Is Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN) Stock a Good Buy for Short-term Investors?

At the time of writing, Lumen Technologies Inc [LUMN] stock is trading at $5.30, up 5.37%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LUMN shares have gain 12.29% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.64%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Lumen Technologies Inc [NYSE: LUMN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 26, 2025, when Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy and also revised its price target to $6.50 from $8. Previously, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating to Equal Weight on February 21, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $5. On August 16, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight and revised its price target to $4 on the stock. JP Morgan upgraded its rating to a Neutral. Goldman upgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $4 on August 07, 2024. Citigroup upgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on August 06, 2024, and upped its price target to $3.15. In a note dated July 01, 2024, Goldman initiated an Sell rating and provided a target price of $1 on this stock.

For the past year, the stock price of Lumen Technologies Inc fluctuated between $0.97 and $10.33. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $5.63 within the next 12 months. Lumen Technologies Inc [NYSE: LUMN] shares were valued at $5.30 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 6.23% based on the average LUMN price forecast.

Analyzing the LUMN fundamentals

According to Lumen Technologies Inc [NYSE:LUMN], the company’s sales were 13.11B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -5.35% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.51% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.01%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.0%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.0, Equity is -0.12 and Total Capital is 0.02. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of39.14.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 5.00 points at the first support level, and at 4.70 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 5.53, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 5.77.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Lumen Technologies Inc [NYSE:LUMN] has a current ratio of 1.15. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.11, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.52. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.41, the price to book ratio is 11.59.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Fowler James, Director, that happened on Sep 03 ’24 when 10000.0 shares were purchased. INSIDER, GOFF STACEY W completed a deal on Aug 08 ’24 to buy 0.37 million shares. Meanwhile, Officer GOFF STACEY W bought 71025.0 shares on Aug 08 ’24.

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