The stock of Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) has seen a 19.33% increase in the past week, with a 30.28% gain in the past month, and a -15.48% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.87%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.32% for LUMN.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 21.44% for LUMN’s stock, with a -21.62% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE: LUMN) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for LUMN is also noteworthy at 1.35. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for LUMN is 940.38M, and at present, short sellers hold a 7.00% of that float. The average trading volume of LUMN on May 07, 2025 was 12.89M shares.
LUMN) stock’s latest price update
Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE: LUMN)’s stock price has soared by 0.71 in relation to previous closing price of 4.23. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 19.33% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-05-06 that Companies to develop AI solutions that bring inferencing to the edge, helping businesses overcome cost and security challenges as they scale AI DENVER and ARMONK, N.Y., May 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced a new collaboration to develop enterprise-grade AI solutions at the edge—integrating watsonx, IBM’s portfolio of AI products, with Lumen’s Edge Cloud infrastructure and network.
Analysts’ Opinion of LUMN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LUMN stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for LUMN by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for LUMN in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $4.50 based on the research report published on May 05, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Citigroup, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LUMN reach a price target of $6.50, previously predicting the price at $8. The rating they have provided for LUMN stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on February 26th, 2025.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to LUMN, setting the target price at $5 in the report published on February 21st of the current year.
LUMN Trading at 3.32% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LUMN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -58.76% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.32%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.87%, as shares surge +24.20% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -1.62% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LUMN rose by +19.33%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +213.24% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $3.51. In addition, Lumen Technologies Inc saw -19.77% 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 LUMN starting from Fowler James, who purchase 10,000 shares at the price of $4.70 back on Sep 03 ’24. After this action, Fowler James now owns 384,056 shares of Lumen Technologies Inc, valued at $46,990 using the latest closing price.
GOFF STACEY W, the INSIDER of Lumen Technologies Inc, proposed sale 374,492 shares at $6.36 during a trade that took place back on Aug 08 ’24, which means that GOFF STACEY W is holding shares at $2,381,769 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LUMN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for Lumen Technologies Inc stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -78.94, with -0.94 for asset returns.
Based on Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.98 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 62.03. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.48.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.1 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.25. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.57. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.23for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.39. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.14.
Conclusion
In summary, Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing 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.
