Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN)

US — Communication Services Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol LUMN
  • Rev/Share 12.9634
  • Book/Share -0.6015
  • PB -8.2881
  • Debt/Equity -30.5395
  • CurrentRatio 2.0686
  • ROIC -0.005

 

  • MktCap 5115307900.0
  • FreeCF/Share 0.9482
  • PFCF 5.4534
  • PE -4.1827
  • Debt/Assets 0.551
  • DivYield 0
  • ROE -9.432

 

  • Rating C
  • Score 2
  • Recommendation Sell
  • P/E Score 1
  • DCF Score 2
  • P/B Score 1
  • D/E Score 1

Recent Analyst Ratings

Type Ticker Analyst Firm Previous Rating Current Rating Previous Price Target Current Price Target Date
Upgrade LUMN Raymond James Market Perform Outperform -- $4.5 May 5, 2025
Upgrade LUMN Citigroup Neutral Buy $8 $6.5 Feb. 26, 2025
Upgrade LUMN Wells Fargo Underweight Equal Weight -- $5 Feb. 21, 2025
Downgrade LUMN Wells Fargo Equal Weight Underweight $1.75 $4 Aug. 16, 2024

News

LUMN vs. CCOI: Which Enterprise Fiber Stock is the Better Buy?
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Published: April 22, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Lumen appears to be a better investment option compared to Cogent at the moment.

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Lumen Empowers Businesses with the Threat Intelligence Safeguarding Its Global Network
LUMN
Published: April 22, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Lumen Defender Plus, powered by Black Lotus Labs intelligence, stops threats before they reach business networks – delivering measurable results for companies like Apex DataCom DENVER , April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The need for smarter, faster, and more automated defenses has never been greater. In 2024, 86% of enterprises reported a year-over-year increase in cyber threats.

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Lumen Plummets 34% in a Month: Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?
LUMN
Published: April 09, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Neutral

Higher demand for LUMN's PCF solutions bodes well, but a debt-laden balance sheet and competition in the AI space remain overhangs.

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Lumen and Ciena Transmit Record-breaking 1.2 Tbps Wavelength Service Across 3,050 Kilometers
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Published: March 27, 2025 by: PRNewsWire
Sentiment: Neutral

Network trial paves the way for hyperscalers and enterprises to have the bandwidth agility and cost-efficiency needed for AI and next-gen applications DENVER , March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) and Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) have successfully established a 1.2 terabit wavelength service trial across 3,050 kilometers (more than 1,800 miles) on Lumen's Ultra-Low-Loss (ULL) fiber network, making it the world's longest 1.2 terabit non-regenerated signal. Using 800G interfaces, Lumen and Ciena successfully tested and qualified the services to support wavelength, Ethernet, and IP services over the 1.2 Tbps single carrier channel.

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AT&T in talks to buy lumen's consumer fiber unit, Bloomberg News reports
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Published: March 25, 2025 by: Reuters
Sentiment: Positive

AT&T is in talks to acquire Lumen Technologies' consumer fiber operations, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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Lumen Skyrockets 176% in a Year: Should Investors Still Buy the Stock?
LUMN
Published: March 07, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Higher demand for Lumen's PCF solutions amid rapid AI proliferation is an encouraging development.

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Why Is Lumen (LUMN) Up 3.8% Since Last Earnings Report?
LUMN
Published: March 06, 2025 by: Zacks Investment Research
Sentiment: Positive

Lumen (LUMN) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

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Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) Presents at Raymond James Annual Institutional Investors Conference (Transcript)
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Published: March 03, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Neutral

Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN ) Raymond James Annual Institutional Investors Conference March 3, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Chris Stansbury - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Frank Louthan - Raymond James Frank Louthan Good morning. My name is Frank Louthan, I'm the Senior Wireline Analyst here at Raymond James.

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Why Lumen Stock Is Jumping Today
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Published: February 26, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Positive

Lumen (LUMN 5.07%) stock is posting big gains in Wednesday's trading. The company's share price was up 5.5% as of 3 p.m.

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Lumen's stock got little love from Wall Street analysts. That's now changing.
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Published: February 26, 2025 by: Market Watch
Sentiment: Positive

Lumen's stock is rising after a bullish upgrade at Citi. Analysts have hesitated to recommend the telecommunications shares.

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Why Lumen Stock Jumped Today
LUMN
Published: February 25, 2025 by: The Motley Fool
Sentiment: Neutral

Lumen (LUMN 2.54%) stock managed to post gains in Tuesday's trading despite a big pullback for artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. The telecom specialist's share price ended the session up 2.5% despite a 0.5% pullback for the S&P 500 index and a 1.4% decline for the Nasdaq Composite.

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About Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN)

  • IPO Date 1980-03-17
  • Website https://www.lumen.com
  • Industry Telecommunications Services
  • CEO Kathleen E. Johnson
  • Employees 24000

Lumen Technologies, Inc., a facilities-based technology and communications company, provides various integrated products and services under the Lumen, Quantum Fiber, and CenturyLink brands to business and residential customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Business and Mass Markets. It offers compute and application services, such as cloud services, IT solutions, unified communication and collaboration solutions, colocation and data center services, content delivery services, and managed security services; and IP and data services, including VPN data network, Ethernet, internet protocol (IP), and voice over internet protocol. The company also provides fiber infrastructure services comprising high bandwidth optical wavelength networks; and unlit optical fiber and related professional services. In addition, it offers voice and other services, including private line services, a direct circuit or channel specifically dedicated for connecting two or more organizational sites; a portfolio of traditional time division multiplexing voice services; and synchronous optical network-based Ethernet, legacy data hosting services, and conferencing services. As of December 31, 2021, the company served approximately 4.5 million broadband subscribers. The company was formerly known as CenturyLink, Inc. and changed its name to Lumen Technologies, Inc. in September 2020. Lumen Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana.