Lightwave Logic, Inc. experienced a significant intraday decline of 6.42% on Tuesday, as the stock price dropped sharply during the regular trading session.

The decline appears to be directly linked to the company's recent announcements regarding equity offerings. Lightwave Logic filed for an offering of up to $49.33 million of common stock and amended its equity distribution sales agreement to increase its at-the-market equity sales program to $51.4 million.

Such equity offerings typically create downward pressure on stock prices due to concerns about shareholder dilution and the potential discount at which new shares might be issued compared to the current market price. The company has already sold approximately 8.08 million shares for gross proceeds of about $35 million under its existing sales agreement.