On July 22, Coherent fell 3.58% in pre-market trading, trading at 306.97 USD/share, with turnover of 4.5357 million USD.

On the news front, Coherent surged over 11% in the prior trading session, driven by a broad rebound in the optical communication sector and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index soaring over 5%. Market strategists noted that investors aggressively buying back semiconductor stocks ahead of earnings season created a fear-of-missing-out mentality, but when stock prices rally sharply before earnings, further upside becomes increasingly difficult, prompting some funds to lock in profits.

The stock had previously declined over 21% from its July 10 high near the 332 USD area before entering an oversold recovery phase. The outsized single-day gain triggered a technical pullback. BNP Paribas recently raised its price target on Coherent from 380 USD to 415 USD, maintaining an Outperform rating, while the company secured a 50 million USD CHIPS Act subsidy to expand indium phosphide capacity, supporting medium-term sector fundamentals tied to AI data center demand for high-speed optical communication.

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