Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lumen Technologies is a telecommunications and technology company that provides network and digital services primarily to businesses, government agencies, and wholesale customers. Its offerings include fiber and internet connectivity, private networking, voice and collaboration services, cloud connectivity, and managed security solutions.

The company serves customers across North America and in international markets through its fiber network and related technology platforms. Lumen has shifted its focus toward enterprise services in recent years, including after selling consumer and local-exchange operations in several states.

Lumen was known as CenturyLink until adopting its current name in 2020. Its history also includes the acquisitions of Qwest Communications and Level 3 Communications, which expanded its network and business services. Kate Johnson became president and chief executive officer in 2022.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.05 to $4.24
• 50-Day Range: $3.98 to $7.03
• 52-Week Range: $3.84 to $11.30
• Volume: 4.74 million shs
• Average Volume: 13.85 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.39 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $6.19
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Lumen Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lumen Technologies scored higher than 79% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 62nd out of 230 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Lumen 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 Potential

Lumen Technologies has a consensus price target of $6.19, representing about 48.4% upside from its current price of $4.17.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lumen Technologies has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings 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 Market

The P/E ratio of Lumen Technologies is -4.09, 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 Lumen Technologies is -4.09, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.59% of the float of Lumen Technologies has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lumen Technologies has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.13.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lumen Technologies has recently decreased by 4.68%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Lumen Technologies does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Lumen Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.56

News Sentiment

Lumen Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.56. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 27 news articles for Lumen Technologies this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

27 people have searched for LUMN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 125% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

14 people have added Lumen Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Cluster Insider Buying

2 insiders have purchased shares of Lumen Technologies in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $494,750.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0115% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lumen Technologies insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $494,750.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.30% of the stock of Lumen Technologies is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

66.19% of the stock of Lumen Technologies is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/04/2026
• Today: 11/13/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Alternative Carriers
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LUMN
• CIK: 18926
• Web: www.lumen.com
• Phone: (318) 388-9000
• Fax: 318-388-9562
• Employees: 21,000
• Year Founded: 1968

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Lumen Technologies: $6.19
• High Price Target: $8.00
• Low Price Target: $4.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +46.5%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.91
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.66)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$1.74 billion
• Net Margins: -8.65%
• Pretax Margin: -11.83%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -1.56%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.96
• Quick Ratio: 0.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $11.46 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.38
• Cash Flow: $1.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.20
• Book Value: ($1.09) per share
• Price / Book: -3.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,031,043,000
• Free Float: 1,007,722,000
• Market Cap: $4.36 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.94