Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC decreased its position in shares of Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE – Free Report) by 93.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,301 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 17,913 shares during the quarter. Oliver Luxxe Assets LLC’s holdings in Lumentum were worth $480,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Lumentum by 36.8% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 945 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Lumentum by 109.9% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 11,986 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $747,000 after buying an additional 6,275 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its stake in shares of Lumentum by 9.1% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 8,139 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $507,000 after buying an additional 680 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Lumentum in the second quarter valued at $292,000. Finally, MAI Capital Management grew its holdings in shares of Lumentum by 27.0% during the second quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 452 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. 94.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Lumentum Stock Down 8.5%
Shares of NASDAQ:LITE opened at $706.35 on Monday. Lumentum Holdings Inc. has a 1 year low of $45.65 and a 1 year high of $787.45. The company has a market capitalization of $50.43 billion, a PE ratio of 216.67 and a beta of 1.38. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $542.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $351.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 0.61 and a quick ratio of 0.45.
Key Headlines Impacting Lumentum
Here are the key news stories impacting Lumentum this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target sharply (reported as a 29% hike) and framed Lumentum as a key AI‑optics beneficiary, boosting investor confidence in the company’s data‑center connectivity positioning. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Reports that Lumentum is pursuing an $8 billion annual revenue target and has landed a major OCS contract have fueled bullish sentiment around its optical components backlog and long‑term growth runway. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst support increased: Rosenblatt issued a Buy rating and Morgan Stanley boosted its price target (to $595), adding further institutional validation for the stock’s outlook. Rosenblatt Buy MS PT Boost
- Positive Sentiment: Industry research highlights Lumentum’s strength in OCS and CPO product lines and an expanding AI‑era backlog — factors that could sustain revenue growth as hyperscalers shift from copper to optical solutions. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Anticipation of official inclusion in the S&P 500 has driven buying into LITE as index funds and ETFs rebalance, supporting near‑term demand for the shares. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Technical/flow factors: Some momentum traders cite a “power inflow” trading signal that helped push the stock higher in the short term; this is supportive but may be transient. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Caution from some analysts: while price action is strong, certain writeups note that recent earnings‑estimate revisions and lofty valuation metrics could limit upside or make the stock vulnerable to a pullback if growth expectations slip. Article Title
Insider Activity at Lumentum
In other news, Director Penny Herscher sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $597.29, for a total transaction of $2,389,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 2,057 shares in the company, valued at $1,228,625.53. This trade represents a 66.04% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Vincent Retort sold 3,441 shares of Lumentum stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $545.78, for a total transaction of $1,878,028.98. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 95,975 shares in the company, valued at $52,381,235.50. This trade represents a 3.46% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 65,775 shares of company stock worth $38,851,343. Insiders own 0.43% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several equities research analysts have recently commented on LITE shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Lumentum to $565.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Bank of America lifted their price target on Lumentum to $520.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on Lumentum to $550.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Lumentum in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, TD Cowen initiated coverage on Lumentum in a report on Thursday, March 12th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $675.00 target price on the stock. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Lumentum presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $575.06.
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Lumentum Profile
Lumentum Holdings Inc, headquartered in San Jose, California, is a leading provider of photonic technologies that enable high-speed optical communication networks and advanced industrial applications. The company designs and manufactures a broad range of lasers, optical modules and subsystems tailored to the evolving requirements of telecommunications carriers, cloud data centers and enterprise networking.
Its core product portfolio includes tunable and fixed-wavelength laser transmitters, coherent optical engines, transceivers for long-haul, metro and data center interconnects, as well as test and measurement instruments.
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