Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) Insider Yuen Wupen Sells 500 Shares

Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITEGet Free Report) insider Yuen Wupen sold 500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $864.49, for a total transaction of $432,245.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 117,127 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $101,255,120.23. This trade represents a 0.43% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Yuen Wupen also recently made the following trade(s):

  • On Friday, September 4th, Yuen Wupen sold 500 shares of Lumentum stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $860.00, for a total value of $430,000.00.
  • On Monday, August 31st, Yuen Wupen sold 500 shares of Lumentum stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $895.00, for a total value of $447,500.00.
  • On Friday, August 28th, Yuen Wupen sold 500 shares of Lumentum stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $940.95, for a total value of $470,475.00.
  • On Wednesday, August 26th, Yuen Wupen sold 500 shares of Lumentum stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $882.15, for a total transaction of $441,075.00.
  • On Monday, August 24th, Yuen Wupen sold 500 shares of Lumentum stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $824.24, for a total transaction of $412,120.00.
  • On Friday, August 21st, Yuen Wupen sold 500 shares of Lumentum stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $898.15, for a total transaction of $449,075.00.
  • On Thursday, August 20th, Yuen Wupen sold 1,500 shares of Lumentum stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $827.82, for a total transaction of $1,241,730.00.

Lumentum Trading Up 4.0%

NASDAQ:LITE opened at $881.26 on Friday. Lumentum Holdings Inc. has a 1 year low of $144.20 and a 1 year high of $1,085.68. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $814.62 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $815.74. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.40. The company has a market cap of $79.05 billion, a P/E ratio of -10.72 and a beta of 1.53.

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITEGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 11th. The technology company reported $3.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.97 by $0.26. The company had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $987.70 million. Lumentum had a positive return on equity of 26.34% and a negative net margin of 230.15%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 109.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.88 earnings per share. Lumentum has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 4.050-4.350 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that Lumentum Holdings Inc. will post 19.78 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lumentum

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Lumentum during the 1st quarter valued at about $25,000. Sachetta LLC lifted its position in Lumentum by 118.8% in the 1st quarter. Sachetta LLC now owns 35 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Lumentum in the second quarter worth approximately $40,000. Keating Financial Advisory Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Lumentum in the second quarter worth approximately $41,000. Finally, Fiduciary Financial Advisors bought a new position in Lumentum during the second quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Institutional investors own 94.05% of the company’s stock.

Key Lumentum News

Here are the key news stories impacting Lumentum this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Optical-photonics rally: Lumentum gained alongside Coherent and other optical-networking stocks as investors focused on rising demand for lasers and optical components used to connect high-performance AI chips. Optical-photonics stocks article
  • Positive Sentiment: Favorable analyst coverage: Deutsche Bank initiated coverage with a Buy rating, while Evercore also began research coverage. New institutional coverage can improve visibility and support investor interest in LITE. Deutsche Bank coverage article Evercore coverage article
  • Positive Sentiment: AI infrastructure fundamentals remain strong: Recent results showed approximately $1.01 billion in quarterly revenue, adjusted EPS of $3.23, and guidance for $1.225 billion–$1.275 billion in revenue. Nvidia’s investment and purchase commitment for Lumentum’s laser components further reinforce the AI-demand thesis.
  • Neutral Sentiment: Portfolio concentration warning: One analysis said LITE’s roughly 680% advance can make it an outsized portfolio position. The article remained positive on the business but advised investors to reassess position sizing after the substantial rally. Lumentum portfolio concentration article
  • Negative Sentiment: Valuation concerns: A Seeking Alpha analysis argued that Lumentum has become too expensive following its dramatic run, creating a potential headwind if growth or AI infrastructure spending fails to exceed already-high expectations. Lumentum valuation article
  • Negative Sentiment: Insider selling: Yuen Wupen sold two separate blocks of 500 shares for a combined $862,245. Both trades were conducted under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan and represented only 0.43% of the insider’s holdings, making the signal relatively limited.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts recently weighed in on LITE shares. Bank of America decreased their target price on shares of Lumentum from $1,100.00 to $1,000.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Lumentum in a research report on Monday. They set a “buy” rating and a $1,200.00 price target for the company. Wolfe Research reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Lumentum in a report on Friday, August 21st. Mizuho lifted their price objective on Lumentum from $1,100.00 to $1,140.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, UBS Group set a $820.00 target price on Lumentum in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,053.83.

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About Lumentum

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Lumentum Holdings Inc, headquartered in San Jose, California, is a leading provider of photonic technologies that enable high-speed optical communication networks and advanced industrial applications. The company designs and manufactures a broad range of lasers, optical modules and subsystems tailored to the evolving requirements of telecommunications carriers, cloud data centers and enterprise networking.

Its core product portfolio includes tunable and fixed-wavelength laser transmitters, coherent optical engines, transceivers for long-haul, metro and data center interconnects, as well as test and measurement instruments.

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