On July 2, Coherent fell 4.27% in regular trading, trading at approximately $354.4/share, with turnover of $88.35 million. The decline represents a continuation of broad-based weakness across the U.S. optical communication sector.
On the news front, the optical communication sector extended its recent collective selloff, with Corning and Credo falling over 3% in pre-market trading, dragging down individual stocks across the board. Coherent had already declined over 6% in the previous session, making this move a continuation of sector-wide retracement. Notably, Raymond James raised its target price on Coherent from $371 to $435 on the same day, but the upgrade failed to offset prevailing sector sentiment pressure.
Fundamentally, Coherent secured a $50 million CHIPS Act grant in mid-June for expansion of its 6-inch indium phosphide production line in Sherman, Texas, with no material negative developments. The near-term pullback primarily reflects broader industry sentiment deterioration amid concurrent weakness in storage and technology stocks.
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