Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) Stock Price Up 6.6% - What's Next?

Key Points

• Harmonic shares rose 6.6% after second-quarter EPS and revenue exceeded estimates, with revenue up 53.5% year over year.
• The company raised its full-year 2026 guidance and issued third-quarter forecasts above analyst expectations, supporting bullish sentiment and increased call-option activity.
• Despite the strong results, analyst sentiment remains mixed, with an average “Hold” rating and a $17.50 price target; a delayed Form 10-Q filing adds reporting uncertainty.

Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ:HLIT - Get Free Report)'s share price traded up 6.6% on Friday . The stock traded as high as $13.97 and last traded at $13.94. 963,204 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 50% from the average session volume of 1,932,604 shares. The stock had previously closed at $13.08.

Harmonic News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Harmonic this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Harmonic reported second-quarter EPS of $0.24, above the $0.17 consensus estimate, while revenue reached $133.46 million versus expectations of $120.89 million. Revenue increased 53.5% year over year, and EPS rose from $0.09 in the prior-year quarter. Harmonic Q2 Earnings and Revenues Surpass Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised its outlook, forecasting full-year 2026 EPS of $0.67-$0.75 and revenue of $505 million-$525 million, both well above analyst consensus. Third-quarter guidance also exceeded expectations, with projected EPS of $0.15-$0.19 and revenue of $125 million-$135 million. Harmonic Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed its Buy rating and maintained a $20 price target, implying substantial upside from recent trading levels. Rosenblatt Reaffirms Buy Rating
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually heavy call-option activity suggests increased speculative interest following the earnings and guidance update; call purchases were approximately 50% above typical daily volume.
• Neutral Sentiment: Harmonic will meet investors at the Jefferies Semiconductor, IT Hardware & Communications Technology Conference on August 25, potentially providing additional commentary on demand and the company’s outlook. Harmonic Investor Conference Announcement
• Neutral Sentiment: Jefferies maintained its Hold rating, indicating that the strong results may already be reflected in the stock price. Jefferies Maintains Hold Rating
• Negative Sentiment: Harmonic delayed its quarterly Form 10-Q filing after a business sale and submitted a Form 12b-25 notification. The delay adds reporting and execution uncertainty, even though it was disclosed alongside otherwise strong results. Harmonic Delays Quarterly Filing

Analysts Set New Price Targets

HLIT has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "hold" rating and issued a $15.00 price objective on shares of Harmonic in a research note on Tuesday, May 12th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Harmonic in a report on Thursday. Northland Securities set a $17.00 price target on shares of Harmonic in a research report on Thursday. Zacks Research cut shares of Harmonic from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Barclays increased their price objective on shares of Harmonic from $15.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $17.50.

Harmonic Stock Up 6.3%

The company has a quick ratio of 2.03, a current ratio of 2.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The stock has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a PE ratio of -33.08 and a beta of 1.32. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $13.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $11.78.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Harmonic

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Harmonic in the 2nd quarter valued at $294,012,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Harmonic by 1.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 12,022,963 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $118,907,000 after buying an additional 148,281 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Harmonic by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,471,187 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $44,220,000 after acquiring an additional 80,791 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Harmonic by 5.4% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 3,673,398 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $32,987,000 after acquiring an additional 188,293 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Harmonic by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 2,406,945 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $24,503,000 after acquiring an additional 68,921 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.38% of the company's stock.

About Harmonic

Harmonic Inc NASDAQ: HLIT is a leading provider of video delivery infrastructure that enables service providers, broadcasters and content owners to capture, process and distribute high‐quality video across broadcast, cable, satellite and IP networks. The company's portfolio spans real‐time video compression solutions, including encoders and transcoders, as well as storage and server products designed for live production, playout and streaming on any device.

Harmonic's product lines include cable edge QAM modules and set‐top video processing platforms for traditional pay‐TV operators, alongside cloud‐native software for over‐the‐top (OTT) delivery, origin servers and content delivery network (CDN) services.

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