Why Coherent Corp. (COHR) Advanced on Thursday

We recently compiled a list of the Impressive Earnings, Fresh Deals Propel Prices of These 10 Firms. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR) stands against the other stocks.

Wall Street’s main indices ended mixed on Thursday, with the Dow Jones the sole decliner, losing 0.28 percent.

In contrast, both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite registered gains, rising by 0.36 percent and 0.51 percent, respectively.

Amid the earnings season, 10 companies saw significant increases in their valuations, thanks to stronger-than-expected earnings reports. Additionally, several firms enjoyed rallies fueled by newly secured deals.

In this article, we detailed the reasons behind the 10 companies’ impressive performance.

To come up with Thursday’s biggest advancers, we considered only the stocks with at least $2 billion in market capitalization and $5 million in daily trading volume.

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Coherent Corp. (NYSE:COHR)

Coherent Corp. shares rallied for a third consecutive day on Thursday, adding another 11.5 percent to its valuation to close at $100.46 apiece after an investment research firm posted an optimistic outlook for the company.

In a report, Needham & Company raised its price target for Coherent to $125 from $120 previously, while maintaining a “buy” rating on the stock on the back of its strong fourth-quarter earnings attributed to its AI-related Datacom transceiver business and improved demand in telecom vertical.

In its latest earnings release, Coherent said it swung to a net income of $103 million for the second quarter of fiscal year 2025, reversing a $27 million net loss in the same period a year earlier.

It also booked a net income of $129.3 million in six months ending December 2024, versus a $94.5 million net loss in the same period year-on-year.

Overall COHR ranks 9th on our list of Thursday’s biggest advancers. While we acknowledge the potential of COHR as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than COHR but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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