Fox Hill Wealth Management bought a new stake in Corning Incorporated (NYSE:GLW – Free Report) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 6,696 shares of the electronics maker’s stock, valued at approximately $549,000.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of GLW. CVA Family Office LLC grew its position in Corning by 10.3% in the third quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 1,190 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Vista Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Corning by 1.3% in the third quarter. Vista Investment Partners LLC now owns 9,496 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $779,000 after acquiring an additional 119 shares during the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of Corning by 2.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 5,626 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $452,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Corning by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 7,740 shares of the electronics maker’s stock valued at $635,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its position in Corning by 58.5% during the 3rd quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 336 shares of the electronics maker’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 124 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 69.80% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have weighed in on GLW. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Corning from $100.00 to $115.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. Susquehanna increased their price target on Corning from $100.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Corning from $103.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Citigroup upped their target price on Corning from $120.00 to $170.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Barclays set a $100.00 price target on Corning in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Corning currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $125.42.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Eric S. Musser sold 25,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total value of $2,750,000.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 19,926 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,191,860. The trade was a 55.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Li Fang sold 9,797 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $113.51, for a total value of $1,112,057.47. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 233,201 shares of company stock valued at $32,614,558 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.32% of the company’s stock.
Corning Trading Down 6.6%
Shares of GLW stock opened at $147.40 on Wednesday. Corning Incorporated has a 1-year low of $37.31 and a 1-year high of $162.10. The company has a current ratio of 1.59, a quick ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. The stock has a market cap of $126.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.11, a PEG ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.05. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $110.82 and a 200-day moving average of $91.74.
Corning (NYSE:GLW – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The electronics maker reported $0.72 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $4.41 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.35 billion. Corning had a return on equity of 18.72% and a net margin of 10.21%.The firm’s revenue was up 13.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.57 earnings per share. Corning has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.660-0.700 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Corning Incorporated will post 2.33 earnings per share for the current year.
Corning Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 30th. Investors of record on Friday, February 27th will be paid a dividend of $0.28 per share. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 27th. Corning’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 60.87%.
Corning Company Profile
Corning Incorporated is a global manufacturer specializing in specialty glass, ceramics and related materials and technologies. Headquartered in Corning, New York, the company supplies engineered materials and components used across multiple industries, including consumer electronics, telecommunications, automotive emissions control, pharmaceutical and life sciences, and industrial and scientific applications. Corning emphasizes materials science and precision manufacturing to develop durable, high-performance glass and ceramic products.
Key product lines include specialty display glass used by television and mobile-device manufacturers, cover glass marketed under well-known trade names for smartphones and tablets, and optical fiber and cable and related hardware for telecommunications networks.
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