Lowest-Rated StocksLowest-RatedNYSE:LUMN Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Stock Price, News & Analysis $4.88 +0.09 (+1.88%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$4.86 -0.02 (-0.41%) As of 04:18 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesNews and TrendsOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort Interest About Lumen Technologies Stock (NYSE:LUMN) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Lumen Technologies alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$4.63▼$4.9250-Day Range$4.43▼$7.0352-Week Range$4.25▼$11.95Volume11.97 million shsAverage Volume13.63 million shsMarket Capitalization$5.03 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$7.38Consensus RatingReduce Company Overview Lumen Technologies, Inc. is a communications and technology company that provides network, connectivity, cloud, cybersecurity and managed services primarily to businesses, government organizations and wholesale customers. Its offerings include fiber-based internet and data transport, software-defined networking, network security, unified communications, voice services, edge computing and related information technology solutions. The company operates one of the largest enterprise fiber networks in the United States and also serves customers internationally through its global network and wholesale operations. Lumen provides connectivity between businesses, data centers, cloud service providers and other network operators, supporting applications such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, video, collaboration and other data-intensive services. Lumen was formerly known as CenturyLink and adopted the Lumen Technologies name in 2020. The company expanded substantially through the acquisition of Level 3 Communications in 2017, adding extensive enterprise and international network assets. In subsequent years, Lumen sold certain operations, including its traditional local-exchange carrier business in 20 states to Brightspeed and its Europe, Middle East and Africa business to Colt Technology Services, sharpening its focus on enterprise connectivity and digital networking.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Lumen Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks68th Percentile Overall ScoreLUMN MarketRank™: 3.42142672525 of 5 starsLumen Technologies scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 109th out of 236 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.8 / 5Analyst RatingReduce Consensus RatingLumen Technologies has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.91, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialLumen Technologies has a consensus price target of $7.38, representing about 53.2% upside from its current price of $4.82.Amount of Analyst CoverageLumen Technologies has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Lumen Technologies' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthGrowing Earnings GrowthEarnings for Lumen Technologies are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.54) to ($0.06) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Lumen Technologies is -4.72, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Lumen Technologies is -4.72, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.Read more about Lumen Technologies' valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted6.59% of the float of Lumen Technologies has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverLumen Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.13.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Lumen Technologies has recently decreased by 4.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldLumen Technologies does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthLumen Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Read more about Lumen Technologies' dividend. News and Social Media2.5 / 5News Sentiment-0.08 News SentimentLumen Technologies has a news sentiment score of -0.08. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Lumen Technologies this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search Interest26 people have searched for LUMN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 333% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows17 people have added Lumen Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 750% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership3.7 / 5Insider TradingAcquiring Shares Net Insider BuyingOver the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $613,000.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0123% of the company's market cap.Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Lumen Technologies insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $613,000.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders2.30% of the stock of Lumen Technologies is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions66.19% of the stock of Lumen Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Lumen Technologies' insider trading history. Receive LUMN Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Lumen Technologies and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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Now he says a $3 trillion problem could trigger a chain reaction of crashes and failures, causing a global freeze in financial markets.October 30 at 1:00 AM | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Lumen is Redefining Networking for the AI and Quantum ErasOctober 29 at 8:41 AM | finance.yahoo.comShenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN) Reports Q3 Loss, Lags Revenue EstimatesOctober 28 at 9:18 AM | finance.yahoo.comConsensus price target for Lumen Technologies decreases 13.18% to MX$128.35October 22, 2026 | msn.comLumen Technologies Launches Dual Path Wavelength Service and Advances AI-Powered Service Assurance CapabilitiesOctober 21, 2026 | marketscreener.comMLumen Takes Network Resilience Beyond the Backup Plan with AI and Built-In DiversityOctober 20, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comSee More Headlines LUMN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have LUMN shares performed this year? Lumen Technologies' stock was trading at $7.76 at the start of the year. Since then, LUMN shares have decreased by 38.0% and is now trading at $4.8150. How were Lumen Technologies' earnings last quarter? Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August, 4th. The technology company reported ($0.07) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by $0.06. Lumen Technologies's revenue was down 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. Read the conference call transcript. Does Lumen Technologies have any subsidiaries? Lumen Technologies subsidiaries include Streamroot, SEAL Consulting, Level 3 Communications, Level 3 Parent, ElasticBox Inc., netAura, Orchestrate, and more. Who are Lumen Technologies' major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Lumen Technologies include CapWealth Advisors LLC (0.67%), Congress Asset Management Co. (0.12%), VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al (0.04%) and Choreo LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher Stansbury, James Fowler, T Michael Glenn, Diankha Linear and Kathleen E Johnson. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Lumen Technologies? Shares of LUMN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Lumen Technologies own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lumen Technologies investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Energy Transfer (ET), NVIDIA (NVDA), Ford Motor (F), Pfizer (PFE) and ExxonMobil (XOM). Company Calendar Last Earnings8/04/2026Today10/30/2026Next Earnings (Estimated)11/04/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorCommunication Services Industry Diversified Telecommunication Services Sub-IndustryAlternative Carriers Current SymbolNYSE:LUMN CIK18926 Webwww.lumen.com Phone(318) 388-9000Fax318-388-9562Employees21,000Year Founded1968Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Lumen Technologies$7.38 High Price Target$9.00 Low Price Target$4.00 Potential Upside/Downside+51.1%Consensus RatingReduce Rating Score (0-4)1.91 Research Coverage11 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($1.02) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$1.74 billion Net Margins-8.65% Pretax Margin-11.83% Return on EquityN/A Return on Assets-1.56% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.96 Quick Ratio0.96 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$11.83 billion Price / Sales0.43 Cash Flow$2.22 per share Price / Cash Flow2.20 Book Value($1.09) per share Price / Book-4.48Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares1,031,250,000Free Float1,007,722,000Market Cap$5.03 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.84 Social Links 7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Add To Your Forever PortfolioA strong long-term portfolio starts with companies that can survive recessions, inflation, changing consumer habits, and shifting market leadership. 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