Lumen (LUMN) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions


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LUMN Stock Forecast


Lumen stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $5.63 (represents a -3.60% downside from LUMN’s last price of $5.84) and a rating consensus of 'Hold', based on 9 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

LUMN Price Target


The average price target for Lumen (LUMN) is $5.63 based on 1-year price targets from 9 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $10.00 to $3.15. This represents a potential -3.60% downside from LUMN's last price of $5.84.

LUMN Analyst Ratings


Hold

According to 9 Wall Street analysts, Lumen's rating consensus is 'Hold'. The analyst rating breakdown for LUMN stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 0 'Buy' (0.00%), 5 'Hold' (55.56%), 4 'Sell' (44.44%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Lumen Price Target by Analyst


DateAnalystCompanyPrice TargetPrice when PublishedPrice Target/Price when PublishedPrice Target/Last Closing Price
Aug 16, 2024Eric LuebchowWells Fargo$4.00$5.71-29.95%-31.51%
Aug 07, 2024Gregory WilliamsWilliams Trading$7.00$6.635.58%19.86%
Aug 07, 2024James SchneiderGoldman Sachs$4.00$6.63-39.67%-31.51%
Aug 06, 2024Michael RollinsCitigroup$3.15$2.5921.62%-46.06%
Jul 01, 2024James SchneiderGoldman Sachs$1.00$1.10-9.09%-82.88%
Feb 08, 2023-Goldman Sachs$4.00$3.882.96%-31.51%
Feb 08, 2023-Citigroup$3.50$4.99-29.86%-40.07%
Feb 01, 2023-Citigroup$6.25$5.4215.42%7.02%
Dec 06, 2022Brett FeldmanGoldman Sachs$6.00$5.2015.38%2.74%
May 05, 2022Gregory WilliamsWilliams Trading$12.00$10.7012.20%105.48%
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The latest Lumen stock forecast, released on Aug 16, 2024 by Eric Luebchow from Wells Fargo, set a price target of $4.00, which represents a -29.95% decrease from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($5.71), and a -31.51% decrease from LUMN last price ($5.84).

Lumen Price Target by Period


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# Anlaysts255
Avg Price Target$5.50$3.83$3.83
Last Closing Price$5.84$5.84$5.84
Upside/Downside-5.82%-34.42%-34.42%

In the current month, the average price target of Lumen stock is $5.50, according to 2 Wall Street analysts offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a -5.82% decrease as opposed to Lumen's last price of $5.84. This month's average price target is up 43.60% compared to last quarter, and up 43.60% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades


DateCompanyPrevious RatingNew RatingRating Change
Aug 16, 2024Wells FargoBuyUnderweightDowngrade
Aug 07, 2024Cowen & Co.HoldHoldHold
Aug 07, 2024MoffettNathansonSellSellHold
Aug 07, 2024Goldman SachsSellNeutralUpgrade
Aug 06, 2024CitigroupNeutralReduceUpgrade
Jul 01, 2024Goldman SachsNeutralSellInitialise
Sep 05, 2023Morgan StanleyUnderweightUnderweightHold
Jun 06, 2023Raymond James-Market PerformUpgrade
Feb 08, 2023Goldman SachsNeutralNeutralHold
Feb 01, 2023CitigroupNeutralNeutralHold
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Lumen's last stock rating was published by Wells Fargo on Aug 16, 2024. The company Downgrade its LUMN rating from "Buy" to "Underweight".

Lumen Financial Forecast


Lumen Revenue Forecast

Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19Jun 19Mar 19Dec 18Sep 18
Revenue---------$3.64B$3.66B$3.74B$3.80B$4.39B-$4.68B$4.85B$4.89B$4.92B$5.03B$5.13B$5.17B$5.19B$5.23B$5.57B$5.61B$5.58B$5.65B$5.78B$5.82B
Avg Forecast$3.07B$3.10B$3.13B$3.15B$3.20B$3.22B$3.25B$3.38B$3.45B$3.61B$3.67B$3.73B$3.78B$4.41B$4.58B$4.67B$4.86B$4.90B$4.99B$5.06B$5.12B$5.14B$5.14B$5.43B$5.55B$5.54B$5.59B$5.71B$4.88B$5.82B
High Forecast$3.13B$3.15B$3.18B$3.20B$3.25B$3.28B$3.30B$3.44B$3.46B$3.62B$3.73B$3.80B$3.84B$4.49B$4.58B$4.75B$4.94B$4.97B$5.07B$5.14B$5.20B$5.22B$5.22B$5.51B$5.64B$5.63B$5.68B$5.80B$5.85B$6.98B
Low Forecast$3.02B$3.05B$3.08B$3.10B$3.15B$3.17B$3.19B$3.33B$3.43B$3.59B$3.61B$3.67B$3.72B$4.34B$4.58B$4.55B$4.73B$4.76B$4.85B$4.92B$4.98B$5.00B$5.00B$5.28B$5.40B$5.39B$5.44B$5.56B$3.90B$4.65B
# Analysts3333454248544353646464645353814
Surprise %---------1.01%1.00%1.00%1.01%1.00%-1.00%1.00%1.00%0.99%0.99%1.00%1.01%1.01%0.96%1.00%1.01%1.00%0.99%1.19%1.00%

Lumen's average Quarter revenue forecast for Dec 23 based on 4 analysts is $3.45B, with a low forecast of $3.43B, and a high forecast of $3.46B. LUMN's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -5.17% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $3.64B (Sep 23).

Lumen EBITDA Forecast

Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19Jun 19Mar 19Dec 18Sep 18
# Analysts3333454248544353646464645353814
EBITDA---------$1.47B$-7.24B$1.16B$1.69B$1.51B-$1.91B$1.79B$2.06B$2.10B$2.17B$2.02B$2.08B$2.09B$2.04B$2.04B$2.14B$2.22B$2.19B$2.13B$2.20B
Avg Forecast$1.15B$1.16B$1.17B$1.18B$1.20B$1.21B$1.22B$1.64B$1.30B$1.35B$1.38B$1.49B$1.42B$1.84B$1.72B$1.18B$1.83B$1.45B$1.85B$2.01B$-271.48M$1.48B$1.44B$1.93B$2.04B$2.27B$2.00B$-3.20B$-475.88M$2.17B
High Forecast$1.17B$1.18B$1.20B$1.20B$1.22B$1.23B$1.24B$1.96B$1.30B$1.36B$1.40B$1.79B$1.44B$2.20B$1.72B$1.41B$1.85B$1.74B$2.23B$2.41B$-217.18M$1.77B$1.72B$2.31B$2.45B$2.72B$2.40B$-2.56B$-380.70M$2.61B
Low Forecast$1.14B$1.14B$1.16B$1.16B$1.18B$1.19B$1.20B$1.31B$1.29B$1.35B$1.35B$1.19B$1.40B$1.47B$1.72B$941.28M$1.78B$1.16B$1.48B$1.61B$-325.78M$1.18B$1.15B$1.54B$1.63B$1.82B$1.60B$-3.84B$-571.05M$1.74B
Surprise %---------1.09%-5.26%0.78%1.19%0.82%-1.62%0.98%1.42%1.13%1.08%-7.46%1.41%1.45%1.06%1.00%0.94%1.11%-0.69%-4.47%1.02%

4 analysts predict LUMN's average Quarter EBITDA for Dec 23 to be $1.30B, with a high of $1.30B and a low of $1.29B. This is -11.82% lower than Lumen's previous annual EBITDA (Sep 23) of $1.47B.

Lumen Net Income Forecast

Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19Jun 19Mar 19Dec 18Sep 18
# Analysts3333454248544353646464645353814
Net Income---------$-78.00M$-8.74B$511.00M$-3.07B$578.00M-$599.00M$508.00M$544.00M$506.00M$475.00M$-2.29B$366.00M$377.00M$314.00M$223.00M$302.00M$371.00M$-6.17B$-2.41B$272.00M
Avg Forecast$-162.89M$-165.36M$-144.80M$-131.63M$-70.62M$-86.23M$-51.95M$500.11M$-13.14M$47.74M$75.82M$454.64M$222.94M$488.96M$451.02M$359.40M$531.21M$386.53M$447.16M$440.24M$-1.01B$259.74M$259.19M$296.06M$223.00M$320.30M$335.10M$-4.57B$-2.04B$272.00M
High Forecast$-159.52M$-161.93M$-141.80M$-128.89M$-69.15M$189.72M$-50.87M$600.13M$-8.76M$79.57M$77.55M$545.57M$228.03M$586.75M$451.02M$431.28M$542.34M$463.83M$536.60M$528.29M$-805.73M$311.69M$311.02M$355.27M$267.60M$384.36M$402.12M$-3.65B$-1.63B$326.40M
Low Forecast$-166.62M$-169.13M$-148.11M$-134.63M$-72.23M$-344.94M$-53.14M$400.08M$-17.51M$23.87M$74.24M$363.71M$218.31M$391.16M$451.02M$287.52M$512.62M$309.22M$357.73M$352.20M$-1.21B$207.79M$207.35M$236.85M$178.40M$256.24M$268.08M$-5.48B$-2.44B$217.60M
Surprise %----------1.63%-115.22%1.12%-13.77%1.18%-1.67%0.96%1.41%1.13%1.08%2.27%1.41%1.45%1.06%1.00%0.94%1.11%1.35%1.19%1.00%

Lumen's average Quarter net income forecast for Jun 23 is $75.82M, with a range of $74.24M to $77.55M. LUMN's average Quarter net income forecast represents a -85.16% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $511.00M (Mar 23).

Lumen SG&A Forecast

Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19Jun 19Mar 19Dec 18Sep 18
# Analysts3333454248544353646464645353814
SG&A---------$791.00M$790.00M$721.00M$671.00M$792.00M-$800.00M$723.00M$654.00M$762.00M$756.00M$866.00M$850.00M$895.00M$853.00M$992.00M$831.00M$960.00M$932.00M$974.00M$967.00M
Avg Forecast$538.52M$542.58M$548.23M$551.13M$560.03M$564.35M$568.57M$667.92M$604.87M$632.10M$642.16M$607.20M$661.92M$587.83M$801.73M$480.00M$851.65M$464.68M$673.40M$700.68M$381.04M$603.23M$615.31M$804.26M$992.00M$881.36M$867.10M$690.37M$821.81M$967.00M
High Forecast$547.98M$552.11M$557.86M$560.81M$569.87M$574.86M$578.56M$801.50M$606.63M$634.90M$653.44M$728.64M$673.54M$705.39M$801.73M$576.00M$865.37M$557.62M$808.07M$840.82M$457.25M$723.87M$738.38M$965.11M$1.19B$1.06B$1.04B$828.44M$986.17M$1.16B
Low Forecast$529.93M$533.92M$539.48M$542.33M$551.09M$555.58M$559.49M$534.34M$601.36M$629.32M$631.91M$485.76M$651.35M$470.26M$801.73M$384.00M$828.72M$371.75M$538.72M$560.55M$304.83M$482.58M$492.25M$643.41M$793.60M$705.09M$693.68M$552.30M$657.45M$773.60M
Surprise %---------1.25%1.23%1.19%1.01%1.35%-1.67%0.85%1.41%1.13%1.08%2.27%1.41%1.45%1.06%1.00%0.94%1.11%1.35%1.19%1.00%

Lumen's average Quarter SG&A projection for Dec 23 is $604.87M, based on 4 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $601.36M to $606.63M. The forecast indicates a -23.53% fall compared to LUMN last annual SG&A of $791.00M (Sep 23).

Lumen EPS Forecast

Dec 25Sep 25Jun 25Mar 25Dec 24Sep 24Jun 24Mar 24Dec 23Sep 23Jun 23Mar 23Dec 22Sep 22Jul 22Mar 22Dec 21Sep 21Jun 21Mar 21Dec 20Sep 20Jun 20Mar 20Dec 19Sep 19Jun 19Mar 19Dec 18Sep 18
# Analysts3333454248544353646464645353814
EPS---------$-0.08$-0.01$0.52$-3.08$0.57-$0.59$0.50$0.51$0.47$0.44$-2.12$0.34$0.35$0.29$0.21$0.28$0.35$-5.77$-2.26$0.25
Avg Forecast$-0.17$-0.17$-0.15$-0.13$-0.07$-0.09$-0.05$0.02$-0.01$0.05$0.08$0.11$0.23$0.36$0.46$0.46$0.54$0.38$0.41$0.41$0.29$0.30$0.32$0.35$0.33$0.33$0.32$0.26$0.27$0.30
High Forecast$-0.16$-0.16$-0.14$-0.13$-0.07$0.19$-0.05$0.02$-0.01$0.08$0.08$0.11$0.23$0.37$0.46$0.47$0.55$0.38$0.42$0.42$0.30$0.31$0.32$0.35$0.33$0.34$0.33$0.27$0.32$0.36
Low Forecast$-0.17$-0.17$-0.15$-0.14$-0.07$-0.35$-0.05$0.02$-0.02$0.02$0.08$0.10$0.22$0.35$0.46$0.44$0.52$0.36$0.40$0.39$0.28$0.29$0.31$0.33$0.32$0.32$0.31$0.25$0.22$0.24
Surprise %----------1.64%-0.12%4.93%-13.64%1.58%-1.29%0.93%1.36%1.14%1.08%-7.25%1.13%1.10%0.84%0.64%0.85%1.09%-21.89%-8.37%0.83%

According to 5 Wall Street analysts, Lumen's projected average Quarter EPS for Jun 23 is $0.08, with a low estimate of $0.08 and a high estimate of $0.08. This represents a -85.23% decrease compared to LUMN previous annual EPS of $0.52 (Mar 23).

Lumen Peer Comparison by Price Target


TickerCompanyLast Closing PriceAvg Price TargetUpside/DownsideAvg Rating
CHTRCharter Communications$327.43$531.8062.42%Hold
CMCSAComcast$39.61$53.8836.03%Buy
TAT&T$20.97$27.4030.66%Buy
VZVerizon Communications$41.15$50.7323.28%Buy
ORANOrange$11.94$13.008.88%Buy
LUMNLumen$5.84$5.63-3.60%Hold
TMUST-Mobile US$193.00$180.38-6.54%Buy

LUMN Forecast FAQ


No, according to 9 Wall Street analysts, Lumen (LUMN) is considered a 'Hold'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 0 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 0% of LUMN's total ratings.

Lumen (LUMN) average price target is $5.63 with a range of $3.15 to $10, implying a -3.60% from its last price of $5.84. The data is based on 9 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for LUMN stock, the company can go down by -3.60% (from the last price of $5.84 to the average price target of $5.63), up by 71.23% based on the highest stock price target, and down by -46.06% based on the lowest stock price target.

LUMN's highest twelve months analyst stock price target of $10 supports the claim that Lumen can reach $9 in the near future.

2 Wall Street analysts forecast a $5.5 price target for Lumen (LUMN) this month, down -5.82% from its last price of $5.84. Compared to the last 3 and 12 months, the average price target decreased by -34.42% and decreased by -34.42%, respectively.

Lumen's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2024) are as follows: average revenue is $13.05B (high $13.28B, low $12.84B), average EBITDA is $5.27B (high $5.66B, low $4.88B), average net income is $291.3M (high $669.82M, low $-70.228M), average SG&A $2.36B (high $2.52B, low $2.2B), and average EPS is $-0.19 (high $0.0923, low $-0.456). LUMN's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2025) are as follows: average revenue is $12.45B (high $12.67B, low $12.25B), average EBITDA is $4.67B (high $4.76B, low $4.6B), average net income is $-605M (high $-592M, low $-618M), average SG&A $2.18B (high $2.22B, low $2.15B), and average EPS is $-0.613 (high $-0.6, low $-0.626).

Based on Lumen's last annual report (Dec 2023), the company's revenue was $3.52B, which missed the average analysts forecast of $14.46B by -75.68%. Apple's EBITDA was $-401M, missing the average prediction of $5.52B by -107.27%. The company's net income was $-1.995B, missing the average estimation of $565.06M by -453.06%. Apple's SG&A was $896M, missing the average forecast of $2.49B by -63.96%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $-2.03, missing the average prediction of $0.217 by -1034.15%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Sep 2023), Lumen's revenue was $3.64B, beating the average analysts' forecast of $3.61B by 0.91%. The company's EBITDA was $1.47B, beating the average prediction of $1.35B by 8.51%. Lumen's net income was $-78M, missing the average estimation of $47.74M by -263.39%. The company's SG&A was $791M, beating the average forecast of $632.1M by 25.14%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $-0.0793, missing the average prediction of $0.0484 by -263.99%