Coherent Corp. Named to Forbes 2026 America's Best Companies List
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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Source: Globenewswire
- Industry Recognition: Coherent has been named to the 2026 America's Best Companies list, showcasing its excellence in financial performance, employee sentiment, and corporate reputation, thereby reinforcing its leadership in the photonics sector.
- Comprehensive Evaluation: The ranking is based on over 100 metrics across 11 categories, including financial performance, customer trust, sustainability, and long-term growth, highlighting Coherent's competitive advantages across multiple dimensions.
- Leadership Statements: CEO Jim Anderson noted that this honor recognizes the efforts of the global team, emphasizing the company's continued focus on innovation and strong execution to drive business growth.
- Corporate Culture: Chief People Officer Grace Lee highlighted that the recognition reflects Coherent's commitment to fostering an inclusive, high-performance culture, ensuring employees grow in a supportive and challenging environment, which enhances job satisfaction and loyalty.
Analyst Views on COHR
Wall Street analysts forecast COHR stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for COHR is 166.91 USD with a low forecast of 113.00 USD and a high forecast of 220.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
13 Analyst Rating
8 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 195.960
Low
113.00
Averages
166.91
High
220.00
Current: 195.960
Low
113.00
Averages
166.91
High
220.00
About COHR
Coherent Corp. is a vertically integrated manufacturing company. The Company develops, manufactures, and markets lasers, transceivers and other optical and optoelectronic devices, modules and systems, as well as engineered materials, for use in communications, industrial, instrumentation and electronics applications. Its segments include Datacenter & Communications and Industrial. The Datacenter & Communications segment manufactures products such as transceivers, systems, subsystems, modules, components, optics, and semiconductor devices for datacenter and communications applications. The industrial segment’s products include excimer lasers, solid-state lasers, carbon dioxide lasers, laser systems, engineered materials, laser optics, thermoelectric components, advanced ceramic and metal-matrix composite materials and products, vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSELs), edge-emitting laser (EELs), pump lasers, high-power lasers for materials processing, and integrated circuit.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
