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Price · 1Y
$300.60
Thesis
Coherent is the largest pure-play optical-component and compound-semiconductor supplier after the 2022 II-VI merger, with a vertically integrated stack that spans indium phosphide lasers, photonic ICs, and finished transceivers. The datacom segment is the AI lever: 800G shipments are ramping with hyperscale customers, with 1.6T qualifications in flight.
The diversified base in telecom, industrial lasers, and silicon-carbide gives revenue breadth but also drags blended margins and complicates the story. Post-merger debt paydown and portfolio rationalization remain works in progress, and the company is mid-transition under new leadership.
Catalysts
- 800G transceiver ramp and 1.6T qualification at hyperscalers
- Margin expansion as datacom mix rises relative to legacy segments
- Portfolio simplification and non-core divestitures
- Indium phosphide capacity expansion to meet AI demand
Recent events
Material filings, federal awards, and regulatory activity. Impact is scored against market cap.
- Aug 31LeadershipSEC
Coherent filed 8-K covering item 5.02 (officer/director changes) and item 8.01 (other events).
- Aug 12Financial resultsSEC
Coherent Corp. 8-K filing (items 2.02, 7.01, 9.01) disclosing financial results.
- May 6Financial resultsSEC
Coherent Corp. files 8-K (items 2.02/7.01/9.01) disclosing financial results.