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Lumentum (LITE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$914.76 +19.76 (+2.21%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

About Lumentum Stock (NASDAQ:LITE)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$886.84
$918.84
50-Day Range
$602.35
$968.90
52-Week Range
$125.00
$1,085.68
Volume
3.21 million shs
Average Volume
5.64 million shs
Market Capitalization
$82.05 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$1,047.18
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

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. Beyond communications, Lumentum offers high-power, semiconductor and ultrafast lasers used in 3D sensing for consumer electronics, lidar for automotive safety systems, microfabrication, precision machining and medical diagnostics.

Serving a global customer base, Lumentum operates design, manufacturing and support facilities across North America, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. Its photonic solutions are adopted by telecom operators, cloud service providers, original equipment manufacturers and industrial enterprises worldwide, supporting the build-out of scalable, high-capacity networks and enabling innovations across diverse end markets.

Established in 2015 through the spin-off of JDS Uniphase’s optical communications business, Lumentum has since augmented its capabilities through targeted investments and strategic acquisitions. Under the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Alan M. Lowe, the company remains focused on advancing photonic innovation, optimizing operational performance and forging collaborative partnerships to capture emerging opportunities in next-generation optical and laser markets.

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Lumentum Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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85th Percentile Overall Score

LITE MarketRank™: 

Lumentum scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 131st out of 602 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Lumentum has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.71, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 14 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Lumentum has a consensus price target of $1,047.18, representing about 15.9% upside from its current price of $903.77.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Lumentum has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Lumentum's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Lumentum are expected to grow by 63.97% in the coming year, from $19.76 to $32.40 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Lumentum is -10.99, 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. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Lumentum is -10.99, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Lumentum has a P/B Ratio of 15.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Lumentum's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    8.14% of the float of Lumentum has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lumentum has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lumentum has recently decreased by 14.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Lumentum does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Lumentum does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Lumentum has a news sentiment score of 1.20. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.90 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 81 news articles for Lumentum this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    150 people have searched for LITE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 15% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    87 people have added Lumentum to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 78% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Lumentum insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $55,448,750.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.43% of the stock of Lumentum is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    94.05% of the stock of Lumentum is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Lumentum's insider trading history.
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LITE Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Lumentum's stock was trading at $368.59 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, LITE stock has increased by 145.2% and is now trading at $903.77.

Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE) posted its 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. The company's revenue was up 109.3% on a year-over-year basis.
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Top institutional shareholders of Lumentum include California State Teachers Retirement System (102.83%), Jupiter Topco LLC (2.43%), Amundi (0.73%) and WT Asset Management Ltd (0.74%). Insiders that own company stock include Alan S Lowe, Michael E Hurlston, Yuen Wupen, Vincent Retort, Wajid Ali, Matthew Joseph Sepe, Jae Kim, Ian Small, Brian Lillie, Julia Suzanne Johnson, Harold L Covert, Pamela Fletcher, Isaac Hosojiro Harris and Penny Herscher.
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Shares of LITE 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lumentum investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Micron Technology (MU), Qualcomm (QCOM) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/11/2026
Today
8/31/2026
Citi’s 2026 Global TMT Conference
9/09/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/03/2026
Fiscal Year End
6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
Communications Equipment
Sub-Industry
Communications Equipment
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:LITE
Previous Symbol
NASDAQ:LITEV
CIK
1633978
Fax
N/A
Employees
13,757
Year Founded
2009

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$1,400.00
Low Price Target
$240.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+14.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.71
Research Coverage
21 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($82.21)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
46.29
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$6.94 billion
Net Margins
-230.15%
Pretax Margin
-237.98%
Return on Equity
26.34%
Return on Assets
10.25%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.01
Current Ratio
1.68
Quick Ratio
1.40

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.01 billion
Price / Sales
27.22
Cash Flow
$13.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
68.73
Book Value
$59.69 per share
Price / Book
15.33

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
89,700,000
Free Float
89,314,000
Market Cap
$82.05 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.50

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This page (NASDAQ:LITE) was last updated on 8/31/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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