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Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE: LUMN) closed the day trading at $7.04 up 1.88% from the previous closing price of $6.91. In other words, the price has increased by $1.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.73 million shares were traded. LUMN stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.21 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $6.88.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LUMN, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.70. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.03 and its Current Ratio is at 2.07.
On May 05, 2025, Raymond James Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Mkt Perform but kept the price unchanged to $4.50.
Citigroup Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on February 26, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $8 to $6.50.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 14 ’25 when Stansbury Christopher bought 42,000 shares for $4.29 per share. The transaction valued at 180,205 led to the insider holds 518,000 shares of the business.
Stansbury Christopher bought 40,000 shares of LUMN for $177,548 on Aug 15 ’25. The EVP and CFO now owns 535,000 shares after completing the transaction at $4.44 per share. On Aug 05 ’25, another insider, Johnson Kathleen E, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, bought 135,870 shares for $3.69 each. As a result, the insider paid 501,781 and bolstered with 9,616,947 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LUMN now has a Market Capitalization of 7224032256 and an Enterprise Value of 23827032064. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.56. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.858 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.354.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LUMN is 1.39, which has changed by 0.121019125 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16845357 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LUMN has reached a high of $10.33, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 36.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 51.07%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, LUMN traded about 14.57M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, LUMN traded about 13834030 shares per day. A total of 1.03B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 940.84M. Insiders hold about 8.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.93% stake in the company. Shares short for LUMN as of 1757894400 were 61906868 with a Short Ratio of 4.25, compared to 1755216000 on 58911190. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 61906868 and a Short% of Float of 8.459999999999999.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 7.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.22, with high estimates of -$0.16 and low estimates of -$0.36.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.08 and -$0.93 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.57. EPS for the following year is -$0.52, with 7.0 analysts recommending between -$0.33 and -$1.15.
Revenue Estimates
9 analysts predict $3.04B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.07B to a low estimate of $2.98B. As of. The current estimate, Lumen Technologies Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.22BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.04B. There is a high estimate of $3.12B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $2.98B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LUMN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.46B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.27B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.36B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $13.11BBased on 10 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.82B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.12B and the low estimate is $11.42B.
