Exceptional 39% year-over-year revenue growth and three consecutive recent earnings beats are credible positives, but 76.6% product concentration in optical communications, negative free cash flow conversion, and momentum below the minimum threshold combine to make the current setup unattractive for new positions.
Thesis pillars
- Exceptional Revenue Growth→Stable
- High Product Concentration Risk↓Deteriorating
- Negative Free Cash Flow Conversion→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Fabrinet (FN) Stock Analysis
Catalyst-Driven edge
Technology · Electronic Components
Sell if holding. Momentum 2.2/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $385.20 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Product: optical communications products (76.6%); Concentration risk — Supplier: critical materials from a single source or limited number of suppliers.
Fabrinet provides advanced optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical and electronic manufacturing services to OEMs of optical communications components, industrial lasers, automotive components, medical devices and sensors. Fiscal 2025 revenue was $3.42... Read more
Sell if holding. Momentum 2.2/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $385.20 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Product: optical communications products (76.6%); Concentration risk — Supplier: critical materials from a single source or limited number of suppliers. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 18d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: speculative.
Recent developments
updated 2026-10-16Recent Developments — Fabrinet
Latest news
- NEWS Victory RS Small Cap Growth Fund's Fabrinet(FN) Holding History - GuruFocus — GuruFocus neutral
- NEWS Fabrinet (FN) price target increased by 14.58% to 677.22 - MSN — MSN positive
- NEWS Fabrinet stock lags AI peers despite strong gro... - Pluang — Pluang negative
- NEWS Fabrinet: A Compelling AI Infrastructure Opportunity (NYSE:FN) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha positive
- NEWS Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) Shares Gap Up - Here's What Happened - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
Generated 2026-10-16T11:32:27Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHProductoptical communications products77%10-K Item 1: 'Our percentage of revenues from optical communications products decreased from 79.4% in fiscal year 2024 to 76.6% in fiscal year 2025'
- HIGHSuppliercritical materials from a single source or limited number of suppliers10-K Item 1A: 'We purchase some of the critical materials used in certain of our products from a single source or a limited number of suppliers'
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Rating Breakdown
1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Sell if holding. Momentum 2.2/10 is below the 5.0 floor at $385.20 — engine's falling-knife protection flags exit rather than catching a breakdown. Specifics: Concentration risk — Product: optical communications products (76.6%); Concentration risk — Supplier: critical materials from a single source or limited number of suppliers. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $358.24. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $638.68 (+65.8% upside). Prior stop was $358.24. Stop-loss: $358.24.
Concentration risk — Product: optical communications products (76.6%); Concentration risk — Supplier: critical materials from a single source or limited number of suppliers; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.0).
Fabrinet trades at a P/E of 32.1 (forward 17.7). TrendMatrix value score: 6.9/10. Verdict: Sell.
19 analysts cover FN with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $734.
What does Fabrinet do?Fabrinet provides advanced optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical and electronic manufacturing...
Fabrinet provides advanced optical packaging and precision optical, electro-mechanical and electronic manufacturing services to OEMs of optical communications components, industrial lasers, automotive components, medical devices and sensors. Fiscal 2025 revenue was $3.42 billion, up 18.6%, with optical communications at 76.6% of revenue; most facility space is in Thailand.