Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.400-0.420 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.350. The company issued revenue guidance of $402.0 million-$402.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $389.3 million.

Lumentum Price Performance

Lumentum stock traded down $0.75 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $84.31. 2,006,136 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,085,117. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $87.48 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $70.57. Lumentum has a 12-month low of $38.28 and a 12-month high of $104.00. The company has a market capitalization of $5.79 billion, a P/E ratio of -10.18 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.87, a current ratio of 5.36 and a quick ratio of 4.04.

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The technology company reported ($0.35) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by ($0.48). Lumentum had a negative return on equity of 6.79% and a negative net margin of 40.70%. The business had revenue of $336.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $326.94 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.10) EPS. Analysts forecast that Lumentum will post -0.02 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on LITE. Raymond James raised their target price on shares of Lumentum from $70.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Lumentum in a research note on Thursday, January 9th. Northland Securities increased their target price on Lumentum from $45.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Morgan Stanley lowered their price target on Lumentum from $83.00 to $81.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price target on Lumentum from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $81.77.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Vincent Retort sold 41,710 shares of Lumentum stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.52, for a total transaction of $3,733,879.20. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 147,515 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,205,542.80. The trade was a 22.04 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Wajid Ali sold 29,887 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 56,492 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,805,209.52. This trade represents a 34.60 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 101,797 shares of company stock worth $8,881,428 over the last 90 days. 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.