Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) Updates Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE - Get Free Report) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.780-0.850 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.750. The company issued revenue guidance of $465.0 million-$475.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $457.5 million.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on LITE. Stifel Nicolaus raised their target price on Lumentum from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 5th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $105.00 target price on shares of Lumentum in a research note on Thursday, June 12th. BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Lumentum from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $92.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. B. Riley raised their price target on shares of Lumentum from $65.00 to $73.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Wednesday, June 4th. Finally, Northland Capmk upgraded Lumentum from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Lumentum has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $84.93.

Lumentum Trading Up 3.0%

Shares of Lumentum stock opened at $91.81 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.91, a quick ratio of 3.53 and a current ratio of 4.72. The company has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a P/E ratio of -14.23 and a beta of 1.28. Lumentum has a 1 year low of $38.29 and a 1 year high of $104.00. The company's fifty day moving average is $72.67 and its two-hundred day moving average is $74.86.

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.50 by $0.07. The business had revenue of $425.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $418.18 million. Lumentum had a negative return on equity of 8.69% and a negative net margin of 29.87%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.09 earnings per share. Analysts forecast that Lumentum will post 0.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Lumentum

In related news, insider Yuen Wupen sold 4,426 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.80, for a total transaction of $317,786.80. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 92,099 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,612,708.20. This represents a 4.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CFO Wajid Ali sold 2,222 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.58, for a total value of $185,714.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 47,460 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,966,706.80. The trade was a 4.47% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 46,520 shares of company stock valued at $3,872,678. Corporate insiders own 0.19% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Lumentum

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Lumentum by 36.8% in the first quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 945 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $59,000 after buying an additional 254 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC raised its holdings in Lumentum by 9.1% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 8,139 shares of the technology company's stock worth $507,000 after purchasing an additional 680 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Lumentum by 109.9% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,986 shares of the technology company's stock worth $747,000 after purchasing an additional 6,275 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.05% of the company's stock.

Lumentum Company Profile

Lumentum Holdings Inc manufactures and sells optical and photonic products in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through two segments: Optical Communications (OpComms) and Commercial Lasers (Lasers). The OpComms segment offers components, modules, and subsystems that enable the transmission and transport of video, audio, and data over high-capacity fiber optic cables.

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