Shares of Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE – Get Free Report) traded down 8.6% during trading on Friday following insider selling activity. The stock traded as low as $853.10 and last traded at $863.66. 7,461,103 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 24% from the average session volume of 6,028,339 shares. The stock had previously closed at $945.08.
Specifically, Director Isaac Hosojiro Harris sold 1,416 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,000.08, for a total transaction of $1,416,113.28. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,984 shares in the company, valued at $6,984,558.72. The trade was a 16.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Isaac Hosojiro Harris sold 4,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $860.00, for a total value of $3,440,000.00. Following the sale, the director owned 8,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,224,000. The trade was a 32.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several brokerages have recently issued reports on LITE. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on Lumentum from $880.00 to $1,040.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 21st. Craig Hallum raised their price objective on Lumentum from $900.00 to $1,150.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Zacks Research upgraded Lumentum from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 13th. B. Riley Financial reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Lumentum in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $1,014.00 price target on shares of Lumentum in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $1,021.95.
Key Stories Impacting Lumentum
Here are the key news stories impacting Lumentum this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities raised its price target on Lumentum to $1,200 from $1,000 and kept an “outperform” rating, reinforcing bullish expectations for the stock. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains favorable overall, with Lumentum carrying an average “Moderate Buy” rating, which can help support investor sentiment. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Lumentum announced a $650.4 million private share exchange tied to its 2028 convertible notes, a move that may reduce financing overhang and improve balance-sheet flexibility. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Investor attention remains elevated around Lumentum’s role in AI infrastructure and optical interconnects, a theme that has helped drive the stock’s strong run. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Director Isaac Hosojiro Harris sold 1,416 shares in a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan. The sale is routine, but insider selling can still make some investors more cautious. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Articles questioning whether Lumentum is “down since last earnings” mainly focused on post-earnings valuation and trading digestion rather than a new negative catalyst. Article Title
Lumentum Trading Down 8.6%
The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 0.97 and a current ratio of 1.14. The firm has a market cap of $67.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 159.94 and a beta of 1.47. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $878.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $606.00.
Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The technology company reported $2.37 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.27 by $0.10. Lumentum had a return on equity of 24.81% and a net margin of 17.61%.The firm had revenue of $808.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $810.21 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.57 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 90.1% on a year-over-year basis. Lumentum has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 2.850-3.050 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Lumentum Holdings Inc. will post 6.49 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lumentum
A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its stake in shares of Lumentum by 8,579.2% during the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 1,563,210 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $254,350,000 after acquiring an additional 1,545,199 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Lumentum in the fourth quarter worth $474,495,000. Value Aligned Research Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Lumentum in the fourth quarter valued at $432,062,000. Situational Awareness LP raised its position in Lumentum by 210.9% during the 4th quarter. Situational Awareness LP now owns 1,298,400 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $478,577,000 after purchasing an additional 880,800 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its position in Lumentum by 707.0% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 994,478 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $366,555,000 after purchasing an additional 871,249 shares during the last quarter. 94.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About Lumentum
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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