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LITE bullish call
Quoted text as recorded“However I said this still has upside if it gets a sustain if it could sustain this growth and should rise with the hardware 2.0 rally I see coming you know post the Iran situation.”@ 20:21 · open at this moment on YouTube ↗
Our interpretation
- Source published
- Oct 29, 2026
- Timeframe
- with the hardware 2.0 rally I see coming you know post the Iran situation
- Interpreted confidence
- low
- Specificity
- vague
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Our summary of the thesis
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Kevin likes Lumentum's optical hardware exposure and sees potential stock upside if its rapid growth persists. He regrets not buying before the acquisition-related jump but acknowledges valuation concerns and cheaper alternatives.
Key arguments
- Laser manufacturing is an important part of the optical interconnect stack.
- Reported revenue and gross profit growth indicate strong pricing power.
- Operating expenses have grown more slowly than revenue and gross profit.
- He reiterates earlier analysis linking sustained growth to upside during an anticipated hardware rally.
Counter-arguments acknowledged
- He previously considered the shares somewhat expensive.
- Broadcom and Marvell are described as cheaper options.
- He had not become sufficiently convinced to buy.
- Upside depends on maintaining growth.
Hedges and caveats (from the video)
- The acquisition is reported as a possibility and has not been confirmed in the transcript.
- Marvell would need debt and share issuance, creating dilution and near-term stock pressure.
- Marvell's ambitious strategy increases execution risk.
- Copper remains cheaper and preferred where technically feasible.
- Lumentum's upside depends on sustaining growth; Broadcom and Marvell are described as cheaper alternatives.
- Corning's legacy operations dilute its exposure to booming fiber optics demand.
- He cannot identify which hardware company will perform best and recommends diversification.
- The broader hardware rally thesis includes an Iran-deal catalyst and an explicit admission that he could be wrong.
- He discloses exposure to Marvell and Broadcom and describes his comments as not personalized financial advice.
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- Oct 29, 2026, 4:34 AM UTC
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Why we interpreted the confidence this way
He reaffirms his own prior upside thesis, but it depends on sustained growth and an anticipated market rally, using both 'if' and 'could'.