$Lumentum(LITE)$ surged 8% this week, is up +143% YTD. $COHERENT(COHR)$ added +19% this week and continues to build momentum. J.P. Morgan just raised LITE's target from $565 β $950. COHR from $245 β $300. Both: Overweight. Why optical is back in the spotlight this week? JPM, Goldman, the OFC data: The AI infrastructure buildout is accelerating, not slowing. CPO and OCS are no longer 2028 stories β they're 2H 2026 revenue. The market is still pricing these companies like boring legacy optical hardware companies. That's the mispricing. Memory started repricing six months ago. Optical is repricing now. Memory prices just confirmed the AI hardware supercycle is real. Samsung reported Q1 earnings that demolish
Lumentum Target Raised to $950! Optical the Next Big Investment Theme?
At OFC 2026, Lumentum projected the AI optical communications market β spanning pluggable modules, CPO, and OCS β will surge from $18 billion in 2025 to $90 billion by 2030, implying a 40% CAGR. JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee reiterated a Buy rating on $LITE and raised his price target from $565 to $950. Is optical modules shaping up as this year's defining investment theme alongside memory β and will you bet on this frontier sector the way Nvidia did?
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