Lumentum Holdings Inc. LITE
Composite 42/100; the shares have moved about 101% annualised. Names that move more contribute more risk for the same amount invested, and our composite reflects how strong the evidence for this one is right now.
Valuation ranks 16/100 — a strong mark against it.
Balance-sheet strength ranks 69/100 — a moderate point in its favour. Momentum ranks 65/100 — a moderate point in its favour.
Valuation ranks 16/100 — a strong mark against it. Quality ranks 28/100 — a moderate mark against it. Growth ranks 38/100 — a slight mark against it.
What the company does Lumentum Holdings designs and manufactures optical and photonic components and systems for cloud, AI/ML, telecom, consumer, and industrial markets. Its products include semiconductor lasers, optical modules, and industrial lasers used in data-center interconnects and AI infrastructure.
Key financials Lumentum’s trailing margins show mixed performance: gross 44.2%, operating 28.0%, and net -230.1%. Revenue grew 83.2% year-over-year, but EPS fell -25081.8%. ROE and ROCE are negative (-240.0% and -148.1%), while ROA is 5.8%. Debt/equity is 0.36 and current ratio 1.68.
Stock health Sideravia scores Lumentum Poor quality (Overall 41.6) with Strength 68.6 and Momentum 62.4, offset by Valuation 16.1. Piotroski F-Score is 5/9 and Altman Z is 14.94. Twelve-month momentum is 611.22%, but RSI(14) is 53.10.
Price vs fair value The stock trades at a discount of 28.30% versus the analyst mean target of 1148.30. - Insider selling of 40,000 shares ($33M) on Aug 28 (Insider) signals caution. - Headlines cite peers like Marvell falling despite strong earnings, pressuring optics stocks (Marvell Earnings Were Strong). - Articles question whether datacenter momentum can sustain growth for optics names (Datacenter Momentum Keep Powering Coherent's Growth). - Some outlets still argue selected AI optics stocks trade below fair value (2 AI Infrastructure Names Trading Below Fair Value).
Looking forward Forward P/E is 43.10 and EV/EBITDA 114.87, reflecting high expectations tied to AI-driven optical demand. Growth and valuation metrics remain sensitive to datacenter and AI infrastructure spending trends.
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