, not a sector rank. Grayed spokes have no data. A fuller shape is a summary, not a recommendation.
Chart
Seasonality
| Month | '21 | '22 | '23 | '24 | '25 | '26 | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.73% | 7.98% | 11.72% | -1.37% | 8.78% | 19.71% | 10.92% |
| Feb | -8.43% | -8.95% | 6.45% | 4.19% | -11.91% | -3.01% | -3.61% |
| Mar | -9.35% | -8.40% | -7.01% | 4.93% | -4.60% | -13.33% | -6.29% |
| Apr | -8.05% | 21.45% | -10.13% | -3.95% | -13.08% | 29.65% | 2.65% |
| May | 13.14% | -12.79% | -10.40% | 7.88% | 6.62% | 1.42% | 0.98% |
| Jun | -11.30% | -11.22% | 6.17% | -9.84% | 6.38% | 10.29% | -1.59% |
| Jul | -3.34% | 0.33% | -2.55% | 21.34% | 6.15% | -11.30% | 1.77% |
| Aug | 10.81% | 23.25% | 24.02% | -2.69% | 27.46% | -18.78% | 10.68% |
| Sep | -3.37% | -1.03% | -0.06% | 2.87% | 3.64% | 5.76% | 1.30% |
| Oct | -8.37% | -1.03% | -5.82% | 1.43% | -3.54% | -6.21%* | -3.92% |
| Nov | -13.31% | 52.18% | -11.60% | 23.95% | -21.64% | -- | 5.92% |
| Dec | -3.65% | 1.92% | 5.63% | -4.85% | 1.89% | -- | 0.19% |
| Total | -27.96% | 59.09% | 0.43% | 46.37% | -2.67% | 4.29% | 13.26% |
Technical Indicators
Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.
Trend Indicators
- SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
- EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
- MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
- ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
- +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
- RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
- Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
- Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.
Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.
Volume & Volatility
- Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
- OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
- Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
- ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
- HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.
Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →
Trend Indicators
SMA 20: $20.49
SMA 50: $20.71
SMA 200: $21.99
Current: $19.65
EMA 12: $20.04
EMA 26: $20.38
MACD: -0.3436 | Signal: -0.1013
BEARISH
ADX (14): 15.03
RANGE
+DI: 15.52
−DI: 23.23
Momentum Oscillators
RSI (14): 39.67
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 11.45
Stoch %D: 6.99
Williams %R: -83.90
Volume & Volatility
BB Upper: $21.68
BB Lower: $19.30
NEUTRAL
OBV: -6,723,883
Vol SMA 20: 318,878
Vol ROC: -90.28%
ATR: $0.63
True Range: $0.25
HV 20: 26.8%
HV 30: 26.4%
HV 60: 42.6%
Data Summary
Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-23T00:00:00 – 2026-10-21T00:00:00
AI Analysis
LLM Stock Analysis Report
Executive Summary
Overall Assessment: BEARISH (Confidence Level: 6/10) Key Drivers:
- Technical indicators suggest a bearish trend with MACD indicating a potential sell signal.
- High volatility and beta relative to market increase risk.
Primary Risks:
- Trend reversal and potential breakdown below $17.42 support level.
- Unusual options activity may indicate institutional selling or hedging.
Investment Thesis: LYTS is experiencing a bearish trend, driven by technical indicators and high volatility. However, the company's recent earnings beats and positive news headlines suggest some resilience. A cautious approach is recommended to manage risk.
Recent News Sentiment Impact: The recent positive news headlines (1, 3) have had a moderate impact on sentiment, contributing to the stock's short-term upward movement. However, this trend may be reversed as volatility remains high.
Technical Analysis
Trend Direction:
- Short-term: BEARISH
- Medium-term: NEUTRAL
- Long-term: BEARISH
Support/Resistance Levels:
- Key resistance levels: $21.86 (SMA 20), $23.42 (SMA 50)
- Key support levels: $17.42 (Bollinger Bands lower band), $20.61 (EMA 12)
Momentum Signals:
- RSI interpretation: NEUTRAL (35.55) - indicates no clear buy or sell signal.
- MACD signal: BEARISH crossover above signal line = potential sell signal.
- Bollinger Bands position: NEUTRAL - suggests volatility is normal.
Volume Analysis:
- Volume SMA 20: 478297.01 - moderate volume trend.
- On-Balance Volume (OBV): -6657938.88 - suggests downward pressure.
- Volume Rate of Change: -65.78% - indicates high volatility.
News & Sentiment Analysis
Recent Headlines Summary: The recent news headlines highlight a mix of positive and neutral sentiments, with some negative sentiment from the options activity analysis.
Sentiment Assessment: Aggregate news sentiment is NEUTRAL, reflecting the mixed signals from recent headlines.
Catalyst Identification: No significant catalysts identified in the near term. However, earnings announcements may have an impact on the stock's price movement.
Market Narrative: The technical indicators suggest a bearish trend, which aligns with the high volatility and options activity analysis. The positive news headlines have had a moderate impact on sentiment, but this trend may be reversed as volatility remains high.
Risk & Volatility Assessment
Risk Interpretation: Beta: 1.30 (high risk relative to market) - indicates stock moves more than the market.
Volatility Regime: Current vs historical volatility levels: HIGH - suggests extreme price movement.
Options Market Signals: IV rank: 7.8% (low) - shows if volatility is historically high/low. Current IV: 60.2% - implies moderate to high implied volatility. Expected Move: $3.55 (42 DTE), 7-DTE: $2.45 - suggests expected price movement.
Downside Protection: Support levels and risk management considerations: $17.42, $20.61 - suggest potential downside protection.
Market Context & Positioning
Sector Performance: Relative strength vs sector/market: NEUTRAL - suggests LYTS is not outperforming its peers or the broader market.
Institutional Activity: Volume patterns suggesting institutional interest: 166 calls vs 11 puts - indicates moderate buying pressure.
Correlation Analysis: How stock moves relative to market (R-squared interpretation): 0.41 - suggests positive correlation with the market, but not strong enough to guarantee price movement.
Relative Valuation: Position within trading range: BEARISH trend implies potential for further downside movement.
Key Levels & Action Items
Critical Price Levels:
- Support: $17.42 (Bollinger Bands lower band), $20.61 (EMA 12)
- Resistance: $21.86 (SMA 20), $23.42 (SMA 50)
Breakout/Breakdown Levels:
- Breakout above $26.30 upper Bollinger Band or SMA 200
- Breakdown below $17.42 support level
Time-Sensitive Catalysts:
- Earnings announcements may have an impact on the stock's price movement.
Risk Management: Stop-loss levels and position sizing considerations: $20.23 - suggest potential for further downside movement.
Recommendations:
- Monitor technical indicators: Continue to track MACD, RSI, and Bollinger Bands for potential buy or sell signals.
- Manage risk: Set stop-loss levels at $20.23 and consider reducing position size due to high volatility.
- Earnings anticipation: Prepare for potential earnings announcements, which may impact the stock's price movement.
- Sector performance: Keep an eye on LYTS' relative strength vs its peers and the broader market.
Data Quality Flags:
- No earnings data available - suggests incomplete information.
- High volatility - implies unusual market conditions that may affect analysis reliability.
Please note that this report is for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice.
Generated
News
All LYTS news →
Earnings History
12 of 17 under expected move
Avg Expected Move
12.09%
Avg Actual Move
9.68%
| Earnings Date | Timing | Expected Move | Actual Move | Ratio | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-21 | Pre-Market | 5.65% | 9.15% | 1.62x | Exceeded |
| 2021-04-22 | Pre-Market | 3.63% | 2.16% | 0.60x | Within |
| 2023-01-26 | Pre-Market | 12.34% | 14.79% | 1.20x | Exceeded |
| 2023-04-27 | Pre-Market | 12.33% | 2.50% | 0.20x | Within |
| 2023-08-17 | Pre-Market | 7.05% | 19.67% | 2.79x | Exceeded |
| 2023-11-02 | Pre-Market | 9.10% | 14.70% | 1.62x | Exceeded |
| 2024-01-25 | Pre-Market | 12.22% | 5.45% | 0.45x | Within |
| 2024-04-25 | Pre-Market | 9.60% | 4.04% | 0.42x | Within |
| 2024-08-15 | After-Close | 9.55% | 0.07% | 0.01x | Within |
| 2024-11-07 | After-Close | 14.38% | 6.43% | 0.45x | Within |
| 2025-01-23 | Pre-Market | 12.51% | 24.97% | 2.00x | Exceeded |
| 2025-04-24 | Pre-Market | 20.24% | 6.96% | 0.34x | Within |
| 2025-08-21 | Pre-Market | 10.88% | 5.70% | 0.52x | Within |
| 2025-11-06 | Pre-Market | 15.22% | 10.18% | 0.67x | Within |
| 2026-01-22 | Pre-Market | 17.79% | 14.08% | 0.79x | Within |
| 2026-04-23 | Pre-Market | 18.23% | 9.46% | 0.52x | Within |
| 2026-08-20 | Pre-Market | 14.75% | 14.30% | 0.97x | Within |
Earnings calendar: this week’s reports with expected vs actual moves →
LYTS Options Activity & IV Rank
LYTS IV rank history, 52-week IV rank and IV percentile →
Volatility Metrics
Current IV: 57.9%
7-DTE IV: —
Expected Move: $2.52
7-DTE Move: $2.52
Days to Exp: 29 (2026-11-20)
Options Flow
Call Volume: 1
Put Volume: 0
P/C Volume: —
BULLISH
Call OI: 3
Put OI: 0
P/C OI: —
Total OI: 3
ATM Options Pricing
ATM Call: $1.00
ATM Put: $1.52
Call %: 5.1%
Put %: 7.8%
Chain Summary
Chain Volume: 23
Chain OI: 28
Last Updated: 10/22/2026
Spread Scanner GPU
Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →
Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)
score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.
Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)
RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.
Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
- RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
- MACD crossover + histogram trend
- Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
- Stochastic %K <20 / >80
- Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
- Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
- Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
- BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
- IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
- IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
- Min open interest across all legs
- OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05
score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →
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Dealer Positioning
TYPICAL γ
Estimated net dealer gamma is at the 77th percentile of this name's own daily history, within its typical range. This describes current positioning; it is not a forecast or a trading signal.
Gamma percentile
77%
vs own history
GEX tilt
+1.00
OI-weighted, today
Vanna tilt
+0.74
δ-sensitivity to IV
Charm tilt
-0.41
δ-decay vs time
Vanna tilt +0.74: the estimated dealer exposure leans positive, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably if implied volatility changed.
Charm tilt -0.41: the estimated dealer exposure leans negative, so the modeled hedge would shift noticeably as time passes and options approach expiry.
? What is this?
· 3 ATM contracts, 0k total OI
Net dealer gamma is an estimate of the aggregate gamma held by options market makers across this name's option chain, weighted by open interest. Dealer positions aren't public, so it uses a standard simplifying assumption: dealers are treated as long the calls and short the puts that are open. Actual dealer books can differ.
Gamma percentile ranks today's estimate against this name's own daily history, from 0% (the lowest reading on record) to 100% (the highest). Raw gamma scales with how much open interest a chain carries, so it isn't comparable across names; the percentile is. The badge marks the bottom 20% as low and the top 20% as high.
Tilts run from −1 to +1 and show how lopsided the estimated dealer exposure is. GEX tilt compares call gamma with put gamma. Vanna tilt describes how the hedge would shift if implied volatility changed, and charm tilt how it would shift with the passage of time.
This card describes estimated positioning and where it sits historically. It is not a forecast of price direction or volatility and not a trading signal. Market-wide view: Dealer positioning screener.
Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol pointsHow much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.
- Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
- Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
- Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
- Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each sideWhich side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.
- Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
- Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
- Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
- Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together
Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:
- High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
- Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
- Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d
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EXTREME
No data
30 DTE / 10d
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EXTREME
ATM 55.9% / Wing —
Extreme reading.
Historically these have been contrarian — on the small set of observed earnings-day cases, large negative wing-vs-ATM gaps (calls pricing much richer than puts at the same delta) preceded sharp drops in the underlying within 1-12 days. Not financial advice and the dataset is small.
Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.
Volatility Surface
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Volatility Smile
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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)39.3MediumOct 22
Straddle Price (30 DTE)$2.52Oct 22
Beta Analysis
Risk Metrics
Beta: 1.3302
Alpha: -26.99%
Correlation: 0.4206
R-Squared: 17.7%
Stock Volatility: 40.4%
Market Volatility: 12.8%
Analysis Details
Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
High volatility - stock moves more than market
High volatility - stock moves more than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time
Notable investors who own LYTS
3 of 37 tracked investors
| Investor | Value | Share of their portfolio | Rank | Q/Q shares | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renaissance Technologies Hedge fund Jim Simons | $16.1M | #813 of 3138 | -23.3% | 13F | |
| Citadel Hedge fund Ken Griffin | $1.7M | #3090 of 6285 | +16.5% | 13F | |
| Rockefeller Capital Management Family office Rockefeller family | $112K | #2930 of 4729 | 0.0% | 13F |
Hedge funds, activists, holding companies and family offices we track, from their latest 13F (quarter-end value) and Form 4 filings in the last 3 years. Family offices · all institutions
LYTS Institutional Ownership (13F)
Latest filings — 2026-09-30
? 13F Guide
Diluted shares outstanding: 33,707,000 (as of 2026-06-30)
Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.
- Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
- Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
- % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
- Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.
Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.
1 filers$627.29K notional
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Susquehanna International Group, LLP Custodian | $627.29K | 100.00% | 2026-06-30 |
| # | Filer | Notional Value | % of Total | Period |
|---|
LYTS Insider Trading (Form 4)
Latest: 2026-10-01Form 4 filings — insider beneficial-ownership changes by officers, directors, and 10%+ holders. Filed within 2 business days of transaction.
| Filed | Reporter | Role | Action | Shares | Avg Price | Net $ | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | James E Galeese | Executive VP; CFO | Award (A) | +1,137 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-10-01 | James Anthony Clark | CEO and President | Award (A) | +3,353 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-10-01 | Thomas A Caneris | EVP, HR and General Counsel | Award (A) | +1,808 | — | EDGAR | |
| 2026-08-27 | Thomas A Caneris | EVP, HR and General Counsel | Sell (S) | −3,170 | $20.28 | -$64.3K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-27 | James E Galeese | Executive VP; CFO | Sell (S) | −4,778 | $20.28 | -$96.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-27 | James Anthony Clark | CEO and President | Sell (S) | −13,907 | $20.28 | -$282.0K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-26 | James Anthony Clark | CEO and President | Sell (S) | −47,046 | $19.94 | -$937.9K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-26 | Thomas A Caneris | EVP, HR and General Counsel | Sell (S) | −11,034 | $19.94 | -$220.0K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-26 | James E Galeese | Executive VP; CFO | Sell (S) | −16,410 | $19.94 | -$327.2K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-24 | Ernest W Marshall Jr | Director | Buy (P) | +2,000 | $19.73 | $39.5K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-21 | Ronald D Brown | Director | Award (A) | +1,455 | $24.06 | $35.0K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-21 | Ernest W Marshall Jr | Director | Award (A) | +1,455 | $24.06 | $35.0K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-21 | Wilfred T Ogara | Director | Award (A) | +1,455 | $24.06 | $35.0K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-21 | Chantel E Lenard | Director | — | +1,455 | $24.06 | $35.0K | EDGAR |
| 2026-08-21 | Amy Hanson | Director | Award (A) | +1,455 | $24.06 | $35.0K | EDGAR |
Codes: P = open-market purchase · S = open-market sale · A = grant/award · M = option exercise · F = tax withholding at vest · G = bona-fide gift · D = disposition to issuer · J = other (described in filing footnote — typically 401(k), trust, inheritance) · W = will/inheritance. Only P / S codes carry directional signal.
LYTS Insider Holdings
9 insiders · @ $19.65
Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners who have filed a Form 4 in the past two years, ranked by current disclosed exposure (shares × today's price). Shares are direct + indirect (via trusts / LLCs / spouse). Excludes unvested RSU and option grants — those aren't beneficially owned until vest.
| # | Insider | Role | Shares | Disclosed Exposure | Lifetime OM Net | Filings | Last Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Anthony Clark | CEO and President | 220,719 | $4.34M | -$4.42M | 25 | 2026-10-01 |
| 2 | James E Galeese | Executive VP; CFO | 185,962 | $3.65M | -$6.36M | 66 | 2026-10-01 |
| 3 | Wilfred T Ogara | Director | 166,597 | $3.27M | -$441.1K | 100 | 2026-08-21 |
| 4 | Thomas A Caneris | EVP, HR and General Counsel | 165,460 | $3.25M | -$3.84M | 25 | 2026-10-01 |
| 5 | Robert P. Beech | Director | 107,006 | $2.10M | $25.2K | 57 | 2026-08-21 |
| 6 | Ronald D Brown | Director | 79,228 | $1.56M | $51.5K | 37 | 2026-08-21 |
| 7 | Amy Hanson | Director | 72,309 | $1.42M | $0 | 32 | 2026-08-21 |
| 8 | Chantel E Lenard | Director | 44,064 | $865.9K | $0 | 26 | 2026-08-21 |
| 9 | Ernest W Marshall Jr | Director | 27,943 | $549.1K | $39.5K | 18 | 2026-08-24 |
Lifetime OM Net = signed sum of open-market buys (P) and sells (S) over their career; excludes grants, tax withholdings, and dispositions to issuer. A large negative number is normal for long-tenured executives — they've sold compensation grants over many years.
LYTS Board & Officers
As of SEC filings through Oct 1, 2026Directors 6
- Wilfred T Ogara · on file since 2006
- Robert P. Beech · since Jul 1, 2013
- Ronald D Brown · listed since Dec 2018
- James Anthony Clark · listed since Jun 2019
- Ernest W Marshall Jr · since Aug 17, 2022
- Chantel E Lenard · listed since Jan 2024
Officers 3
- James Anthony Clark · CEO and President · since Oct 15, 2018
- James E Galeese · Executive VP; CFO · since Jun 12, 2017
- Thomas A Caneris · EVP, HR and General Counsel · listed since Sep 2025
Changes in the last 10 years (31)
| Jul 13, 2026 | Amy Hanson reported in an SEC filing no longer being a director |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Thomas A Caneris listed as EVP, HR and General Counsel (previously Exec. VP, HR & General Counsel) in SEC filings |
| Jun 4, 2024 | Jeffery S. Bastian reported in an SEC filing no longer being Chief Accounting Officer |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Chantel E Lenard first listed as a director in an SEC filing |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Thomas A Caneris listed as Exec. VP, HR & General Counsel (previously Sr. VP, HR and General Counsel) in SEC filings |
| Aug 17, 2023 | Michael A. Prachar reported in an SEC filing no longer being Chief Marketing Officer |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Chantel E Lenard reported in an SEC filing no longer being a director |
| Aug 17, 2022 | Ernest W Marshall Jr became a director |
| May 26, 2022 | The company announced the departure of Michael C Beck as Sr Vice President - Operations in an SEC filing |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Chantel E Lenard became a director |
| Jan 16, 2020 | Michael A. Prachar became Chief Marketing Officer |
| Aug 21, 2019 | Sylvia M. Astrop became SVP Global Sourcing |
| Aug 21, 2019 | Steve A. Brunker became CIO |
| Aug 5, 2019 | Thomas A Caneris became Sr. VP, HR and General Counsel |
| Jun 12, 2019 | James Anthony Clark first listed as a director in an SEC filing |
| May 2, 2019 | Jeff A Croskey reported in an SEC filing no longer being Pres., Graphics Segment |
| May 2, 2019 | Howard E. Japlon reported in an SEC filing no longer being Exec.VP, HR & GC, Secretary |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Michael C Beck became Sr Vice President - Operations |
| Jan 24, 2019 | Gary P Kreider reported in an SEC filing no longer being a director |
| Jan 23, 2019 | Amy Hanson became a director |
| Dec 14, 2018 | Ronald D Brown no longer listed as Interim CEO in SEC filings |
| Dec 14, 2018 | Ronald D Brown first listed as a director in an SEC filing |
| Oct 15, 2018 | James Anthony Clark became CEO and President |
| May 1, 2018 | Dennis W. Wells no longer listed as CEO and President in SEC filings |
| Apr 23, 2018 | Ronald D Brown became Interim CEO |
| Apr 23, 2018 | Crawford C. Lipsey became Interim President and COO |
| Oct 16, 2017 | Ronald Charles Newbold Jr. became President of Lighting Segment |
| Aug 22, 2017 | Ronald S Stowell listed as CFO Emeritus and Treasurer (previously VP, CFO and Treasurer) in SEC filings |
| Jun 12, 2017 | Jeffery S. Bastian became Chief Accounting Officer |
| Jun 12, 2017 | James E Galeese became Executive VP; CFO |
| Apr 26, 2017 | Howard E. Japlon became Exec.VP, HR & GC, Secretary |
Not reported recently (12)
- John K Morgan · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Oct 2, 2020
- Steve A. Brunker · Last reported as CIO in an SEC filing dated Sep 5, 2019
- Sylvia M. Astrop · Last reported as SVP Global Sourcing in an SEC filing dated Sep 5, 2019
- Robert Allan Steele · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Apr 3, 2019
- James P/ Sferra · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated Jan 16, 2019
- Crawford C. Lipsey · Last reported as Interim President and COO in an SEC filing dated Nov 13, 2018
- Andrew Foerster · Last reported as Executive VP and CTO in an SEC filing dated Nov 2, 2018
- Dennis W. Wells · Last reported as a director in an SEC filing dated May 29, 2018
- Ronald Charles Newbold Jr. · Last reported as President of Lighting Segment in an SEC filing dated Oct 17, 2017
- Ronald S Stowell · Last reported as CFO Emeritus and Treasurer in an SEC filing dated Sep 19, 2017
- Shawn Toney · Last reported as Pres. - LSI Lighting Solutions in an SEC filing dated Jul 25, 2017
- Paul T Foster · Last reported as Executive VP and Secretary in an SEC filing dated Jun 1, 2017
Compiled from SEC filings by the company and its directors and officers. Dates are as stated in those filings. Where no filing says when someone left, we show the last filing that listed them.
LYTS Proposed Insider Sales (Form 144)
Latest: 2026-06-01
? Form 144 Guide
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What is Form 144? A notice of intent to sell restricted or control stock under Rule 144. Affiliates (officers, directors, 10%+ owners) and holders of restricted shares must file Form 144 when planning to sell more than 5,000 shares or $50,000 in any 3-month rolling window.
How it relates to Form 4: Form 144 is filed before the trade (up to 90 days in advance); Form 4 is filed within 2 business days after the trade executes. Not every Form 144 results in a sale — the filer may cancel or delay. Look for the corresponding Form 4 on the Insider Activity card to confirm a sale actually happened.
10b5-1 plans: Trades made under a pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 plan are not discretionary — they execute automatically on dates set months earlier, regardless of news. High 10b5-1 percentages mean less per-filing signal value, though cumulative selling volume still matters.
"Notice value": Aggregate market value the filer wrote into the Form 144 — i.e. the size of the planned sale, not necessarily the executed dollars. An amended notice (Form 144/A) replaces the original it amends, and cancelled notices are dropped, so neither is double-counted above. A filed value that is clearly inconsistent with the share count at the stock's price (a filer typo) shows as a dash and is left out of the totals.
Source & freshness: Sourced from public Form 144 filings. Refreshed daily; new filings typically appear here the morning after they are filed.
| Filed | Filer | Role | Shares | Notice Value | Planned Sale | Broker | Plan | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-01 | WILFRED O'GARA | Director | 10,369 | $249.8K | 2026-06-01 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-28 | THOMAS CANERIS | Officer | 109,226 | $2.65M | 2026-05-28 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| 2026-05-28 | JAMES GALEESE | Officer | 136,578 | $3.32M | 2026-05-28 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| 2025-09-09 | James A. Clark (LYTS) | Officer, Director, President, CEO and Director | 500,000 | $11.50M | 2025-09-09 | E*TRADE from Morgan Stanley | — | EDGAR |
| 2025-09-08 | JAMES GALEESE | Officer | 54,575 | $1.27M | 2025-09-08 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC … | — | EDGAR |
| 2024-06-14 | Galeese, James E. | Officer | 2,122 | $32.0K | 2024-06-13 | Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC | — | EDGAR |
| 2023-05-23 | Bastian Jeffery S. | Officer | 24,481 | $327.8K | 2023-05-18 | Wells Fargo Brokerage Services, … | — | EDGAR |
| 2023-05-23 | Galeese James E | Officer | 50,000 | — | 2023-05-19 | Wells Fargo Brokerage Services, … | — | EDGAR |
Notice value is the aggregate market value the filer states they intend to sell — not a confirmed transaction. Compare to Insider Activity (Form 4) to see which planned sales actually executed. Market-wide feed: Planned sales (Form 144).
ETF Holders
61 ETFs hold LYTS
25 shown · $117.85M total exposure · 0.01% AUM-weighted avg weight
| # | ETF | Provider | Weight | $ Exposure | ETF AUM | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TSME Thrivent Small-Mid Cap Equity ETF | Nport | 2.56% | $26.9M | — | 2026-06-30 |
| 2 | VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF | Vanguard | 0.00% | $22.8M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 3 | IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.02% | $16.4M | $75.1B | 2026-10-20 |
| 4 | VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF | Vanguard | 0.01% | $8.6M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 5 | DFAT Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF | Dimensional | 0.02% | $5.4M | — | 2026-10-20 |
| 6 | IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.04% | $4.9M | $13.6B | 2026-10-20 |
| 7 | VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF | Vanguard | 0.02% | $4.1M | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 8 | SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF | Nport | 0.02% | $3.6M | — | 2026-05-31 |
| 9 | FESM Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap Core ETF | Fidelity | 0.05% | $3.3M | $6.6B | 2026-10-20 |
| 10 | DFAS Dimensional US Small Cap ETF | Dimensional | 0.01% | $3.1M | — | 2026-10-20 |
| 11 | DES WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund | Nport | 0.13% | $2.9M | — | 2026-06-30 |
| 12 | DFAC Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF | Dimensional | 0.00% | $2.4M | — | 2026-10-20 |
| 13 | IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.16% | $2.0M | $1.2B | 2026-10-20 |
| 14 | DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF | Dimensional | 0.01% | $1.9M | — | 2026-10-20 |
| 15 | DFMC Dimensional US Micro Cap ETF | Dimensional | 0.02% | $1.6M | — | 2026-10-20 |
| 16 | QCLN First Trust NASDAQ® Clean Edge® Green Energy Index Fund | First Trust | 0.26% | $1.3M | $484.9M | 2026-10-20 |
| 17 | DCOR Dimensional US Core Equity 1 ETF | Dimensional | 0.00% | $985,501 | — | 2026-10-20 |
| 18 | IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.01% | $973,305 | $13.7B | 2026-10-20 |
| 19 | ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | iShares (BlackRock) | 0.00% | $958,978 | $97.4B | 2026-10-20 |
| 20 | VIS Vanguard Industrials ETF | Vanguard | 0.01% | $932,754 | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 21 | GSSC Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF | Goldman | 0.06% | $630,013 | $1.0B | 2026-10-20 |
| 22 | VTWG Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF | Vanguard | 0.04% | $609,096 | — | 2026-09-30 |
| 23 | DGRS WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Quality Dividend Growth Fund | Nport | 0.14% | $578,009 | — | 2026-06-30 |
| 24 | PRFZ Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF | Nport | 0.02% | $548,706 | — | 2026-07-31 |
| 25 | EES WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Fund | Nport | 0.07% | $476,287 | — | 2026-06-30 |
Fundamentals
Quarterly filings sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K reports. TTM tiles aggregate the most recent four quarters; bars show the last ~12 quarters oldest → newest.
Metrics
- Revenue — top-line sales. Look for consistent YoY growth; seasonal businesses need same-quarter comparisons (Q4 '24 vs Q4 '23).
- Net Income — bottom-line profit after all expenses. Can be volatile from one-time items; red bars = net loss.
- Diluted EPS — net income per share assuming options/converts are exercised. Direct input to the P/E ratio.
- Operating Cash Flow — cash generated from core operations, before capex and financing. Harder to manipulate than net income; growing OCF is a quality signal.
How to read the bars
- Sequential growth — quarter-over-quarter trend. Accelerating bars are a momentum signal.
- YoY growth — compare to the same quarter a year earlier to remove seasonality.
- Quality — OCF should roughly track Net Income over time. Large divergence (net income ≫ OCF) flags accruals risk.
- Margins — scan the bar ratios: Net Income / Revenue tells you margin trend without needing a separate chart.
TTM (trailing-twelve-month) smooths seasonality and is used for the P/E calculation. Filings appear 30–90 days after the period closes.
Trailing P/E
29.31
TTM Diluted EPS
$0.67
TTM Revenue
$689.40M
TTM Net Income
$22.58M
TTM Op. Cash Flow
$44.15M
Quarterly figures (12 quarters)
| Quarter | Period End | Revenue | Net Income | Diluted EPS | Op. Cash Flow |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 '26 | 2026-06-30 | $234.62M | $6.88M | $0.18 | $11.56M |
| Q3 '26 | 2026-03-31 | $150.53M | $2.09M | $0.06 | $6.93M |
| Q2 '26 | 2025-12-31 | $147.00M | $6.35M | $0.20 | $24.98M |
| Q1 '26 | 2025-09-30 | $157.25M | $7.26M | $0.23 | $676.00K |
| Q4 '25 | 2025-06-30 | $155.07M | $8.17M | $0.26 | $9.50M |
| Q3 '25 | 2025-03-31 | $132.48M | $3.88M | $0.13 | $6.88M |
| Q2 '25 | 2024-12-31 | $147.73M | $5.65M | $0.18 | $9.89M |
| Q1 '25 | 2024-09-30 | $138.09M | $6.68M | $0.22 | $11.85M |
| Q4 '24 | 2024-06-30 | $129.01M | $5.67M | $0.19 | $11.10M |
| Q3 '24 | 2024-03-31 | $108.19M | $5.38M | $0.18 | $12.43M |
| Q2 '24 | 2023-12-31 | $109.00M | $5.91M | $0.20 | $9.28M |
| Q1 '24 | 2023-09-30 | $123.44M | $8.03M | $0.27 | $10.59M |
Q4 2026 • period ending 2026-06-30 • filed 2026-09-03
Valuation
Ratios derived from TTM financials and the current market price, sampled daily. History chart shows how expensive the stock is today relative to its own recent past.
Price Multiples
- P/E — price / TTM earnings. Rough market rule: 10–15 value, 15–25 market, >30 growth/premium. Negative when earnings are negative.
- P/B — price / book value. Useful for financials and asset-heavy names; meaningless for asset-light software.
- P/S — price / TTM revenue. Useful when earnings are negative or noisy (early-stage growth).
- EV/EBITDA — capital-structure-neutral. <10 cheap, 10–15 reasonable, >20 rich. Good for comparing across leverage profiles.
- EV/Sales — like P/S but accounts for debt + cash. Compare within sector.
Profitability & Yields
- ROE — return on equity. >15% strong, >25% exceptional. Caution: high leverage inflates ROE.
- ROA — return on assets. Leverage-neutral; >5% solid, >10% exceptional.
- Div Yield — annual dividend / price. Compare to 10Y Treasury; sustained yield >6% often signals distress.
- FCF Yield — free cash flow / market cap. >5% is attractive; negative means burning cash.
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity — leverage. <1 conservative, >2 aggressive. Sector-dependent (utilities naturally high, tech low).
- Current Ratio — short-term liquidity. >1.5 comfortable, <1 raises short-term solvency flags.
Reading the history chart
- Compare current level to the 3-year band: near the high end = relatively expensive; near the low = relatively cheap.
- Multiples expanding while earnings are flat = sentiment-driven rally.
- Multiples compressing while earnings grow = value coming from fundamentals.
P/E
29.31
P/B
1.84
P/S
0.96
EV/EBITDA
16.26
EV/Sales
1.30
ROE
6.3%
ROA
2.7%
Div Yield
0.89%
FCF Yield
6.67%
Debt/Equity
0.68
Current Ratio
—
Market Cap
$662.01M
as of 2026-10-22
Short Interest & Float
Regulatory short-interest reports publish on a bi-weekly settlement cadence; short-volume is reported daily by the trade-reporting facilities. Float is derived from insider-ownership filings.
Metric definitions
- Short Interest — total shares currently sold short as of the settlement date. Lags real time by ~8 business days.
- SI % of Float — short interest / free float. The key crowding metric.
- Days to Cover — short interest / avg daily volume. How many full trading days it would take shorts to buy back. High DTC + catalyst = squeeze fuel.
- Short Vol Ratio — today's short-sale volume / total volume. Intraday selling pressure proxy (not the same as short interest).
- Free Float — shares available for public trading (total shares minus insider / restricted).
- Float % — free float / shares outstanding. <50% = tightly held, more prone to squeezes.
How to read the signals
- SI % of Float < 5% — typical, no particular signal.
- 5–15% — elevated; watch for catalysts (earnings, guidance, macro).
- 15–30% — heavily shorted; tight-float names in this range have produced notable squeezes historically.
- >30% — extreme; borrow is likely expensive and squeeze risk is material.
- Days to Cover > 5 combined with high SI% amplifies squeeze potential.
History chart
- Trend matters more than level. Rapidly rising short interest often precedes negative catalysts or heavy hedging.
- A sudden drop in SI after a rally may indicate a squeeze in progress.
Short interest is reported mid-month and end-of-month; short volume is daily.
Short Interest
3.13M
SI % of Float
8.80%
Days to Cover
7.42
Short Vol Ratio
66.7%
Free Float
35.55M
Float %
95.3%
Short interest 2026-09-30 • Short volume 2026-10-21 • Float 2026-09-29