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Optics stocks that soared triple digits this year are getting hammered Tuesday, and the reason traces back to a single line in Alphabet's latest earnings report that traders cannot stop talking about.
A new generation of futuristic, high-flying tech stocks has been cut down by roughly 60% from its highs. That is enough damage to start looking for opportunity — but not enough to make every stock a bargain.
A new generation of futuristic, high-flying tech stocks has been cut down by roughly 60% from its highs. That is enough damage to start looking for opportunity — but not enough to make every stock a bargain.
The AI optics trade just handed back a chunk of its parabolic gains in a single afternoon, and the question now is whether the stocks leading this year's most crowded hardware rally are taking a breather or signaling something worse.
Shares of high-flying photonics names are sliding at midday Thursday. Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) stock is down 17% to $114.93, the biggest decliner in the group and easily the sharpest single-session drop of the three. Coherent (NYSE:COHR) stock is off 10% to $331.57, while Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) stock is down 10% to $720.91. The moves interrupt some ... Applied Optoelectronics Plunges 17%, Coherent and Lumentum Sink 10% as Photonics Stocks Reset
Shares of optical and photonics suppliers are tumbling at midday Tuesday, with Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) stock leading the decline, down 13% to $149. Coherent (NYSE:COHR) stock is off 9% to $387, while Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) stock has slipped 8% to around $825. The selloff is sharp, but it arrives without a fresh company-specific catalyst from Applied ... Applied Optoelectronics Plunges 13%, Coherent Drops 9%, Lumentum Falls 8%: Has an Optics Valuation Reckoning Begun?
Shares of Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) are down 9% midday Friday to roughly $154, leading a broader cool-off in AI optics names. Coherent (NYSE:COHR) is off 8% to about $346, and Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) is sliding 4% to around $829. The drops look dramatic on the day, yet they barely dent the year’s gains. AAOI stock is ... Applied Optoelectronics Tumbles 9%, Coherent Sinks 8%, Lumentum Falls 4% as Optics Stocks Cool Off
The hottest corner of the AI infrastructure trade is taking a breather. Shares of Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) are down 10% in Monday midday trading, while Lumentum Holdings (NASDAQ:LITE) is off 9% and Coherent (NYSE:COHR) has slipped 6%. There’s no fresh negative catalyst tied to any single name. Instead, momentum traders appear to be cashing out ... Applied Optoelectronics Slumps 10%, Lumentum Dives 9%, Coherent Drops 6% as AI Optics Profit-Takers Strike
Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of -31.33% and -3.40%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
The AI optics trade is taking a breather. Shares of Applied Optoelectronics (NASDAQ:AAOI) are down 14% in midday trading, while Coherent (NYSE:COHR) is off 10% and Lumentum (NASDAQ:LITE) is sliding 7%. The selloff is sector-wide. Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) is lower by 10% and Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) is down 8%, confirming this is correlated basket selling rather than ... Applied Optoelectronics Crashes 14%, Coherent Slides 10%, Lumentum Falls 7% as Optics Trade Cools
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