Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN)
NYSE: LUMN · Real-Time Price · USD
6.72
+0.32 (5.00%)
At close: Aug 14, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
6.72
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Aug 14, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT

Lumen Technologies Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 11 analysts polled by S&P Global, Lumen Technologies stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $7.64. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 13.69% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $5.90 (-12.20%) and the highest is $9.00 (+33.93%).

Price Target: $7.64 (+13.69%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$5.90$7.64$7.50$9.00
Change-12.20%+13.69%+11.61%+33.93%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Lumen Technologies stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

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Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Citi
Citi
Hold
Maintains
$10$8.25
HoldMaintains$10$8.25+22.77%Aug 11, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintains
$9
HoldMaintains$9+33.93%Aug 10, 2026
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$7
HoldMaintains$7+4.17%Aug 5, 2026
Bank of America Securities
Bank of America Securities
Sell
Reiterates
$7
SellReiterates$7+4.17%Aug 5, 2026
Unknown Analyst
Wells Fargo
No rating
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
$9$7.5
HoldMaintains$9$7.5+11.61%Aug 5, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
11.12B
from 12.40B
Decreased by -10.31%
Revenue Next Year
10.71B
from 11.12B
Decreased by -3.71%
EPS This Year
-0.81
from -0.13
EPS Next Year
-0.30
from -0.81
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
19.69B17.48B14.56B13.11B12.40B11.12B
Revenue Growth
-4.95%-11.22%-16.71%-9.95%-5.39%-10.31%
Gross Profit
11.20B9.61B7.41B6.41B5.76B5.42B
Gross Margin
56.89%54.98%50.92%48.86%46.48%48.74%
Operating Income
4.29B3.29B1.07B455.00M-304.00M500.69M
Net Income
2.03B-1.55B-10.30B-55.00M-1.74B-722.66M
EPS
-----0.13-0.81
Dividend / Share
1.000.75----
Free Cash Flow
-4.04B7.70B252.88M-918.13M-5.90B1.73B
No. Analysts
-----11
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High11.2B
Avg11.1B
Low11.0B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
-9.6%
Avg
-10.3%
Low
-11.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High-0.49
Avg-0.81
Low-1.00

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High-
Avg-
Low-