Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) Updates Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE - Get Free Report) updated its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.470-0.530 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.410. The company issued revenue guidance of $410.0 million-$425.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $413.8 million.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Raymond James lifted their price target on Lumentum from $94.00 to $96.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday. Northland Securities lifted their price target on Lumentum from $60.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a report on Friday. B. Riley raised their price objective on Lumentum from $62.00 to $75.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Friday. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Lumentum from $83.00 to $81.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Susquehanna raised their price objective on Lumentum from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "positive" rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $88.07.

Lumentum Stock Performance

NASDAQ LITE traded down $3.97 during trading on Monday, hitting $81.93. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,574,353 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,494,025. The company has a quick ratio of 4.04, a current ratio of 5.36 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.87. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $87.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $71.95. The firm has a market cap of $5.63 billion, a P/E ratio of -10.65 and a beta of 0.94. Lumentum has a 52 week low of $38.28 and a 52 week high of $104.00.

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 13th. The technology company reported ($0.14) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27 by ($0.41). Lumentum had a negative net margin of 36.98% and a negative return on equity of 7.00%. Equities research analysts forecast that Lumentum will post -0.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, CFO Wajid Ali sold 29,887 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.06, for a total value of $2,542,188.22. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 56,492 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,805,209.52. The trade was a 34.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Vincent Retort sold 41,710 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.52, for a total value of $3,733,879.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 147,515 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,205,542.80. This represents a 22.04 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 101,797 shares of company stock worth $8,881,428. Company insiders own 0.19% 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.