LUMNCommunication Services · Telecom ServicesThe 11 Wall Street analysts covering Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) hold a median 12-month price target of $8.45 — +31.0% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 54 of 100 as at 1 Aug 2026 — in the upper half.
Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.
Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested
Accruals (99): Reported profit is backed by cash, and the company is not expanding recklessly.
Volatility (17): The share price moves around a lot.
The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) — and when they’d sell — is the membership.
The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on LUMN, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +31.0% from it.
Of the 20 most recent actions, 4 moved their price target up and 0 moved it down.
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintains | Neutral | $6.00 → $7.00 |
| 8 May 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintains | Equal-Weight | $8.00 → $9.00 |
| 6 May 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintains | Hold | $8.00 → $9.00 |
| 6 May 2026 | UBS | Maintains | Neutral | $6.00 → $8.00 |
| 5 Feb 2026 | Citigroup | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 5 Feb 2026 | UBS | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Goldman Sachs | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 25 Nov 2025 | RBC Capital | Maintains | Sector Perform | — |
| 31 Oct 2025 | Citigroup | Downgrade | Neutral | — |
| 3 Oct 2025 | Goldman Sachs | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 25 Sept 2025 | Citigroup | Maintains | Buy | — |
| 2 Sept 2025 | Goldman Sachs | Assumes | Neutral | $4.10 |
| 1 Aug 2025 | Raymond James | Maintains | Outperform | — |
| 5 May 2025 | Raymond James | Upgrade | Outperform | — |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Citigroup | Upgrade | Buy | — |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Wells Fargo | Upgrade | Equal-Weight | — |
| 10 Feb 2025 | RBC Capital | Reiterates | Sector Perform | — |
| 20 Dec 2024 | RBC Capital | Reiterates | Sector Perform | — |
| 29 Nov 2024 | Citigroup | Maintains | Neutral | — |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Goldman Sachs | Maintains | Neutral | — |
Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.
A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.
Cheaper than 88% of US stocks
Cheaper than 81% of US stocks
Cheaper than 96% of US stocks
Cheaper than 46% of US stocks
Higher than 17% of US stocks
Higher than 27% of US stocks
Higher than 64% of US stocks
Higher than 34% of US stocks
Higher than 17% of US stocks
Higher than 97% of US stocks
Higher than 41% of US stocks
Higher than 94% of US dividend payers
Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.
The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.
Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.
Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. LUMN appears on the weeks it earns a place.
Lumen Technologies is approaching its Q2 earnings report, carrying momentum from its AI-driven PCF and NaaS offerings, while still facing headwinds from legacy business declines and significant debt.
Why it matters — A LUMN watcher would care because the Q2 report will show whether AI-driven growth initiatives are offsetting ongoing legacy declines and debt concerns.
The 11 Wall Street analysts covering Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) have a median 12-month price target of $8.45, with estimates ranging from $7 to $10. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.
Of the 11 analysts covering Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana), 0 rate it a Buy, 10 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) 54 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 1 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.
As at 1 Aug 2026, Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) ranks 54 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Accruals (99 of 100).
No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 11 analysts implies +31.0% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) 54 out of 100 as at 1 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.
No analyst covering Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for LUMN are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $7 to $10 over the next 12 months.
Lumen Technologies, Inc. (Louisiana) returned +73.9% over the 12 months to 3 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.
Lumen Technologies Inc. is a global communications and technology services provider headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana.
The most recent item we track (Zacks Investment Research, 29 July 2026): "Lumen to Report Q2 Earnings: Here's What Investors Should Know". Lumen Technologies is approaching its Q2 earnings report, carrying momentum from its AI-driven PCF and NaaS offerings, while still facing headwinds from legacy business declines and significant debt.
Lumen Technologies Inc. is a global communications and technology services provider headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana. The company focuses on delivering secure, high-performance connectivity and digital infrastructure for enterprises, government entities, and wholesale customers. Lumen Technologies operates one of the world’s more expansive fiber networks, supporting services such as dark fiber and conduit, dedicated internet access, data transport, and colocation. It offers a broad portfolio that includes network, security, cloud, edge computing, and voice solutions, along with managed services and software-defined wide-area networking to help organizations run critical applications and data-intensive workloads. By integrating fiber network assets with edge cloud and data center capabilities, Lumen Technologies plays a significant role in enabling modern digital operations, AI-ready networking, and multi-cloud connectivity across diverse industries. Founded in the United States, it serves customers across metro, long-haul, and international routes, positioning itself as a key provider of enterprise communications and infrastructure services in the global telecom and technology markets.
CEO Ms. Kathleen E. Johnson · 21,000 employees · United States · https://www.lumen.com