The stock of Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE) has gone down by -0.47% for the week, with a 6.28% rise in the past month and a 36.12% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.48%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.38% for LITE. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.19% for LITE’s stock, with a 26.05% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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The 36-month beta value for LITE is also noteworthy at 0.88. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 5 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for LITE is 64.98M, and at present, short sellers hold a 14.92% of that float. The average trading volume of LITE on October 31, 2024 was 1.71M shares.
LITE) stock’s latest price update
Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LITE) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.62 in relation to its previous close of 65.76. However, the company has experienced a -0.47% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. gurufocus.com reported 2024-10-02 that Shares of Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE, Financial) surged 5.20% in mid-day trading on Oct 2. The stock reached an intraday high of $64.82, before settling at $64.69, up from its previous close of $61.49.
Analysts’ Opinion of LITE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LITE stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for LITE by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for LITE in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $70 based on the research report published on August 15, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Rosenblatt gave a rating of “Buy” to LITE, setting the target price at $62 in the report published on August 18th of the previous year.
LITE Trading at 6.37% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LITE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.05% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.38%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.48%, as shares surge +0.54% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.51% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LITE fell by -0.47%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +24.12% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $66.81. In addition, Lumentum Holdings Inc saw 24.67% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LITE starting from Sepe Matthew Joseph, who sale 9,903 shares at the price of $49.23 back on Feb 15 ’24. After this action, Sepe Matthew Joseph now owns 33,188 shares of Lumentum Holdings Inc, valued at $487,558 using the latest closing price.
Johnson Julia Suzanne, the Director of Lumentum Holdings Inc, sale 1,163 shares at $44.17 during a trade that took place back on Nov 20 ’23, which means that Johnson Julia Suzanne is holding 22,032 shares at $51,370 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LITE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.28 for the present operating margin
- 0.16 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lumentum Holdings Inc stands at -0.4. The total capital return value is set at -0.1. Equity return is now at value -47.25, with -12.76 for asset returns.
Based on Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.72 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.01. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.63. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -11.12.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -79.4 million with net debt to EBITDA at -35.74. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 4.86. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.78for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 5.90.
Conclusion
In summary, Lumentum Holdings Inc (LITE) has had a better performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
