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 earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.470-0.530 for the period, compared to the consensus 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 Stock Up 3.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ LITE traded up $3.48 during trading on Thursday, reaching $92.67. 4,959,851 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,223,300. The company has a market capitalization of $6.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.19 and a beta of 0.94. Lumentum has a twelve month low of $38.28 and a twelve month high of $104.00. 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 business’s 50-day moving average price is $87.52 and its 200 day moving average price is $71.12.

Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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 net margin of 40.70% and a negative return on equity of 6.79%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Lumentum will post -0.02 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts have commented on LITE shares. Raymond James raised their target price on shares of Lumentum from $70.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Northland Securities upped 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. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on Lumentum from $69.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Lumentum from $83.00 to $81.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 31st. Finally, Barclays upgraded shares of Lumentum from an “underweight” rating to an “overweight” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $80.00 to $125.00 in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Two investment 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Lumentum currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $81.77.

Insider Transactions at Lumentum

In related news, insider Vincent Retort sold 41,710 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.52, for a total transaction of $3,733,879.20. Following the sale, the insider now owns 147,515 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,205,542.80. This represents a 22.04 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Penny Herscher sold 1,625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the director now owns 6,852 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $555,628.68. The trade was a 19.17 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 101,797 shares of company stock worth $8,881,428. Company insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

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.