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LITELumentum Holdings Inc.Hold5.6·$909.02+5.25%
LITE · Why this verdict

Why Lumentum Holdings (LITE) is rated HOLD

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VerdictHOLD
Overall score5.6/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

3.7/10data confidence 83%
ComponentSub-score
P/E0.0
P/S0.0
Fwd P/E2.4
PEG10.0
Analyst target6.0
  • Forward P/E: 47.7x
  • PEG: 0.22

Quality

5.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROE7.6
ROA1.9
Gross margin4.2
Op margin8.7
Net margin8.8
Current ratio4.4
FCF quality1.7
Moat6.8
Piotroski F7.8
  • Strong margins: 18%
  • Earnings quality RED FLAG: 21% FCF/NI
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 7/9

Growth

10.0/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth10.0
EPS growth10.0
  • Strong growth: 90% YoY

Momentum

2.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI5.5
MACD0.0
OBV1.0
MA position6.0
Volume0.0
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Above 200-day MA

Sentiment

7.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment6.7
Analyst rating7.5
Price target7.9
  • LLM news sentiment: +0.35 (n=2)
  • Analyst upside: 22%

Insider

3.9/10data confidence 75%
ComponentSub-score
materiality4.5
insider conviction2.0
holder change5.1
  • Modest insider selling — $38,859,209 (0.058% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

4.7/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank1.5
quality rank7.7
growth rank9.5
  • Best-in-class margins
  • Industry growth leader

Technical

5.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger6.0
support resistance6.2
52w position6.8
gap4.0

Risk (lower is worse)

3.5/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest3.5
days to cover9.4
volatility0.0
put call2.4
implied vol0.0
max pain risk3.0
beta5.1
debt equity4.8
  • Elevated put/call: 1.64
  • High IV: 108%
  • Above max pain $430
  • Concentration risks: 1 HIGH (10-K Item 1A — sized via position_sizing, validated via buy_confidence)

Catalyst

6.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history10.0
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg7.4
news activity6.0
  • Perfect beat streak: 4Q

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Multiple concerning factors. Consider reducing position. | News modifier +2 (SELL_IF_HOLDING → HOLD_IF_HOLDING).

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_SELL|L3:NEWS_MOD=+2
Passed (6)
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • NEWS_EVENTS:NONE_RECENT
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:65d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (2)
  • MOMENTUM:2.5<4.5
  • ASYMMETRY:0.7<1.5@spot
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
0.65
Upside
+9.8%
Downside
15.0%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupRANGE_BOUND RSI 52 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band

EdgeNO_EDGE No clear edge identified

SuitabilityAGGRESSIVE Beta 1.48>1.3

Investment implication

The F-path SELL output reflects an overall score of 4.3 below the 5.4 soft trigger — multiple weakening dimensions accumulated rather than a single hard-floor breach. The strongest dimension ( Growth at 10.0) was not enough to lift the adjusted overall above the threshold. Co-occurring failed gates ( MOMENTUM:2.5<4.5, ASYMMETRY:0.7<1.5@spot) reinforce the read. Current asymmetry R:R is 0.65 — supplementary context, not the trigger for this path.

The strongest dimensions are Growth at 10.0, Sentiment at 7.4, and Catalyst at 6.7; the weakest are Momentum at 2.5, Risk (lower is worse) at 3.5, and Value at 3.7. The V9 engine flagged 2 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 0.65 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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