Lumentum’s AI Optics Rally Crushed Nvidia’s—Now Comes the Hard Part
Lumentum shares fell 3.6% to $829.55 Friday morning, paring steep gains tied to AI data center demand. The stock remains up 135.4% year-to-date, far outpacing Nvidia. Third-quarter revenue jumped 90.1% to $808.4 million, with cloud transceiver shipments up over 40% sequentially. Nvidia agreed in March to invest $2 billion in Lumentum.