Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for COHR in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Coherent (COHR) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Nov 4 close
$195.09−12.40 (−6.0%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryNov 4 closeCoherent reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 results on 4 November, posting non-GAAP EPS of $2.09 against an estimate of $1.99, with revenue of $2.37 billion, up 50% year over year. GAAP gross margin came in at 39.1%, up 254 bps year over year, and the company issued guidance that outlets described as strong, prompting talk of a rally in the stock following the print. Separate commentary pointed to the Marvell-Lumentum merger as a competitive dynamic that could give Coherent a window with hyperscaler and CPO/NPO business, tied to AI-driven demand for optical networking.
Despite the post-earnings commentary, the stock closed at $195.09, down 6%, and sits below both its 50-day average of $274.56 and 200-day average of $296.63, with the 50-day also below the 200-day. Three-month and six-month returns stand at -41.6% and -43.4% respectively, while the one-year return remains positive at 47.8%. The GekkoIndex reads 69.1, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, and the price sits 38.7% below the Gekko Fair Value of $318.23.
No confirmed next earnings date appears on the calendar. Over the last 90 days, Congress recorded 1 buy and 0 sells, and over the last 30 days there was 1 unusual options signal, with call premium of $1,925,000 against put premium of $881,725. Analyst coverage from 18 firms shows 14 buy and 4 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $387.80. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged +16% over 5 years, rising in 4 of those years.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Coherent price vs fair value
Close $195.09200-day averageGekko Fair Value $318.23
Coherent quick facts
- Market cap
- $38.42B
- P/E ratio
- 48.5
- Forward P/E
- 21.6
- EPS, TTM
- $4.12
- Revenue, TTM
- $7.12B
- Profit margin
- 11.3%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 2.23
- Volume
- 11.09M avg 7.79M
- 1-year return
- +47.8%
- Typical daily move
- ±9.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±11.7%
- 50-day average
- $274.56
- 200-day average
- $296.63
- Next earnings
- —
- Shares outstanding
- 196.9M
Coherent swing-trade checklist
Coherent scores 4 supportive, 0 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive0 mixed1 headwind
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $195.09 is below the 50-day ($274.56) and 200-day ($296.63) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
69.1, Accumulation
Reading 69.1 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
38.7% below
Price is 38.7% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 1 buy / 0 sales. Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.
See smart money - Earnings riskno data
No data
No confirmed report date on the calendar.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+16.0% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +16% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
See seasonality
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Coherent stock chart and price history
Coherent closed at $195.09 on Nov 4, 2026, +47.8% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $123.75 to $440.00.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −42.3%
- 3 months
- −41.6%
- 6 months
- −43.4%
- 1 year
- +47.8%
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About Coherent
Coherent builds laser systems and related optical technology used in commercial, industrial, and scientific settings. Its offerings include lasers, laser-based tools, complete systems, precision optical parts, accessories, and instruments for measuring and controlling laser output. These products find use in areas such as microelectronics manufacturing, materials processing, scientific research, government programs, and equipment built by other manufacturers.
The company runs its business through two main segments: one focused on laser sources sold to original equipment manufacturers, and another covering industrial lasers and integrated systems. Coherent manages every stage of its offerings itself, from design and production through marketing and after-sale service. Within the United States it sells directly through its own staff, while outside the country it relies on a mix of direct sales employees and independent representatives.
Coherent traces its founding to 1966 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker COHR.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Website
- coherent.com
Coherent GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Coherent’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 69.1, in the Accumulation zone, up 5.9 points over five sessions.
69.1Accumulation
Up 5.9 points over five sessions.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 21 | +8.7% | +10.2% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 152 | +1.3% | +5.5% | ||
| Neutral | 456 | +2.2% | +6.8% | ||
| Distribution | 64 | −3.5% | +3.5% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average COHR share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Coherent stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Coherent trades 38.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $318.23, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Coherent shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$318.23
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
38.7% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 27.2% below the estimate.
Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
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Coherent insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Coherent, and members of Congress disclosed 1 purchase and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
1trade disclosed: 1 purchase and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Ro Khanna House, CA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Oct 9 traded Sep 25 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Coherent has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- $44.62M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.12%
- Trailing four quarters
- $133.8M
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
1signal, 69% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Oct 24, $2.81M in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
4of the funds Gekko tracks hold COHR.
3added1opened0trimmed2sold out
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Coherent earnings: next date and track record
Coherent beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 10.7% on average across the report.
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±10.7%average move across the report
3 of 7reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2026 | $2.09 est $1.99 | $2.37B est $2.31B | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $1.47 est $1.43 | $2.05B est $1.98B | −0.4% |
| May 6, 2026 | $1.41 est $1.40 | $1.81B est $1.78B | −4.9% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $1.29 est $1.21 | $1.69B est $1.64B | −8.7% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $1.16 est $1.04 | $1.58B est $1.55B | +23.8% |
| Aug 13, 2025 | $1.00 est $0.92 | $1.53B est $1.55B | −21.4% |
| May 7, 2025 | $0.91 est $0.86 | $1.50B est $1.50B | +1.1% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | $0.95 est $0.69 | $1.43B est $1.37B | +14.5% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Coherent stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Coherent is $387.80, +98.8% from the last close, from 18 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$387.80consensus 12-month target, +98.8% from the last close
Now $195.09Avg $387.80
Low $262High $500
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 18 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | Northland Securities | $280 | +43.5% |
| Nov 2 | J.P. Morgan | $385 | +97.3% |
| Oct 30 | B. Riley Securities | $262 | +34.3% |
| Oct 30 | Morgan Stanley | $325 | +66.6% |
| Oct 21 | Susquehanna | $350 | +79.4% |
+5.5%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+16.0%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±9.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Coherent seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Coherent averaged +16.0% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +12.9% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +7.5% | 5 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +9.2% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +16.0% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +17.9% | 5 of 5 |
For scale, COHR’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 11.7%.
Coherent market cap and key statistics
Coherent’s market cap is $38.42B, with a P/E ratio of 48.5 and revenue of $7.12B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $38.42B
- P/E ratio
- 48.5
- Forward P/E
- 21.6
- EPS, TTM
- $4.12
- Gekko Fair Value
- $318.23
Trading
- Volume
- 11.09M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 7.79M
- 52-week high
- $440.00
- 52-week low
- $123.75
- Shares outstanding
- 196.9M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $7.12B
- Profit margin
- 11.3%
- Return on equity
- 8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +73.0%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 2.23
- Typical daily move
- ±9.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±11.7%
Coherent stock news this week
Coverage of Coherent this week reads neutral: 1 positive, 4 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
- Coherent (COHR) Surpasses Q1 Earnings and Revenue EstimatesZacks Investment Research, Nov 4
- Coherent Stock Rallies Back on Solid Q1 Print, Strong GuidanceBenzinga, Nov 4
- Coherent Corp. Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2027 ResultsGlobeNewsWire, Nov 4
- Coherent Earnings Prediction Market Preview: What Will Jim Anderson Say?Benzinga, Nov 4
- Should COHR Stock Be in Your Portfolio Before Q1 Earnings?TradingView, Nov 3
- Coherent: Lumentum Deal Is An Optics Networking GiftSeeking Alpha, Nov 3
Coherent peers
Coherent’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| NVDANVIDIA | Accumulation | 25.3% below |
| AVGOBroadcom | Accumulation | 7.7% below |
| MUMicron Technology | Accumulation | 40.7% below |
| AMDAdvanced Micro Devices | Accumulation | 9.1% below |
| INTCIntel | Buying | 33.9% below |
| TXNTexas Instruments | Neutral | 15.3% above |
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Coherent stock FAQ
What is Coherent’s market cap?
Coherent’s market cap is $38.42B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $195.09, with 196.9M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 48.5.
What is the Coherent stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Coherent is $387.80, +98.8% from the last close. Of the 18 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 14 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Coherent stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Coherent is undervalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $195.09 is 38.7% below Gekko Fair Value of $318.23. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
What is Coherent’s 52-week high and low?
Coherent’s 52-week high is $440.00 and its 52-week low is $123.75; it closed at $195.09 on Nov 4, 2026, +47.8% over the past year.
Is Coherent stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, smart money and seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in Coherent?
Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in Coherent over the last 30 days, with $1.93M of flagged premium in calls and $882K in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Oct 24, 2026 with $2.81M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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