Sona Asset Management US LLC trimmed its position in shares of Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE – Free Report) by 29.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 3,000 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 1,274 shares during the quarter. Sona Asset Management US LLC’s holdings in Lumentum were worth $2,108,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Lumentum during the first quarter valued at about $25,000. Sachetta LLC grew 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 purchasing an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Wiser Advisor Group LLC grew its position in Lumentum by 6,000.0% in the 1st quarter. Wiser Advisor Group LLC now owns 61 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. increased its stake in Lumentum by 687.5% in the 1st quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 63 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Truvestments Capital LLC increased its stake in Lumentum by 300.0% in the 4th quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 76 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.05% of the company’s stock.
Lumentum Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:LITE opened at $762.99 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.97, a current ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.36 billion, a PE ratio of 141.29 and a beta of 1.48. Lumentum Holdings Inc. has a twelve month low of $101.22 and a twelve month high of $1,085.68. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $844.69 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $728.47.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on LITE shares. Craig Hallum boosted their target price on Lumentum from $900.00 to $1,150.00 in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Lumentum from $900.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. B. Riley Financial reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Lumentum in a report on Friday, May 1st. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their price objective on Lumentum from $1,040.00 to $1,300.00 in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on Lumentum from $750.00 to $1,000.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $1,012.67.
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Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Vincent Retort sold 3,183 shares of Lumentum stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $953.95, for a total value of $3,036,422.85. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 89,563 shares in the company, valued at approximately $85,438,623.85. The trade was a 3.43% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Brian Lillie sold 11,951 shares of Lumentum stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $981.64, for a total value of $11,731,579.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 13,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,702,712.76. This trade represents a 46.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold 41,260 shares of company stock worth $38,859,220 in the last three months. Insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.
Key Lumentum News
Here are the key news stories impacting Lumentum this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Barclays recently upgraded Lumentum and cited expectations for continued earnings strength, keeping the photonics maker in focus ahead of its next earnings report.
- Positive Sentiment: Zacks highlighted Lumentum as one of three stocks worth buying after recent broker rating upgrades, reinforcing the bullish analyst backdrop.
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts now describe Lumentum as a “Moderate Buy,” reflecting broad Street confidence in the company’s outlook.
- Positive Sentiment: Recent coverage has tied Lumentum to AI and data-center spending themes, with investors expecting optical networking suppliers to benefit from ongoing infrastructure buildout.
- Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also watching Lumentum’s upcoming quarterly earnings preview, with results likely to be a key catalyst for the stock.
- Negative Sentiment: Short interest data showed 0 shares reported, so there is no meaningful bearish signal from the latest short-interest update.
Lumentum Company Profile
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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