Jefferies slashes price target on Coherent Corp [COHR] – find out why.

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Coherent Corp [NYSE: COHR] slipped around -4.09 points on Tuesday, while shares priced at $76.13 at the close of the session, down -5.10%.

Compared to the average trading volume of 3.13M shares, COHR reached a trading volume of 6110640 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

What do top market gurus say about Coherent Corp [COHR]?

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for COHR shares is $117.29 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on COHR stock is a recommendation set at 1.68. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Jefferies have made an estimate for Coherent Corp shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on February 21, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Jefferies raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on December 04, 2024, representing the official price target for Coherent Corp stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $106 to $136, while Citigroup kept a Buy rating on COHR stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Coherent Corp is set at 5.72, with the Price to Sales ratio for COHR stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2.22. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.28, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 6.00. Price to Free Cash Flow for COHR in the course of the last twelve months was 51.45 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.64.

How has COHR stock performed recently?

Coherent Corp [COHR] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -14.15. With this latest performance, COHR shares dropped by -24.12% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -2.76% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 25.90% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for COHR stock in for the last two-week period is set at 33.34, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 26.52, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 37.25 for Coherent Corp [COHR]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 94.37, while it was recorded at 82.32 for the last single week of trading, and 84.02 for the last 200 days.

Coherent Corp [COHR]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals

Coherent Corp’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.64 and a Current Ratio set at 2.67.

Earnings analysis for Coherent Corp [COHR]

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for COHR. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Coherent Corp go to 45.04%.

Insider trade positions for Coherent Corp [COHR]

The top three institutional holders of COHR stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 15.41 million shares, which is approximately 10.0679%. DODGE & COX, holding 14.01 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.02 billion in COHR stocks shares; and DODGE & COX, currently with $$890.76 million in COHR stock with ownership which is approximately 8.0329%.