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Software & devices

Lumentum (LITE)

In the Nasdaq-100.

Your signal

Buy68 / 100

Buy: 68 is at or above your Buy line of 60. Trend (+28% vs 200-day) scores 95 and lifts it; Plays in (55%) scores 55 and holds it back.

Every factor in this score has a tested record: each was checked month by month since 2011 on numbers public at the time.

Factor you weightLITEPointsWeightAdds
Plays in55%554022.0
Off the high−13% from its 1-year high573017.1
Trend+28% vs 200-day953028.5
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Your signal is the one call Be The Puck makes on a stock, and you set it: weight the plays, analysts, P/E, growth, debt, trend and more, and move the Buy and Sell lines. Every page follows your choice. How the score works

All 18 factors for LITE
FactorLITEPointsWhat it is
Plays in55%55The share of the plays you count that hold it now.
Analysts' upside+19% · 26 analysts56How far analysts' average 12-month target sits above the price (3+ analysts). −20% scores 0, +50% full marks; at most 50 while the price is below its 200-day average, since targets lag a falling price.
Analysts' rating1.5 · buy75The analysts' average recommendation: strong buy scores 100, hold or worse 0.
P/Eloss0Price over the last four quarters' earnings per share. Lower ranks higher; a loss scores 0. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-27.
Forward P/E27.5×13Price over next year's expected earnings. Lower ranks higher; an expected loss scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
PEG0.6381P/E divided by expected earnings growth. Lower ranks higher; around 1 is often read as fair for the growth. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Price to sales29.4×3Market value over the last 12 months' revenue. Lower ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-27.
Price to book19.1×7Price over book value (assets minus debts) per share. Lower ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-27.
Dividend yieldnone0Dividends over the last year as a share of the price. Higher ranks higher; no dividend scores 0. Source: Yahoo Finance.
Earnings growth––Earnings per share over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-27.
Revenue growth+83%94Revenue over the last four quarters against the four before (the latest quarter on a year earlier where filings aren't available). Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-27.
Profit margin−230%1Net profit as a share of revenue. Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-27.
Return on equity−149%1Profit as a share of shareholders' equity. Higher ranks higher. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-27.
Debt to equity0.70×43Debt against shareholders' equity. Lower ranks higher; negative equity scores 0. Source: SEC filings to 2026-06-27.
Off the high−13% from its 1-year high57How far the price sits below its highest close of the last year: 100 points at the high, none at 30% or more below. The exit rule: a stock that keeps falling loses points whatever else it has going for it.
Trend+28% vs 200-day95How far the price sits above its 200-day average. Higher ranks higher.
1-year momentum+515%100The price change over the last 12 months. Higher ranks higher.
Low crash exposure8/10 · very high20The storm test: 100 for no exposure, 10 points off per point of exposure.

The read

Test a theory on LITE

This analysis does not constitute trading advice. Please meet with an advisor or independently review sources before making any decision. New to this? Start with the basics.

Plays in55 / 100Every play Be The Puck tests, in 7 families.
Crash exposureVery high8 of 10 on the storm testMayer Multiple1.28×Price ÷ its 200-day average (+28%). Higher than on 77% of days since 2016. Above 2.4 is Mayer's overheated zone.

The most accurate play in each family

Each family's play whose calls went the right way most often, tested on 351 stocks since 2005, and what it says about LITE now.

A call is right when the stock rose after an in call or fell after an out call. Trend plays are built to take many small losses for a few big wins, so their hit rates run lower; being right often isn't the same as making the most money. How we test a play.

LITE, day by day

How to read candlesticks

Each candle is one trading day: the box spans the open and close, the thin line the day's high and low. Hollow boxes closed up, filled boxes closed down. Toggle the averages to see the trend the plays read. Dots above the candles mark news and company filings: hover or tap one to see the story and how the stock moved from the last close before it, against the market on the same days.

What moved LITE lately

Its biggest move against the S&P 500 in the last 30 sessions, the news read on each, and how reliably that kind of news has moved stocks before. How it's measured

Tue Sep 8+11.6% against the S&P 5002.0× a normal day

LITE +11.0%, the S&P 500 −0.6% that session; −4.0% against the S&P 500 over five sessions.

No earnings report, rating change, 8-K filing or news story on LITE was found for this session. Be The Puck's headline archive for LITE starts Oct 1, so news stories from that day aren't in it. The S&P 500 moved −0.6%. The 33 other Software & devices stocks Be The Puck covers moved −2.2% on average, so most of the move was its own.

Two years of calls, week by week

InOutShare of plays in

One row per play, grouped by family. When most rows turn green at once, the trend is broad. When they split, the plays disagree and the stock is usually chopping sideways.

Every play on LITE

All 100 plays, by family.

Calls right: how often the play's calls on LITE went the right way since 2005. Record columns: play / buy and hold, annual return and worst drawdown since 2015. Click a column to sort.Sort with the menu above the list.

PlayCallSinceNext moveCalls rightAnnual returnWorst drawdown
Trend following
PB EMABitcoin Playboy · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Enter above $1,028.29 (+4.1%)27% 86/320+13.7% / +44.7%−74.2% / −66.9%
Bull Market Support BandBenjamin Cowen · weeklyINAug 7, 2026 +11.0%Exit below $875.79 (−11.4%)19% 13/69+14.3% / +43.5%−84.8% / −66.9%
Ripster EMA CloudRipster · dailyINSep 16, 2026 +7.5%Exit below $942.18 (−4.6%)21% 42/198+24.1% / +43.4%−72.2% / −66.9%
Trend TemplateMark Minervini · dailyINAug 11, 2026 +20.4%Exit below $931.78 (−5.7%)12% 13/110+17.2% / +42.1%−72.0% / −66.9%
Stage AnalysisStan Weinstein · weeklyINAug 7, 2026 +11.0%Exit below $878.24 (−11.1%)17% 8/48+19.2% / +40.8%−80.1% / −66.9%
Stage 2 + Mansfield RSStan Weinstein · weeklyINAug 7, 2026 +11.0%Exit below $878.24 (−11.1%)17% 9/54+17.8% / +42.4%−81.3% / −66.9%
10-Month SMAMeb Faber · month-endINMay 30, 2025 +1,266.9%Exit below $778.98 (−21.2%)23% 5/22+31.4% / +42.0%−69.5% / −66.9%
200-Day RulePaul Tudor Jones · dailyINMay 12, 2025 +1,277.4%Exit below $772.11 (−21.9%)10% 11/106+20.9% / +43.0%−81.8% / −66.9%
Golden CrossMarket tradition · dailyINJun 30, 2025 +939.3%Not on one close25% 5/20+26.9% / +43.0%−69.1% / −66.9%
Granville 200-DayJoseph E. Granville · dailyINMay 12, 2025 +1,277.4%Exit below $772.11 (−21.9%)8% 7/86+14.8% / +42.9%−89.1% / −66.9%
Hull Moving AverageAlan Hull · weeklyINAug 7, 2026 +11.0%Exit below $781.91 (−20.9%)37% 25/68+23.1% / +43.2%−64.6% / −66.9%
Kaufman Adaptive MAPerry J. Kaufman · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Enter above $1,040.93 (+5.4%)27% 104/380+19.8% / +44.5%−67.9% / −66.9%
TEMA CrossoverPatrick G. Mulloy · dailyINAug 3, 2026 +26.7%Exit below $921.49 (−6.7%)36% 49/136+11.2% / +42.0%−63.6% / −66.9%
Seykota 15/150Ed Seykota · dailyINMay 16, 2025 +1,167.5%Not on one close19% 3/16+16.3% / +37.2%−79.6% / −66.9%
Guppy Multiple MAsDaryl Guppy · dailyINAug 12, 2026 +6.0%Exit below $685.17 (−30.7%)24% 18/75+19.7% / +44.4%−73.7% / −66.9%
Ichimoku CloudGoichi Hosoda · dailyINAug 12, 2026 +6.0%Exit below $797.50 (−19.3%)20% 13/65+18.6% / +44.5%−75.2% / −66.9%
SupertrendOlivier Seban · dailyINAug 4, 2026 +16.3%Exit below $920.09 (−6.9%)45% 34/76+28.0% / +41.3%−53.6% / −66.9%
Williams AlligatorBill Williams · dailyINSep 22, 2026 +4.5%Not on one close44% 66/151+19.6% / +41.3%−76.5% / −66.9%
Vortex IndicatorEtienne Botes & Douglas Siepman · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +1.7%Exit below $878.46 (−11.1%)34% 101/297+5.5% / +41.5%−85.0% / −66.9%
AroonTushar S. Chande · dailyINAug 7, 2026 +11.0%Exit below $832.11 (−15.8%)38% 39/102+25.2% / +42.2%−72.2% / −66.9%
Parabolic SARJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Enter above $1,135.36 (+14.9%)37% 92/246+13.1% / +42.3%−66.1% / −66.9%
ADX TrendJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTMay 19, 2026 +11.0%Not on one close32% 32/99+12.7% / +42.8%−52.3% / −66.9%
MACD Zero LineGerald Appel · dailyINAug 7, 2026 +11.0%Exit below $566.67 (−42.6%)33% 30/91+34.2% / +47.4%−62.3% / −66.9%
Zweig 4% ModelMartin Zweig · weeklyINSep 11, 2026 +6.6%Exit below $1,059.21 (+7.2%)38% 61/162+21.5% / +41.4%−74.8% / −66.9%
MAMA/FAMA CrossJohn F. Ehlers · dailyINAug 7, 2026 +11.0%Not on one close36% 43/121+32.5% / +47.4%−57.9% / −66.9%
Schaff Trend CycleDoug Schaff · dailyINOct 1, 2026 −5.5%Exit below $980.00 (−0.8%)31% 39/126+4.1% / +42.0%−78.1% / −66.9%
Zero Lag EC CrossJohn F. Ehlers & Ric Way · dailyINAug 7, 2026 +11.0%Exit below $609.65 (−38.3%)28% 27/95+28.3% / +43.4%−62.3% / −66.9%
DP Trend ModelCarl Swenlin & Erin Swenlin · dailyINAug 13, 2026 +12.2%Not on one close23% 14/60+16.9% / +43.4%−81.0% / −66.9%
Elder Triple ScreenAlexander Elder · dailyINAug 12, 2026 +6.0%Exit below $787.01 (−20.3%)38% 44/117+9.7% / +41.1%−53.2% / −66.9%
Holy GrailLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTDec 22, 2025 +153.4%Not on one close38% 9/24+2.9% / +47.4%−17.2% / −66.9%
Breakouts & channels
Four-Week RuleRichard Donchian · dailyINAug 17, 2026 +2.0%Exit below $855.10 (−13.5%)40% 23/57+30.5% / +41.3%−54.5% / −66.9%
Turtle System 1Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyINAug 17, 2026 +2.0%Exit below $940.27 (−4.8%)30% 24/79+10.6% / +46.7%−59.7% / −66.9%
Turtle System 2Richard Dennis & William Eckhardt · dailyINOct 1, 2026 −5.5%Exit below $909.67 (−7.9%)28% 15/53+19.3% / +46.7%−66.9% / −66.9%
Clenow TrendAndreas F. Clenow · dailyINAug 17, 2026 +2.0%Exit below $927.72 (−6.1%)29% 14/49+20.3% / +43.4%−47.5% / −66.9%
Darvas BoxNicolas Darvas · dailyINOct 1, 2026 −5.5%Exit below $784.47 (−20.6%)31% 19/61+22.8% / +41.3%−69.4% / −66.9%
Keltner ChannelChester W. Keltner & Linda Bradford Raschke · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Enter above $1,188.45 (+20.3%)40% 31/78+14.9% / +44.5%−41.3% / −66.9%
Bollinger BreakoutJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Enter above $1,169.58 (+18.4%)41% 37/90+20.4% / +41.3%−54.2% / −66.9%
Chandelier ExitChuck LeBeau · dailyINAug 4, 2026 +16.3%Exit below $935.62 (−5.3%)40% 44/109+14.8% / +41.8%−68.9% / −66.9%
Wilder Volatility SystemJ. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyINAug 7, 2026 +11.0%Exit below $917.54 (−7.1%)43% 38/88+25.7% / +41.3%−55.1% / −66.9%
P&F Double TopA.W. Cohen & Thomas J. Dorsey · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Enter above $1,152.55 (+16.7%)28% 33/117+5.5% / +41.1%−77.5% / −66.9%
Chande Kroll StopTushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +3.5%Exit below $952.44 (−3.6%)31% 51/163+23.6% / +43.0%−58.9% / −66.9%
Acceleration BandsPrice Headley · dailyOUTFeb 26, 2026 +45.9%Not on one close37% 42/114+2.3% / +41.3%−26.8% / −66.9%
TTM SqueezeJohn F. Carter · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Not on one close30% 12/40+6.3% / +44.5%−29.6% / −66.9%
NR7 BreakoutToby Crabel · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −5.8%Enter above $1,119.14 (+13.3%)32% 117/370+9.8% / +42.3%−83.6% / −66.9%
Bollinger SqueezeJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTMay 18, 2026 +11.6%Not on one close17% 2/12+7.0% / +41.7%−16.0% / −66.9%
Momentum
12-Month MomentumMoskowitz, Ooi & Pedersen · month-endINAug 30, 2024 +1,615.0%Not on one close25% 5/20+32.6% / +40.8%−64.9% / −66.9%
12-1 MomentumNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Sheridan Titman · month-endINSep 30, 2024 +1,458.8%Not on one close38% 9/24+35.2% / +40.8%−58.8% / −66.9%
Dual MomentumGary Antonacci · month-endINSep 30, 2024 +1,458.8%Not on one close33% 6/18+33.4% / +40.8%−59.5% / −66.9%
Stocks on the MoveAndreas F. Clenow · dailyOUTMay 11, 2026 −6.2%Not on one close19% 15/78+6.2% / +43.7%−67.6% / −66.9%
52-Week HighThomas J. George & Chuan-Yang Hwang · month-endOUTMay 29, 2026 +15.6%Enter above $1,076.73 (+9.0%)28% 5/18+23.7% / +43.9%−54.9% / −66.9%
Levy Relative StrengthRobert A. Levy · weeklyINAug 7, 2026 +11.0%Exit below $921.67 (−6.7%)25% 16/64+17.6% / +44.4%−77.1% / −66.9%
MACD Signal CrossGerald Appel · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Enter above $1,109.56 (+12.3%)37% 79/216+7.0% / +47.4%−65.5% / −66.9%
Elder ImpulseAlexander Elder · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Enter above $1,054.12 (+6.7%)33% 115/352+14.7% / +47.4%−67.9% / −66.9%
Know Sure ThingMartin J. Pring · dailyINOct 2, 2026 −9.0%Exit below $722.13 (−26.9%)37% 57/153+3.3% / +46.2%−80.0% / −66.9%
Coppock CurveEdwin S. C. Coppock · month-endINNov 30, 2023 +2,208.4%Not on one close67% 6/9+38.2% / +34.8%−50.6% / −66.9%
CCI +100Donald R. Lambert · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Enter above $1,164.17 (+17.8%)28% 91/328+1.4% / +41.3%−60.2% / −66.9%
TRIX Signal CrossJack K. Hutson · dailyINOct 1, 2026 −5.5%Exit below $601.13 (−39.2%)39% 54/140+4.0% / +43.4%−68.6% / −66.9%
TSI Zero LineWilliam Blau · dailyINAug 7, 2026 +11.0%Exit below $544.14 (−44.9%)31% 27/88+30.5% / +43.4%−64.1% / −66.9%
13612W MomentumWouter J. Keller & Jan Willem Keuning · month-endINMay 30, 2025 +1,266.9%Exit below $755.91 (−23.5%)25% 11/44+21.6% / +40.8%−83.1% / −66.9%
Market-State MomentumMichael J. Cooper, Roberto C. Gutierrez Jr. & Allaudeen Hameed · month-endINSep 30, 2024 +1,458.8%Not on one close33% 7/21+35.9% / +42.9%−50.6% / −66.9%
Frog in the PanZhi Da, Umit G. Gurun & Mitch Warachka · dailyINSep 30, 2024 +1,458.8%Not on one close38% 8/21+31.9% / +40.8%−58.8% / −66.9%
PMO Signal CrossCarl Swenlin · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +1.7%Exit below $1,039.95 (+5.3%)37% 62/168+3.6% / +42.0%−65.2% / −66.9%
Mean reversion
RSI 30/70J. Welles Wilder Jr. · dailyOUTMay 21, 2025 +1,200.8%Not on one close87% 26/30+31.8% / +41.7%−47.4% / −66.9%
RSI(2) PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 +7.5%Buy $772.11–$952.44 (−3.6%)57% 69/120+6.6% / +43.0%−48.3% / −66.9%
Double 7sLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyINOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Sell above $1,133.40 (+14.7%)63% 108/172+30.7% / +43.0%−49.1% / −66.9%
Bollinger ReversionJohn Bollinger · dailyOUTAug 3, 2026 +26.7%Buy below $830.54 (−15.9%)70% 76/108+26.8% / +41.3%−29.4% / −66.9%
Stochastic 20/80George C. Lane · dailyOUTAug 18, 2026 +13.1%Not on one close64% 56/88+20.5% / +41.1%−41.5% / −66.9%
Williams %RLarry Williams · dailyOUTSep 30, 2026 +1.7%Not on one close63% 92/146+27.2% / +41.5%−38.0% / −66.9%
DeMark 9-CountTom DeMark · dailyOUTMay 5, 2025 +1,464.0%Not on one close69% 29/42+15.4% / +42.0%−41.3% / −66.9%
Mayer MultipleTrace Mayer · dailyINMay 14, 2026 −1.4%Sell above $1,866.17 (+88.9%)77% 17/22+41.0% / +43.0%−66.9% / −66.9%
ConnorsRSI PullbackLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez & Matt Radtke · dailyOUTMar 9, 2026 +54.2%Not on one close64% 9/14+5.9% / +42.0%−5.0% / −66.9%
Laguerre RSIJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Not on one close49% 76/156+28.9% / +44.5%−59.4% / −66.9%
StochRSI 20/80Tushar S. Chande & Stanley Kroll · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −5.8%Enter above $1,031.76 (+4.4%)56% 123/218+25.8% / +44.5%−56.8% / −66.9%
IBS ReversionAlexander S. Pagonidis · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Buy below $987.98 (0.0%)61% 588/971+32.5% / +43.7%−32.5% / −66.9%
Connors %bLarry Connors & Cesar Alvarez · dailyOUTAug 4, 2026 +16.3%Not on one close64% 27/42+12.3% / +43.0%−38.0% / −66.9%
Fisher TransformJohn F. Ehlers · dailyOUTOct 8, 2026 −5.8%Not on one close38% 207/548+12.9% / +47.4%−61.7% / −66.9%
1-Month ReversalNarasimhan Jegadeesh & Bruce N. Lehmann · month-endOUTAug 31, 2026 +8.0%Buy below $990.84 (+0.3%)63% 39/62+19.8% / +42.8%−59.4% / −66.9%
Volume & money flow
On-Balance VolumeJoseph E. Granville · dailyOUTOct 13, 2026 0.0%Enter above $988.00 (+0.0%)32% 97/300+27.9% / +41.3%−47.6% / −66.9%
Chaikin Money FlowMarc Chaikin · dailyOUTSep 24, 2026 +6.3%Enter above $988.00 (+0.0%)35% 35/101+13.3% / +41.3%−54.5% / −66.9%
Money Flow IndexGene Quong & Avrum Soudack · dailyOUTMay 19, 2025 +1,168.8%Not on one close65% 13/20+12.8% / +41.7%−45.9% / −66.9%
Negative Volume IndexNorman Fosback & Paul Dysart · dailyINJul 3, 2025 +965.2%Not on one close35% 18/51+31.7% / +40.7%−50.5% / −66.9%
Force IndexAlexander Elder · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Enter above $1,029.45 (+4.2%)30% 94/316+22.5% / +42.3%−54.9% / −66.9%
Buff AveragesBuff Dormeier · dailyINSep 21, 2026 +3.5%Exit below $787.73 (−20.3%)38% 64/170+23.9% / +41.3%−63.1% / −66.9%
Chaikin OscillatorMarc Chaikin · dailyINOct 1, 2026 −5.5%Exit below $987.98 (0.0%)34% 96/280+1.9% / +41.3%−69.5% / −66.9%
Volume Flow IndicatorMarkos Katsanos · dailyINSep 10, 2026 +5.6%Exit below $984.91 (−0.3%)39% 18/46+34.4% / +40.7%−55.1% / −66.9%
Klinger OscillatorStephen J. Klinger · dailyOUTOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Not on one close33% 162/494+8.4% / +42.1%−64.6% / −66.9%
Candles & chart patterns
Engulfing SwitchSteve Nison & Thomas N. Bulkowski · dailyOUTAug 10, 2026 +21.4%Not on one close45% 27/60+13.4% / +39.8%−54.5% / −66.9%
HikkakeDaniel L. Chesler · dailyOUTJul 28, 2026 +51.5%Not on one close36% 20/56+16.2% / +41.1%−63.2% / −66.9%
Turtle Soup Plus OneLinda Bradford Raschke & Larry Connors · dailyOUTAug 1, 2024 +1,957.9%Not on one close23% 5/22−0.4% / +41.4%−19.4% / −66.9%
Calendar
Halloween IndicatorSven Bouman & Ben Jacobsen & Yale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 30, 2026 +9.5%Buys Oct 3050% 11/22+21.6% / +43.7%−56.6% / −66.9%
Best Six + MACDYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTApr 15, 2026 +19.9%Enter above $1,165.37 (+18.0%)67% 14/21+23.1% / +47.4%−53.0% / −66.9%
Seasonal TimingSy Harding · dailyOUTApr 21, 2026 +18.1%Window opens Oct 1655% 12/22+20.2% / +47.4%−60.7% / −66.9%
Santa Claus RallyYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyOUTJan 5, 2026 +176.7%Buys Dec 2345% 10/22+2.5% / +43.7%−16.7% / −66.9%
Turn of the MonthJosef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt & Robert A. Ariel · dailyOUTOct 5, 2026 −9.5%Buys Oct 2951% 139/270+8.7% / +43.7%−43.1% / −66.9%
Presidential Sweet SpotYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · dailyINSep 30, 2026 +1.7%Sells Jun 300% 0/5−0.9% / +43.7%−47.3% / −66.9%
Pre-HolidayRobert A. Ariel & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyOUTSep 4, 2026 +12.1%Buys Nov 2450% 104/208+2.7% / +43.7%−13.8% / −66.9%
January BarometerYale Hirsch & Jeffrey Hirsch · month-endINDec 30, 2022 +1,793.8%Not on one close25% 2/8+38.0% / +42.3%−50.6% / −66.9%
Weekend EffectKenneth French & Josef Lakonishok & Seymour Smidt · dailyINOct 12, 2026 −0.7%Sells Oct 1650% 581/1171+25.0% / +43.7%−74.0% / −66.9%
Pre-FOMC DriftDavid Lucca & Emanuel Moench · dailyOUTSep 16, 2026 +7.5%Buys Oct 2752% 93/178+10.9% / +43.7%−10.4% / −66.9%
Lunar CycleKathy Yuan, Lu Zheng & Qiaoqiao Zhu · dailyINOct 2, 2026 −9.0%Sells Oct 1647% 129/277+8.9% / +43.7%−58.6% / −66.9%
Benchmark
Buy & HoldJohn C. Bogle · benchmarkINJul 23, 2015Always in–+43.7%−66.9%

If the market cracks: the storm test

How the storm test works
ExposureVery high8 of 10 points
  • Market swings2/3
  • Past crashes1/2
  • Debt3/3
  • Run-up2/2
  • It moves about 2.3× its index.
  • It fell about 1.1× as far as its index in past crashes.
  • It operating profit doesn't cover its interest.
  • It is up 1348% in two years, a run-up size that crashed about half the time in history.

Past crashes, peak to low

COVID crash Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 · back to its old high Jul 2020

LITE−29%
S&P 500−34%

2022 bear market Jan 2022 to Sep 2022 · back to its old high Jul 2025

LITE−36%
S&P 500−25%
  • Beta2.32Moves about 2.3× as much as the S&P 500 week to week.
  • Downside capture−163%In months the S&P 500 fell, this fell -163% as much on average (it often rose anyway).
  • Two-year change+1,348%Run-ups of 100%+ crashed 40% or more within two years about half the time (Greenwood, Shleifer & You).
  • From 52-week high−13%
  • Debt to equity0.36×
  • Net debt / EBITDANet cashHolds more cash than debt.
  • Interest cover−328.0×

A crash marks every stock down; debt decides which companies come through. The storm test scores both halves: how hard the stock swings with the market, and how much debt it carries into a downturn. It describes fragility; it does not predict a crash.

The business behind the price

How to judge these numbers

Communication Equipment · Lumentum Holdings Inc. manufactures and sells optical and photonic products in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It offers component products, including semiconductor laser chips, laser sub-assemblies, line subsystems, and wavelength management systems. The company also offers system products, such as optical modules, optical circuit switches, and industrial lasers, including short-pulse solid-state lasers and kilowatt-class fiber lasers.

Size and valuation
Market cap$89.5BWhat the whole company is worth at today's price: share price × shares outstanding.
Revenue (last 12 months)$3.0BTotal sales. The market values it at 29.7× sales.
P/E ration/aLost money over the last year, so there is no profit to divide by.
Forward P/E27.5×Price against analysts' estimate of next year's profit.
Price to book19.1×Price against the company's net assets (its equity) per share.
Profit and growth
Profit margin−230.1%Spends more than it brings in.
Revenue growth+83.2%The last four quarters' sales against the four before.
Return on equity−149.3%Yearly profit as a share of shareholders' money in the business.
Free cash flow$225MCash left after running and investing in the business.
Balance sheet
Total equity$4.6BWhat it owns minus what it owes.
Total debt$1.7BLoans and bonds it has to pay back, with interest.
Cash$2.7BCash and short-term investments on hand.
Debt to equity0.36×Comfortable.
Interest cover−328.0×Operating profit divided by interest. Under 2× means one bad year could make the interest hard to pay.
Wall Street
Average analyst target$1,177.3419% above the close, from 26 analysts (range $820.00 to $1,500.00).
Consensus ratingStrong buyAnalysts' average recommendation. Ratings lean positive: sell ratings are rare.

P/E, price to sales and book, growth, margin and return on equity from the company's SEC filings for the quarter to 2026-06-27; other company figures from Yahoo Finance, fetched Oct 14, 2026. Analyst targets are opinions, not forecasts Be The Puck checks.

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