COHR
COHERENT (COHR)
NYSE
$260.57-$2.32 (-0.88%)
Price as of Jul 31, 2026 7:59 PM EDT
  • $51.4B
    Market Cap
  • 155.75%
    1-Year Change
  • Scientific & Technical Instruments
    Industry

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  • Earnings Score: 38
  • Momentum Score: 44
  • True Yield: N/A
  • Financial Health Score: 91
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AI Infrastructure Will Mint More Millionaires Over the Next Decade: 3 Stocks to Buy Right Now

The global AI infrastructure market is projected to expand at 26.6% CAGR through 2034. Three infrastructure leaders—Marvell, Coherent, and Vertiv—are positioned to capitalize on this growth through connectivity chips, fiber-optic components, and cooling systems respectively. All three stocks show strong EBITDA growth projections and are considered reasonably valued relative to their long-term potential.

07/23/2026, 9:30 AM • The Motley Fool

Indium Phosphide Wafer Market Size to Hit USD 679.76 Million by 2035 | SNS Insider

The global Indium Phosphide (InP) Wafer Market is valued at $202.21 Million in 2025 and is projected to reach $679.76 Million by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 12.89%. Growth is driven by AI data centers, 5G/6G infrastructure expansion, high-speed optical communications, and semiconductor innovation. North America leads with 44% market share, while Asia Pacific is expected to grow fastest at 14.66% CAGR.

07/17/2026, 3:30 AM • GlobeNewswire

Can Nvidia Still Turn Patient Investors Into Millionaires?

Nvidia's $4.7 trillion market cap makes another 100-fold gain impossible, but patient investors with substantial capital can still build wealth through steady compounding. The company is evolving from a chipmaker into a financial backbone of the AI ecosystem through strategic investments, positioning it as a durable blue-chip holding rather than a high-risk, explosive growth opportunity.

07/11/2026, 5:29 AM • The Motley Fool

Nvidia Stock Has Only Gained 5% So Far in 2026. History Is Crystal Clear on Where the Stock Is Headed Next.

Nvidia stock has gained only 5% in 2026 amid a broader rotation out of large-cap tech stocks. However, the company shows strong fundamentals with record data center revenues, $1 trillion in revenue visibility for new processors, and strategic positioning across the AI infrastructure stack. The author argues that valuation compression reflects investor caution rather than deteriorating business fundamentals, and expects a rerating higher as operational results confirm continued AI-driven growth.

07/09/2026, 1:08 PM • The Motley Fool

Corning vs. QuantumScape: Which Technology Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?

Corning, a profitable materials-science leader with $15.6B in FY2025 revenue and 10.2% net margins, is compared against QuantumScape, a pre-revenue development-stage company pursuing solid-state battery technology. The article presents a classic risk-reward choice: Corning offers stability and proven profitability, while QuantumScape offers speculative upside potential but faces significant technical and production hurdles. The author recommends Corning for most investors due to its 175-year track record of adapting to technological change.

06/15/2026, 7:09 PM • The Motley Fool

Nasdaq 100 Tumbles Over 3%, Marvell Crashes 12%: Stock Market Today

U.S. stocks declined sharply on Tuesday as investors rotated out of high-flying chip and AI stocks. The Nasdaq 100 fell 3.3%, the S&P 500 dropped 1.6%, and the Russell 2000 fell 1.3%. Oil prices collapsed 6% following a halt in Israel-Iran strikes. Markets are now pricing in a potential Fed rate hike by October rather than cuts, pressuring richly valued tech stocks. Semiconductor and optical companies led losses, while defensive and financial sectors provided some cushion.

06/09/2026, 1:26 PM • Benzinga

Nvidia Gets The Headlines. But This Optical Networking Stock Was The Bigger AI Surprise

Coherent, an optical networking company, surged over 400% in the past 12 months, significantly outperforming Nvidia's ~50% gain. The company benefits from data centers upgrading to faster optical infrastructure to support AI and cloud computing. However, Coherent's high valuation (63x fiscal 2027 earnings) compared to Nvidia (22x) may limit future upside, and analysts expect Coherent could underperform Nvidia for the rest of the year.

06/08/2026, 3:23 PM • The Motley Fool

The Anthropic IPO Could Make These 5 AI Stocks Unexpected Winners

Anthropic's IPO filing at a ~$1 trillion valuation will drive massive AI infrastructure spending. The company has committed $100+ billion to AWS and Google for compute capacity, positioning infrastructure suppliers like Celestica, Credo Technology, Astera Labs, Coherent, and Marvell Technology to benefit from the resulting data center build-out.

06/07/2026, 5:19 AM • The Motley Fool

The Hidden Nvidia Trade Nobody on Wall Street Is Talking About

Nvidia is making strategic investments in AI infrastructure companies including Lumentum, Coherent, and Marvell Technology to secure supply chains and expand its AI hardware ecosystem. These investments in optical networking and custom AI processors position Nvidia to maintain dominance in the AI semiconductor space while potentially generating profitable returns.

06/05/2026, 2:23 PM • The Motley Fool

Nvidia Sends a Message With RTX Spark—This Is What It Says

Nvidia unveiled the RTX Spark, a superchip combining Blackwell RTX graphics, Arm CPU cores, and an NPU for personal computers, marking the company's entry into the PC market. The chip delivers petaflop AI computing power and unified memory for local AI applications. Analysts view this as part of Nvidia's broader strategy to dominate AI across all layers—data centers, edge, PCs, and IoT—with strong revenue growth expected and price targets reaching $500 within 12 months.

06/05/2026, 8:11 AM • Investing

AI-Chip Rally Powers S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow To Fresh Records: Stock Market Today

U.S. stock indices reached fresh record highs on Tuesday, driven by a surge in semiconductor and AI-infrastructure stocks. Marvell Technology soared 20% after Nvidia's CEO praised it as 'the next trillion-dollar company' and committed a $2 billion investment. Hewlett Packard Enterprise surged 30% on strong earnings and AI orders. Optical networking and chip stocks rallied broadly, while software stocks pulled back significantly.

06/02/2026, 12:53 PM • Benzinga

Marvell Gets The Headlines — Coherent Stock Gets The All-Time High

Following NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's bullish commentary on AI infrastructure and optical connectivity demand in data centers, Marvell Technology surged 25% while Coherent Corp. quietly hit an all-time high with a 16% gain. Despite similar exposure to the optical transceiver trade, Coherent remains overlooked by investors despite its direct revenue exposure to AI optical demand. Coherent has rallied 455% from its 52-week low of $76.88 to $426.67.

06/02/2026, 12:05 PM • Benzinga

Nvidia Recently Plowed $3.8 Billion Into These 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks

Nvidia invested $3.8 billion in two AI stocks during Q1 2026: increasing its CoreWeave stake by 95% to $3.65 billion (9% ownership), and investing $2 billion in Coherent as part of a multibillion-dollar partnership for photonics components. CoreWeave faces balance sheet concerns with high leverage, while Coherent is well-positioned in the AI infrastructure supply chain but trades at elevated valuations.

05/31/2026, 8:25 AM • The Motley Fool

This Fund Manager Has a Brilliant Strategy for Investing in AI Stocks

Hedge fund manager Gavin Baker identifies a valuation inefficiency in AI stocks, arguing that memory chips (Micron, SanDisk) and Nvidia are undervalued while optical stocks (Lumentum, Coherent) are overvalued based on multiple expansion. Baker suggests that if the AI cycle continues uniformly across sectors, cheaper stocks should outperform expensive ones over the long term.

05/29/2026, 9:30 PM • The Motley Fool

Dow Jones Tops 51,000, Dell Jumps 28% On Blowout AI Sales: Stock Market Today

U.S. stocks reached record highs on Friday as the Dow Jones surged to 51,047, driven by Dell Technologies' blowout earnings report showing 88% revenue growth and $24.4 billion in AI-related orders. The company raised its fiscal 2027 revenue outlook to $165-169 billion and AI server revenue target to $60 billion, sparking broad gains across AI infrastructure and semiconductor stocks. Easing Middle East tensions pressured energy markets, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.2% and is on pace for its ninth consecutive weekly gain.

05/29/2026, 12:39 PM • Benzinga

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Statistics

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Day Range
$257.13
$281.99
$262.89
1-Year Range
$86.55
$426.89
$262.89
Latest Close$262.89
Change
+$13.83 (+5.26%)
Volume5,475,150
Market Cap$51.4B
Shares Outstanding195.6M
P/E (TTM)102.33
Diluted EPS (TTM)$2.57
Enterprise Value$53.0B

Information as of 07/31/2026

Company Profile

$51.4B
Market Cap
$468.8M
Net Income
Sector: Technology
Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments
375 Saxonburg Boulevard, Saxonburg, PA, United States, 16056
724 352 4455

Coherent Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets engineered materials, optoelectronic components and devices, and laser systems for the use in the industrial, communications, electronics, and instrumentation markets worldwide. It operates through three segments: Networking, Materials, and Lasers. The Networking segment offers transceivers, systems, subsystems, modules, components, optics, and semiconductor devices for datacenter and communications applications. The Materials segment provides engineered materials, laser optics, thermoelectric components, and advanced ceramic and metal-matrix composite materials and products; and vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser, edge-emitting laser, pump lasers, high-power lasers for materials processing, and integrated circuit. The Laser segment offers excimer lasers, solid-state lasers, CO2 lasers, and laser systems for various industrial applications, including semiconductor capital equipment, display manufacturing, precision manufacturing, and scientific research; and laser systems and subsystems. It markets its products and services through direct sales force, representatives, and distributors. The company was formerly known as II-VI Incorporated and changed its name to Coherent Corp. in September 2022. Coherent Corp. was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania.

Key Executives

  • James Robert Anderson
  • Sherri R. Luther
  • Giovanni Barbarossa
  • Rob Beard
  • Julie Sheridan

Current Ownership Distribution

  • Institutions1.5B (66.89%)
  • Mutual Funds732.9M (32.81%)
  • Insiders6.6M (0.30%)
  • Other0 (0.00%)