On July 23, Lumentum rose 3.05% overnight, trading at 855.95 USD/share, with turnover of 695,000 USD.
On the news front, Barclays upgraded Lumentum from Equal Weight to Overweight with a price target of $1,000. JPMorgan had previously raised its target from $1,130 to $1,165, maintaining an Overweight rating, with analyst consensus averaging approximately $1,126. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index surged 5.21% in recent sessions, with the optical communications sector broadly strengthening. TSMC executives stated that AI is driving a long-term structural demand explosion, continuously boosting sentiment across the optical communications supply chain.
The stock had pulled back over 30% from its May high. Barclays noted that Lumentum focuses on core laser components within optical networking modules and possesses strong pricing power amid supply chain shortages that are unlikely to ease in the near term, effectively supporting product prices and margin expansion. The firm also highlighted that gross margins improved by 13 percentage points over the past year. Multiple tailwinds are converging to drive an extended oversold rebound.
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