Lumentum Holdings Inc. manufactures and sells optical and photonic products in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It offers co...
Lumentum Holdings opened lower and continued to decline in regular trading, dropping 7.6% to $856.288 as the optical communications sector broadly slumped, with pre-market losses exceeding 6%. Intraday low of $844.720 was 21.13% below the 52-week high of $1,085.68, though YTD gains stand at 121.77%. Q4 revenue of $1.006 billion surged 109% YoY and operating income of $281 million skyrocketed 8,890%, yet net loss of -$7.161 billion reflected massive non-cash impairment charges. While Q3 net profit reached $142.5 million and ROE hit 29.84%, the stock remains below its 20-day moving average of $899.558, signaling near-term weakness.
Lumentum closed sharply lower on a high-to-low trajectory, falling approximately 5.0% after pre-market gains of about -1.4% gave way to a sustained intraday slide, driven by broad weakness in the optical communications sector where several stocks dropped 1%-2% in after-hours trading and LITE itself retraced much of Tuesday's ~11% rally, touching an intraday low of $939.45. Financially, Q4 2026 operating income surged 8,890.63% YoY to $281M on 109.34% revenue growth to $1.006B, yet the net loss of $716M and EPS of -$84.65 weighed heavily on sentiment. At $939.88, the stock sits 13.43% below its 52-week high of $1,085.68 but still up 143.42% YTD and above its MA20 ($900.91) and MA60 ($829.13), suggesting a high-level volatile consolidation.
Lumentum Holdings rallied sharply during regular trading, reaching $925.49 by ET 09:49, up 5.0% from the prior close of $881.255, driven by a broad optical communication sector uplift with peers AXTI and NOK gaining 2%-4% premarket. The stock staged a low-to-high move, bouncing from an intraday low of $892.27 (ET 09:33) to a session high of $925.49, a fluctuation range of $33.22. Q4 fiscal 2026 operating income surged 8890.63% YoY to $281.3 million, indicating robust underlying business growth, though net loss was $7.1608 billion due to large non-recurring items, resulting in EPS of -$84.65. At $925.49, the stock trades well above its 20-day MA of $889.486 and 60-day MA of $827.423, with a YTD gain of 139.7%, while remaining 14.75% below the 52-week high of $1085.68.
Lumentum plummeted more than 5% during regular trading, dragged by a broad sell-off in AI optical communication stocks. The stock opened weak in pre-market, extended losses after the bell, and hit an intraday low of $825.855, with the distance to its 52-week high substantially narrowing. Q4 revenue surged 109% YoY to $1.006 billion, but a massive impairment led to a net loss of $7.16 billion and EPS of -$84.65, a 2,962% YoY plunge. At $826.05, the stock is now below its 20-day MA of $883.29 and 24% off its 52-week high of $1,085.68, though YTD gains still stand at 114%.
Lumentum Holdings plunged in regular trading, last at $868.892 as of 09:44 ET, down 5.0% from the prior close, driven by a massive Q4 2026 net loss of $7.16 billion with EPS of -$84.65, a 2,962.92% YoY plunge, despite revenue surging 109.34% to $1.006 billion. The stock opened at $892.81 and hit an intraday low of $868.89, retreating over 5.5% from the pre-market high of $919.50. It sits 19.97% below the 52-week high of $1,085.68, with a YTD gain of 125.04%, yet has fallen below the 20-day MA of $881.65, nearing the 60-day MA of $826.34. While a recent analyst initiation struck a bullish tone, and Q3 had shown profitability, the market is digesting the earnings shock.
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