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Gen Digital (GEN) saw its shares surge in the last session with trading volume being higher than average. The latest trend in earnings estimate revisions may not translate into further price increase in the near term.

Omnicom gains from post-Interpublic cross-selling, AI-enabled capabilities and buybacks, though ad weakness and higher debt remain key risks.

WM's integrated network, pricing, technology and acquisitions support growth and margins, while elevated debt and tight liquidity limit flexibility.

Earlier in September 2026, Coherent launched its PhotonLink integrated optics platform and expanded its Pluggable Optical Line System portfolio, showcasing co-packaged and near-packaged optics, chip-to-chip connectivity, and high-capacity optical transport solutions for next-generation AI datacenters at ECOC 2026 in Málaga. The PhotonLink launch highlighted Coherent’s extensive vertical integration across materials, lasers, optics, and specialty fibers, alongside more than ten co-packaged...

Coherent currently trades at $294.15 and has been a dream stock for shareholders. It’s returned 396% since September 2021, blowing past the S&P 500’s 78.4% gain. The company has also beaten the index over the past six months as its stock price is up 33.9% thanks to its solid quarterly results.

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Shares of materials and photonics company Coherent (NYSE:COHR) jumped 5.2% in the afternoon session after it successfully demonstrated scalable physical-layer security for artificial intelligence infrastructure developed alongside CUbIQ Technologies. According to TipRanks, the demonstration presented physical-layer security designed for AI infrastructure. Beyond the work with CUbIQ Technologies, investor interest was also driven by renewed optimism around Coherent’s PhotonLink optics platform fo

Coherent (COHR) and Amphenol (APH) both sell connections inside AI data centers, but Coherent relies on that business more. Data center and communications made 79% of Coherent's latest quarterly revenue. At Amphenol, sales from IT datacom made up 43% of Q2 2026 sales, and communications networks another 11%. At 68.6 times the past twelve months of profit, Coherent's price makes sense only if its orders become sales and cash. So what does Amphenol offer you that Coherent does not.

Palantir's commercial AI momentum, scalable software model, strong profitability and cash generation give it an edge over Coherent despite its higher valuation.

Optics stocks cratered after Citi dropped a major optical switching forecast, then buyers rushed back in less than 24 hours. What snapped sentiment around so fast, and how durable is the rebound?

Verisk is expanding AI, cloud and catastrophe analytics as strong cash flow supports growth, but higher debt and rising costs could pressure margins.

Citi just painted a picture of an $11 billion optical switching market, yet Coherent, Applied Optoelectronics, and Corning are all falling sharply with no bad news in sight. Something else is driving this selloff, and it says a lot about where these stocks really stand.

Booz Allen's tech expansion, surging cash flow and steady capital returns drive momentum after a 17.6% stock gain in three months.

Here is how Coherent (COHR) and Ingram Micro (INGM) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.

With investors anticipating the next-gen GPU platform for Nvidia stock, Citi forecasts an $11 billion optical switching market by 2030.

Coherent (NYSE:COHR) introduced its PhotonLink integrated optics platform for next generation AI datacenters at ECOC 2026. PhotonLink consolidates Coherent photonics technologies into one platform for CPO, NPO, and chip to chip connectivity. The firm reported customer engagements already in progress and expects PhotonLink related revenue to begin ramping in late 2026. The PhotonLink launch and ECOC 2026 demos matter, but you still need to weigh Coherent's broader risks and fundamentals. Take...

The artificial-intelligence rally looked set to restart on Friday, as a drop in bond yields gave risk assets a boost. Glassmaker Corning, optical networking companies Coherent and Lumentum, server maker Dell, and flash-memory product supplier Sandisk were all rallying ahead of the opening bell.

Coherent stock has surged nearly 60% in 2026 riding the AI data center optical boom, yet its closest peers have lapped it twice over, raising a question the price chart alone cannot answer.

Nobody's spending on data centers like the U.S., propelled by the belief that AI is an existential, winner-takes-all sprint. But America's contentious, trillion-dollar artificial intelligence infrastructure push relies on components and materials from its no. 1 rival: China. When it comes to rare-earths coatings for chip gear and gas turbines, or optical transceivers that link servers, or a long list...

MACOM Technology Solutions is suddenly giving investors two numbers to think about: its stock has more than doubled over the past year, and its newest optical components push data rates toward another doubling. MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSI) announced a 3.2-terabit optical chipset on September 17 built around eight 448-Gbps PAM-4 channels. A day […]

When AI stocks rebounded last week, optical networking companies did not rebound equally. Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE) jumped nearly 10% in Wednesday trading and led the S&P 500, while Coherent rose 6.9%. Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW) managed only a 0.4% gain and remained down sharply for the week. All three sit inside the same broad AI-connectivity […]

A small-cap silicon photonics company has quietly built a cash fortress and locked in a major anchor customer, positioning itself to compete in a $26 billion AI optics market where the giants are not paying attention yet.

GlobalFoundries is expanding its photonics portfolio with SMART Photonics as AI-driven optical networking demand accelerates across data centers.

Sandisk rises. Rosenblatt initiates coverage of the stock with a Buy rating and a price target of $2,400.

Data center stocks that play behind-the-scenes roles in the AI boom hang in the balance as Trump and Xi meet in Washington, D.C.

COHR and CBRS are riding AI demand, with strong growth outlooks, expanding infrastructure opportunities and improving earnings estimates.

Chip stocks ripping higher, oil sliding, mega-cap tech back in the spotlight, and U.S.–China talks taking some heat out of the macro story have all pushed attention toward the pipes and power behind AI data centers. This is where investors often look too late. The article walks through three U.S. AI data center and cloud infrastructure enablers that the latest news touches directly, and why each could merit a closer look now. The three stocks below are just a starting sample, and the full...

Optical connectivity stocks are climbing Monday after a joint artificial intelligence (AI) interconnect demonstration put the sector’s fiber and photonics suppliers in the spotlight. Lumentum Holdings (NASDAQ:LITE) unveiled plans to show a high-density die-to-die optical interconnect built for artificial intelligence scale-up architectures at an optical communications industry conference in Málaga, Spain. The demonstration combines a […]

CPAY's Corporate Payments momentum, cross-border expansion and strong cash generation support its growth outlook despite margin pressure.

LITE shares jump 12.1% in a month as AI-driven optical demand, OCS growth and margin expansion strengthen its outlook.

Ciena stock rises after Evercore ISI upgrades shares of the optical networking company to Outperform.

Memory and silicon photonics shortages run through 2030, and Micron, Coherent and Tower Semiconductor sit on the supply side of an AI buildout under strain.

On September 17, Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR) announced an upgraded Pluggable Optical Line System that covers the full C-band and fits in a compact QSFP module, the same slot ordinary transceivers use. That is a lot of networking gear shrunk into a plug, and it follows a quarter of 34% revenue growth. Here is what the […]

Coherent has seen a very sharp share price run over the past few years, which naturally raises a simple question for you as an investor: Does the current valuation really line up with the cash flows the business is expected to generate? Coherent has delivered a very large 3 year return of about 9x, which puts a lot of weight on whether its cash generation can keep backing that kind of market enthusiasm. The recent expansion of its pluggable optical line systems for AI focused datacenter...

Shares of materials and photonics company Coherent (NYSE:COHR) jumped 4.1% in the afternoon session after the company announced the expansion of its Pluggable Optical Line System portfolio designed to support artificial intelligence datacenter networks. According to a company press release, the expanded Pluggable Optical Line System portfolio features a full C-band, high-power variable-gain amplifier in a compact QSFP form factor. Designed for 800G ZR and ZR+ digital coherent optics, the hardwar

Photonics is emerging as a key AI infrastructure technology, with surging investments and growth projections fueling interest in ETFs.

COHR's fiscal Q4 revenues climb to $2.05 billion as datacenter and communications demand drive nearly 79% of sales and offset industrial weakness.

Major indexes edged lower as the yield on the 10-year Treasury note pushed past 5%. Markets have had a lot to digest this week: a quarter-point interest-rate hike, fluctuating fuel prices and big tech's P(doom)--aka the probability that AI results in a existentially catastrophic outcome, according to the Silicon Valley ecosystem.

Due to Coherent’s outperformance relative to the S&P 500 Index over the past year, analysts are bullish about the stock’s prospects.

Optics stocks are surging again while the broader market slides, and no earnings release or analyst upgrade explains the buying. Something else is pulling capital into this group, and the answer matters for anyone holding names that are already up triple digits this year.

As AI data centers shift from copper to optical connections, Lumentum and Coherent post strong earnings growth, with analysts maintaining Moderate Buy ratings on both stocks.

FEATURE Stock futures were rising on Friday, as investors carried on piling into tech following the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate increase in more than three years. The artificial-intelligence trade still has legs, judging by premarket moves.

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It’s been a difficult week for the performance of shares of optical networking companies as existential artificial-intelligence fears hit the stock market. Ciena stock rose 8.7% to $370.80 on Thursday and was one of the best-performing components in the for the trading session. Fellow optical networking stocks Corning and Coherent each advanced solidly while Lumentum added 0.2%.

Reaves W H & Co Inc’s second-quarter 2026 investor letter reports a 10.55% increase for its “Reaves Long Term Value Wrap Strategy,” outperforming the MSCI USA Infrastructure Index’s 6.31% decline. The letter can be downloaded here. Cash distributions grew 6.7% in the quarter compared to Q2 2025. Despite geopolitical uncertainty, investor sentiment remained strong. AI […]

Baron Capital, an investment management company, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter for its “Baron SMID Cap ETF”. You can download the letter here. Baron SMID Cap ETF® (BCSM) gained 15.62% (NAV) in the second quarter, underperforming the Russell 2500 Growth Index’s 24.02% return. The trend towards “AI winners” continued, focusing on companies related to chips, […]

The ChatGPT developer warns that the AI industry won’t be able to scale at maximum speed much longer.

AXT Inc. (NASDAQ:AXTI) saw its share price climb by 11.49 percent on Wednesday to close at $64.30 apiece after it was named as one of the five semiconductor beneficiaries in the accelerating co-packaged optics sector. Following a five-day visit to Semicon Taiwan 2026, investment firm Needham & Company underscored the huge role of co-packaged optics […]

Needham calls CPO the most important technology transition for AI networking through 2028

The networking company also expects adjusted operating margins of 32% to 35% and free cash flow margins of about 20% by fiscal 2029.