The stock of Coherent Corp (COHR) has gone down by -15.79% for the week, with a -6.69% drop in the past month and a -34.32% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.06%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 6.47% for COHR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.76% for COHR stock, with a simple moving average of -25.11% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Coherent Corp (NYSE: COHR) Right Now?
COHR has 36-month beta value of 1.88. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for COHR is 153.00M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.99% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of COHR on April 02, 2025 was 4.00M shares.
COHR) stock’s latest price update
Coherent Corp (NYSE: COHR)’s stock price has plunge by -1.91relation to previous closing price of 64.94. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -15.79% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-01 that SAXONBURG, Pa., April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Coherent Corp. (NYSE: COHR) (“Coherent,” “We,” or the “Company”), a global leader in materials, networking, and lasers, today announced that it will host an Analyst and Investor Day on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 9:00 a.m.
Analysts’ Opinion of COHR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for COHR stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for COHR by listing it as a “Strong Buy.” The predicted price for COHR in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $91 based on the research report published on March 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to COHR, setting the target price at $135 in the report published on December 04th of the previous year.
COHR Trading at -19.79% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought COHR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -43.93% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.47%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.06%, as shares sank -8.44% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -35.19% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, COHR fell by -15.79%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -9.56% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $67.60. In addition, Coherent Corp saw -32.76% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at COHR starting from Koeppen Christopher, who sale 2,916 shares at the price of $108.84 back on Dec 16 ’24. After this action, Koeppen Christopher now owns 55,338 shares of Coherent Corp, valued at $317,377 using the latest closing price.
Koeppen Christopher, the Chief Innovation Officer of Coherent Corp, sale 2,248 shares at $105.00 during a trade that took place back on Nov 22 ’24, which means that Koeppen Christopher is holding 58,254 shares at $236,051 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for COHR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -5.95 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Coherent Corp stands at 0.01. The total capital return value is set at -2.45. Equity return is now at value 0.88, with 0.47 for asset returns.
Based on Coherent Corp (COHR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 83.81. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.79. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -116.26.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 682.94 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.3. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.95for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.37. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.67.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Coherent Corp (COHR) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
