Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) Releases Q3 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) issued an update on its third quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.470-0.530 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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.

Lumentum Trading Up 3.9 %

Lumentum stock traded up $3.48 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $92.67. 4,959,851 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,223,300. Lumentum has a fifty-two week low of $38.28 and a fifty-two week high of $104.00. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $87.52 and its 200 day simple moving average is $71.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.19 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 5.36, a quick ratio of 4.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.87.

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The technology company reported ($0.14) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.27 by ($0.41). Lumentum had a negative return on equity of 6.79% and a negative net margin of 40.70%. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Lumentum will post -0.02 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Raymond James upped their target price on shares of Lumentum from $70.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a 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 report on Thursday, January 9th. Barclays raised Lumentum from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $80.00 to $125.00 in a research note on Friday, January 17th. Rosenblatt Securities raised their price target on Lumentum from $69.00 to $110.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Susquehanna upped their price objective on shares of Lumentum from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have issued a hold rating and nine have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Lumentum presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $81.77.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Lumentum news, insider Vincent Retort sold 41,710 shares of Lumentum stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.52, for a total value of $3,733,879.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 147,515 shares in the company, valued at $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 SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Harold L. Covert sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.17, for a total value of $1,307,550.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 8,761 shares in the company, valued at $763,696.37. This represents a 63.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders sold 101,797 shares of company stock valued at $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.