1,166 Shares in Lumentum Holdings Inc. $LITE Acquired by Quantbot Technologies LP

Posted by Brenda Bartman on Aug 27th, 2026

Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new stake in Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 1,166 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,000,000.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Evolve Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Lumentum during the second quarter worth $243,000. Farringdon Capital Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Lumentum in the 2nd quarter valued at $232,000. Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Co acquired a new stake in shares of Lumentum during the 2nd quarter valued at $14,673,000. George Kaiser Family Foundation acquired a new stake in shares of Lumentum during the 2nd quarter valued at $248,000. Finally, Capital CS Group LLC bought a new stake in Lumentum during the 2nd quarter worth $255,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.05% of the company’s stock.

Lumentum Stock Up 6.0%

Shares of LITE opened at $939.03 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $808.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $801.60. Lumentum Holdings Inc. has a 12 month low of $123.78 and a 12 month high of $1,085.68. The company has a market capitalization of $84.23 billion, a PE ratio of -11.42 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.68, a quick ratio of 1.40 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01.

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE – Get Free Report) last issued 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. Lumentum had a positive return on equity of 26.34% and a negative net margin of 230.15%.The company had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $987.70 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.88 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 109.3% on a year-over-year basis. Lumentum has set its Q1 2027 guidance at 4.050-4.350 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Lumentum Holdings Inc. will post 19.76 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

LITE has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Craig Hallum upped their target price on Lumentum from $900.00 to $1,150.00 in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $1,200.00 price target on shares of Lumentum in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Loop Capital boosted their price target on Lumentum from $900.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $1,300.00 price objective on shares of Lumentum in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $1,040.00 price objective on shares of Lumentum in a report on Wednesday, August 12th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirteen have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $1,044.67.

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More Lumentum News

Here are the key news stories impacting Lumentum this week:

Positive Sentiment: AI optics demand is driving renewed buying. Lumentum gained for a second consecutive session as investors continued to favor companies supplying optical components for expanding AI data-center networks. Rival optoelectronics stocks were comparatively weaker, highlighting Lumentum’s current position as a preferred AI connectivity play. Lumentum Climbs 4% as the AI Optics Trade Extends a Second Session
Positive Sentiment: Order-flow data signaled strong demand. A reported “Power Inflow” alert indicated substantial institutional and retail buying pressure, reinforcing the bullish technical momentum behind LITE’s advance. Lumentum Shares Rise Over 4% After Key Trading Signal
Neutral Sentiment: New product ramps support the growth outlook but raise execution demands. Lumentum’s 1.6T transceivers and 200G lasers are being ramped to address AI networking demand, while capacity expansion and tight supply could support revenue growth. Lumentum’s 1.6T & 200G Ramp Faces Cisco & NVIDIA Competition
Negative Sentiment: Insider sales remain a modest overhang. Insider Yuen Wupen sold a combined 1,000 shares for approximately $853,195 across August 24 and August 26. Both transactions were conducted under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan and represented only about 0.54% of the insider’s holdings in each sale, reducing their significance as a bearish signal. SEC Insider Trading Filing
Negative Sentiment: Competition could pressure future growth and margins. Cisco and NVIDIA are developing competing solutions as Lumentum expands its AI connectivity products, creating execution and pricing risks despite currently strong demand.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Vincent Retort sold 2,483 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $827.82, for a total value of $2,055,477.06. Following the transaction, the insider owned 109,438 shares in the company, valued at approximately $90,594,965.16. The trade was a 2.22% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 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 Isaac Hosojiro Harris sold 1,416 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the director directly owned 6,984 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,984,558.72. This represents a 16.86% 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. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 17,352 shares of company stock worth $15,168,757. 0.43% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Lumentum Company Profile

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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.