Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) Releases Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.400-0.420 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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 Stock Down 0.9 %

NASDAQ:LITE traded down $0.75 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $84.31. 2,006,253 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,085,300. The company has a market cap of $5.79 billion, a PE 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 has a one year low of $38.28 and a one year high of $104.00. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $87.48 and a 200 day moving average price of $70.57.

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 the consensus estimate of $0.13 by ($0.48). The company had revenue of $336.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $326.94 million. Lumentum had a negative net margin of 40.70% and a negative return on equity of 6.79%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.10) earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Lumentum will post -0.02 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $110.00 price objective on shares of Lumentum in a research report on Thursday, January 9th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of Lumentum from $83.00 to $81.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Susquehanna increased their target price on shares of Lumentum from $80.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Northland Securities increased their price target on Lumentum from $45.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities increased their price objective on shares of Lumentum from $69.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report 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 issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $81.77.

Insider Transactions at Lumentum

In related news, Director Penny Herscher sold 1,625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.09, for a total value of $131,771.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 6,852 shares in the company, valued at $555,628.68. This trade represents a 19.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Wajid Ali sold 29,887 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.06, for a total transaction of $2,542,188.22. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 56,492 shares in the company, valued at $4,805,209.52. This trade represents a 34.60 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 101,797 shares of company stock worth $8,881,428. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.