Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) Issues Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) updated its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.780-0.850 for the period, compared to the consensus 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.

Lumentum Stock Performance

LITE opened at $91.77 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $73.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $74.98. Lumentum has a 1 year low of $38.29 and a 1 year high of $104.00. The stock has a market cap of $6.37 billion, a P/E ratio of -14.23 and a beta of 1.28. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.91, a current ratio of 4.72 and a quick ratio of 3.53.

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 6th. The technology company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.07. Lumentum had a negative net margin of 29.87% and a negative return on equity of 8.69%. The business had revenue of $425.20 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $418.18 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.09 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 16.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts anticipate that Lumentum will post 0.03 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on Lumentum from $80.00 to $90.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $105.00 price target on shares of Lumentum in a report on Thursday, June 12th. Northland Capmk raised shares of Lumentum from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, April 7th. Barclays set a $75.00 target price on shares of Lumentum and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 7th. Finally, BNP Paribas upgraded shares of Lumentum from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $92.00 price target for the company in a research report on Tuesday, March 11th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $84.93.

Insider Transactions at Lumentum

In other news, insider Yuen Wupen sold 4,426 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $71.80, for a total transaction of $317,786.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 92,099 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,612,708.20. This represents a 4.59% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Alan S. Lowe sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.47, for a total transaction of $1,769,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 250,471 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,159,169.37. This trade represents a 7.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 46,520 shares of company stock worth $3,872,678 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Lumentum

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in LITE. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Lumentum by 109.9% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,986 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $747,000 after purchasing an additional 6,275 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 680 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in Lumentum by 36.8% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 945 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $59,000 after acquiring an additional 254 shares in the last quarter. 94.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Lumentum

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.