A Look At Coherent (COHR) Valuation After Analyst Optimism And Upcoming Earnings Focus

Coherent (COHR) is back in focus after a cluster of analyst reports highlighted its recent share performance against peers and the upcoming earnings update, with attention squarely on optical networking demand and margins.

See our latest analysis for Coherent.

The recent 1-day share price return of a 1.7% decline contrasts with a 90-day share price return of 64.86% and a 1-year total shareholder return of 142.49%. This points to strong momentum even as the market reassesses near term risks ahead of earnings and reacts to product launches like Bondable Diamond.

If Coherent’s recent move has your attention and you are considering where else growth narratives could emerge, it may be worth scanning high growth tech and AI stocks as a next step.

With Coherent trading at a much higher P/E than its industry, while analyst targets sit below the current US$212.18 share price, you have to ask: is there still a buying opportunity here, or is future growth already priced in?

Most Popular Narrative: 10% Overvalued

At $212.18, Coherent trades above the most followed fair value estimate of about $192.95, which creates a clear gap between narrative and market pricing.

The ongoing expansion of AI datacenter infrastructure and high-performance computing is propelling structural growth in demand for advanced optical transceivers (800G, 1.6T, and beyond), optical circuit switches, and related photonics components, which is fueling robust sequential order growth and sustained revenue momentum in Coherent's datacom and communications business.

Read the complete narrative.

Want to see what earnings power this narrative is baking in? The core story leans on faster revenue growth, thicker margins, and a richer future earnings multiple.

Result: Fair Value of $192.95 (OVERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, that story can quickly look different if competition in optical transceivers pressures pricing or if large customers like Apple and hyperscalers trim orders.

Find out about the key risks to this Coherent narrative.

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