Corning Incorporated $GLW Position Boosted by Huntington National Bank

Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in shares of Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLWFree Report) by 37.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 578,432 shares of the electronics maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 157,959 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank’s holdings in Corning were worth $50,647,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Corning by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 99,283,317 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $8,693,247,000 after acquiring an additional 580,678 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in Corning by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 37,008,856 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $3,035,836,000 after acquiring an additional 439,883 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Corning by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 20,411,824 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,781,250,000 after acquiring an additional 517,067 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in Corning by 30.3% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 16,557,489 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $1,358,211,000 after acquiring an additional 3,848,540 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its stake in Corning by 8.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 13,763,148 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $724,432,000 after acquiring an additional 1,036,988 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.80% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, SVP Jaymin Amin sold 27,395 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $192.14, for a total value of $5,263,675.30. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 94,400 shares in the company, valued at approximately $18,138,016. The trade was a 22.49% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Soumya Seetharam sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $206.23, for a total value of $4,124,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 25,570 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,273,301.10. This trade represents a 43.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 60,655 shares of company stock valued at $12,046,561 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.

Corning Stock Down 2.7%

Shares of Corning stock opened at $190.97 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $164.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 91.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.81 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.06. Corning Incorporated has a 52-week low of $48.88 and a 52-week high of $211.79. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $165.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $125.52.

Corning (NYSE:GLWGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $4.35 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.30 billion. Corning had a return on equity of 19.45% and a net margin of 11.09%.The firm’s revenue was up 18.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.54 EPS. Corning has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.730-0.770 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Corning Incorporated will post 3.19 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Corning Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, June 29th. Investors of record on Friday, May 29th will be issued a $0.28 dividend. This represents a $1.12 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. Corning’s payout ratio is 53.59%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on GLW. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on Corning from $175.00 to $185.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 7th. UBS Group lifted their price target on Corning from $179.00 to $223.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 7th. Bank of America lifted their price target on Corning from $155.00 to $186.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 20th. Fox Advisors lowered Corning from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered Corning from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $177.92.

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Corning Profile

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Corning Incorporated is a global manufacturer specializing in specialty glass, ceramics and related materials and technologies. Headquartered in Corning, New York, the company supplies engineered materials and components used across multiple industries, including consumer electronics, telecommunications, automotive emissions control, pharmaceutical and life sciences, and industrial and scientific applications. Corning emphasizes materials science and precision manufacturing to develop durable, high-performance glass and ceramic products.

Key product lines include specialty display glass used by television and mobile-device manufacturers, cover glass marketed under well-known trade names for smartphones and tablets, and optical fiber and cable and related hardware for telecommunications networks.

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