On September 4, Lumentum rose 3.34% in regular trading, trading at approximately $875.23/share, with turnover of $6.5 billion. The stock rebounded alongside the broader optical communications sector, which had been under sustained selling pressure over several prior trading sessions.
The optical communications sector staged a collective recovery, with peers Applied Optoelectronics up 4.80%, Arista Networks up 2.73%, Ciena up 2.71%, and Nokia up 2.46%, reflecting strong sector linkage. The prior selloff was triggered by hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve, which drove systematic de-risking across AI hardware and optical communications names. Lumentum had declined over 3% in the preceding session and over 5% earlier in the week.
Institutional coverage has provided additional support for the rebound. Deutsche Bank recently initiated coverage on Lumentum with a Buy rating and a $1,200 price target, while Evercore ISI launched coverage with an Outperform rating and a $1,100 target. However, multiple executive insider sales disclosed in late August — including disposals by SVP Kim Jae and executive Vincent Retort — had weighed on sentiment during the downturn.
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