On August 19, Fabrinet declined 5.3% in regular trading, trading at $461.925/share, with turnover of $206 million.
On the news front, B. Riley lowered its price target on Fabrinet from $635 to $598 while maintaining a neutral rating. The stock had already plunged approximately 20% in the prior session following Q4 results, despite revenue of $1.316 billion beating estimates with 45% year-over-year growth and adjusted EPS of $4.10 surpassing consensus of $3.82. With the stock having rallied roughly 81.5% over the past twelve months and carrying a P/E ratio of 51.35x, elevated valuation continued to trigger profit-taking pressure.
The broader optical communications sector remained under heavy selling pressure, with Coherent falling approximately 12% and Applied Optoelectronics declining around 12%. The triple-leveraged inverse semiconductor ETF rose over 15% on the day, reflecting pronounced bearish sentiment across the technology space and amplifying sector-wide selling.
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