Coherent Corp (COHR) Stock Surges on AI Demand and Earnings Beat: Latest News and Outlook as of November 30, 2025
Coherent Corp (NYSE: COHR), the photonics and optical networking specialist formerly known as II‑VI, has become one of 2025’s standout semiconductor-adjacent stocks. As of the close on Friday, November 28, the last trading day before November 30, Coherent shares were trading in the mid‑$160s after jumping around 7–8% on the day, putting the stock near fresh 52‑week highs and up more than 60% year‑to‑date. Timothy Sykes+2Trefis+2 That rally is being driven by a string of positive catalysts: a strong fiscal Q1 2026 earnings beat, brisk demand from AI data centers, analyst price‑target upgrades, strategic divestitures aimed at paying down debt,