Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) Releases 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 EPS guidance of 0.780-0.850 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on LITE shares. UBS Group lowered their target price on Lumentum from $96.00 to $78.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Northland Securities set a $80.00 price target on Lumentum in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Barclays set a $75.00 price objective on shares of Lumentum and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Northland Capmk raised shares of Lumentum from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. Finally, BNP Paribas raised shares of Lumentum from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $92.00 price target for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lumentum has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $84.93.

Lumentum Trading Up 0.0%

LITE traded up $0.04 during trading on Friday, hitting $94.75. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,729,233 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,109,725. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.58 billion, a P/E ratio of -14.69 and a beta of 1.28. Lumentum has a twelve month low of $38.29 and a twelve month high of $104.00. The company has a quick ratio of 3.53, a current ratio of 4.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.91. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $75.17 and its 200-day moving average price is $75.06.

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates 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 net margin of 29.87% and a negative return on equity of 8.69%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 16.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.09 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that Lumentum will post 0.03 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Alan S. Lowe sold 20,000 shares of Lumentum stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.47, for a total transaction of $1,869,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 230,471 shares in the company, valued at $21,542,124.37. This trade represents a 7.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Jae Kim sold 4,577 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.98, for a total value of $356,914.46. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 31,534 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,459,021.32. This represents a 12.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 66,520 shares of company stock valued at $5,742,078. 0.19% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Lumentum

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of LITE. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Lumentum by 36.8% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 945 shares of the technology company's stock worth $59,000 after buying an additional 254 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Lumentum by 109.9% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,986 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $747,000 after acquiring an additional 6,275 shares during the period. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC increased its stake in shares of Lumentum by 9.1% during the 1st 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. 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.