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After finishing at $4.10 in the prior trading day, Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE: LUMN) closed at $3.98, down -2.93%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.93 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.62 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of LUMN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 2.15 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 4.01. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.11 and its Current Ratio is at 1.14. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 62.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 59.98.
On February 26, 2025, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $8 to $6.50.
Wells Fargo Upgraded its Underweight to Equal Weight on February 21, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $5.
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 Sep 03 ’24 when Fowler James bought 10,000 shares for $4.70 per share. The transaction valued at 46,990 led to the insider holds 384,056 shares of the business.
GOFF STACEY W bought 374,492 shares of LUMN for $2,381,769 on Aug 08 ’24. On Aug 08 ’24, another insider, GOFF STACEY W, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 71,025 shares for $6.36 each.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.12.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LUMN has reached a high of $10.33, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.97. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.91%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -28.17%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 1.02B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 939.84M. Insiders hold about 8.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.65% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
Currently, 7.0 analysts are dedicated to thoroughly evaluating and rating the performance of Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.33, with high estimates of -$0.25 and low estimates of -$0.42.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.81 and -$1.25 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.96. EPS for the following year is -$0.78, with 8.0 analysts recommending between -$0.38 and -$1.63.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $3.11B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $3.15B to a low estimate of $3.08B. As of the current estimate, Lumen Technologies Inc’s year-ago sales were $3.27BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $3.06B. There is a high estimate of $3.09B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $3B.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LUMN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $12.58B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $12.12B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $12.38B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $13.11BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $11.97B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $12.21B and the low estimate is $11.77B.
