On July 30, Corning rose 4.8% in regular trading, trading at $132.45/share, with turnover of $147 million, extending a technical rebound following a cumulative decline of over 20% in the prior two trading sessions.
On the news front, UBS, Oppenheimer, and several other institutions cut their price targets but uniformly maintained buy ratings, emphasizing that the prior selloff was overdone and that the long-term growth thesis around AI data center fiber optic demand remains intact. UBS noted that Corning's strategy of locking in more long-term offtake contracts may limit near-term margin expansion but provides greater earnings growth stability. Oppenheimer highlighted that Q2 enterprise-network sales jumped 65% with generative-AI-related revenue doubling, while the optical segment posted a record 21% net margin. Corning's prior selloff was triggered by Q3 core sales guidance of $4.9-5.0 billion, with the midpoint slightly below the $5.0 billion consensus, against a backdrop of nearly 100% year-to-date gains and approximately 44x PE valuation.
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