Lumen Technologies Inc [NYSE: LUMN] closed the trading session at $4.69 on 2025-08-25. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $4.6021, while the highest price level was $4.75.
The stocks have a year to date performance of -23.49 percent and weekly performance of 0.00 percent. The stock has been moved at 8.31 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed 8.31 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed 26.08 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 11.37M shares, LUMN reached to a volume of 8995007 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Lumen Technologies Inc [LUMN]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for LUMN shares is $4.53 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on LUMN stock is a recommendation set at 2.73. 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.
Raymond James have made an estimate for Lumen Technologies Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on May 05, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Citigroup dropped their target price from $8 to $6.50. The new note on the price target was released on February 26, 2025, representing the official price target for Lumen Technologies Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $5, while Wells Fargo analysts kept a Equal Weight rating on LUMN stock. On August 16, 2024, analysts increased their price target for LUMN shares from 1.75 to 4.
Price to Free Cash Flow for LUMN in the course of the last twelve months was 5.13 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 2.03.
LUMN stock trade performance evaluation
Lumen Technologies Inc [LUMN] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by 0.00. With this latest performance, LUMN shares gained by 8.31% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 8.31% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -11.68% 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 LUMN stock in for the last two-week period is set at 60.80, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 0.24, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 0.23 for Lumen Technologies Inc [LUMN]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 4.30, while it was recorded at 4.53 for the last single week of trading, and 4.94 for the last 200 days.
Lumen Technologies Inc [LUMN]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Lumen Technologies Inc [LUMN] shares currently have an operating margin of 3.21% and a Gross Margin at 25.34%. Lumen Technologies Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at -9.19%.
Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for Lumen Technologies Inc. ( LUMN), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at -78.94%, highlighting a negative impact on investor capital. The Return on Assets (ROA) is -3.58%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Lumen Technologies Inc’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is -6.95%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, Lumen Technologies Inc. (LUMN) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of -$47160.0 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 2.07% and a Quick Ratio of 2.03%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Lumen Technologies Inc [LUMN] stock
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Lumen Technologies Inc posted -0.13/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at -0.08/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company fail the estimates by a Surprise Factor of -0.05. 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 LUMN. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Lumen Technologies Inc go to -27.02%.
Lumen Technologies Inc [LUMN]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $71.62%, or 77.88%% of LUMN stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of LUMN stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 148.83 million shares, which is approximately 15.0757%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 118.12 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$129.93 million in LUMN stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$55.64 million in LUMN stock with ownership which is approximately 5.1237%.
