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Coherent beat estimates for fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday and forecast first-quarter revenue and profit above analysts' expectations, betting on strong demand for its data center and communications products. Shares of the company, however, slipped 4% in extended trading. They have risen nearly 93% so far this year.
AI stocks led the market Wednesday, fueled by Nebius, Lumentum, CoreWeave and Super Micro. Cisco and Coherent were earnings movers late.
Materials and photonics company Coherent (NYSE:COHR) reported Q2 CY2026 results exceeding the market’s revenue expectations, with sales up 33.7% year on year to $2.05 billion. On top of that, next quarter’s revenue guidance ($2.3 billion at the midpoint) was surprisingly good and 7.4% above what analysts were expecting. Its non-GAAP profit of $1.74 per share was 7.6% above analysts’ consensus estimates.
Lumentum just torched Wall Street expectations and sent shockwaves through the entire AI optics complex, pulling peers like Coherent, Corning, and Ciena sharply higher as analysts scramble to figure out whether the rally has legs or has already outrun reality.
Investor interest in photonics is rising as hyperscalers ramp AI spending, fueling expectations for a multi-year boom for optical connectivity tech providers.
The optical networking company reports better-than-expected earnings and revenue for its fiscal fourth quarter.
Cisco and Coherent both report earnings the same afternoon, putting two very different AI networking bets head to head. One carries a 93% crowd-backed beat probability while the other just shed 14% in a single session, and only one belongs in a retirement portfolio.
Photonics and optics stocks got a big boost Friday in the wake of strong earnings and amid anticipation of a potential setback for overseas competition.
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China controls more than 50% of the global transceiver market, and the Federal Communications Commission is drafting a measure to bar imports of new Chinese optical transceivers, with officials hoping to publish the rule this year. Optical transceivers are the fiber-optic pipes that move AI training data between GPUs at the speed of light. If ... The Trump Administration Could Soon Create the ‘Mother of All’ AI Bottlenecks. These Stocks Could Soar.
Lumentum, Coherent Leads Networking Stocks Rally as Trump Considers Chinese Hardware Ban
A reported U.S. ban on Chinese data center optical hardware sent a handful of domestic suppliers rocketing higher, but the proposal is still a draft and could be softened or dropped entirely before the year-end enforcement target.
Zhongji Innolight holds 27% of the global data center transceiver market
U.S. optical component stocks surged following a Reuters report that the Trump administration is drafting a ban on U.S. imports of new Chinese data center hardware. Applied Optoelectronics jumped 16%, Coherent gained 13%, Lumentum rose 11%, and Corning climbed 8%. According to four sources familiar with the matter, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is preparing restrictions against new Chinese optical transceivers—the critical hardware that routes data over fiber-optic cables inside AI
Shares of Corning had a tough July but a Truist analyst team believes the stock now has a “more reasonable entry point.” Shares of the optical networking company declined 0.5% to $137.52 in premarket trading on Monday after ending Friday up 2.2%. Corning and other optical networking names have become a major part of the artificial-intelligence trade.
Marvell, Coherent, and Vertiv are all reliable plays on this secular trend.
Lumentum stock rallies as Barclays upgrades it to 'Overweight.' Here’s why analyst Tom O’Malley recommends owning LITE shares.
Lumentum Holdings was among the hottest names in the artificial-intelligence trade at the start of the year. After a couple rocky months, it is time to buy, according to Barclays. The firm upgraded Lumentum shares to Overweight from Equal Weight and reiterated a price target of $1,000 in a research note Monday.
A Pearland, Texas groundbreaking sent shockwaves through the AI optics sector Tuesday, lifting three optical transceiver stocks simultaneously and reigniting a trade that has already handed early investors triple-digit gains this year.
Jensen Huang has been placing bold bets on optical connectivity firms that could define the next chokepoint of the AI race, and a recent market pullback may have just handed investors a rare entry point into his favorite picks.
COHR's AI-driven datacenter demand, record backlog and stronger balance sheet support its growth case despite a premium valuation.
Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR) is one of the 15 Best Stocks to Buy for the Second Half of 2026. On June 2, Raymond James raised its price target on Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR) to $435 from $371. The firm maintained a “Strong Buy” rating on the stock. In a note, the firm stated the company is in […]
Applied Optoelectronics stock's 247% YTD surge reflects AI-driven demand for next-gen transceivers, but competition, capacity limits, and valuation concerns loom.
Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR) recently joined the S&P 500 and has surged nearly 49% since then, making it one of the top stocks that were added to the S&P 500 index recently. Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR) shares have gained over 106% so far in 2026, driven by robust AI-driven demand for its optical networking hardware and a […]
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