Movement Alert|Corning Rises 4% in Pre-Market Trading, Optical Communications Sector Strength and Truist Upgrade Fuel Continued Rebound

Market Focus08-07 16:05

On August 7, Corning rose 4% in pre-market trading, trading at $163.32/share, with turnover of $2.6186 million, extending its multi-day rebound trajectory.

On the news front, the U.S. optical communications sector continued to strengthen, creating broad sector linkage. Among peers, Coherent rose over 5%, Lumen Technologies gained 5%, and Lumentum added 2%. Additionally, Truist Securities recently upgraded Corning from Hold to Buy, setting a price target of $175, implying further upside from current levels. The analyst noted that following an approximately 45% sharp pullback in July, Corning's valuation has returned to reasonable levels, with earnings per share projected to grow at a 30% compound annual growth rate through 2029.

Corning's Q2 core sales rose 17% to $4.74 billion, beating consensus, while its enterprise-network sales jumped 65% as generative-AI-related revenue doubled. UBS maintained a buy rating, noting the recent selloff was overdone given the company's optical margins and long-term earnings visibility.

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