On August 5, Coherent rose 3.17% overnight, trading at $334.0/share, with turnover of $5.91 million.
The move was driven by a combination of strong fiscal Q4 earnings expectations and continued momentum from a proposed U.S. ban on Chinese optical transceiver modules. Market consensus projects Coherent's upcoming quarterly revenue at approximately $19.86 billion, representing 31.65% year-over-year growth, with adjusted EPS of approximately $1.62, up 76.71% year-over-year. Institutional sentiment remains positive ahead of the August 12 earnings release.
Additionally, the previous trading day saw Coherent surge nearly 12% after reports that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission is drafting measures to prohibit imports of new-model Chinese optical transceiver modules to protect AI data center infrastructure. The domestic substitution thesis continues to ferment, sustaining bullish sentiment. Peers Lumentum and Applied Optoelectronics also rallied sharply during the prior session, reflecting broad sector strength in U.S.-based optical communications names.
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