Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE – Get 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.
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
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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