Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for Corning (GLW)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Corning (NYSE: GLW) recently:

• 8/24/2026 – Corning was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 8/21/2026 – Corning was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 8/16/2026 – Corning was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 8/8/2026 – Corning was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 8/7/2026 – Corning was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c+)” to “buy (b-)”.
• 8/2/2026 – Corning was upgraded by Truist Financial Corporation from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a $175.00 price target on the stock, down from $205.00.
• 7/29/2026 – Corning had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $180.00 to $165.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Corning had its price target lowered by Mizuho from $270.00 to $210.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Corning had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $196.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Corning had its price target lowered by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $230.00 to $200.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Corning had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $180.00 to $129.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Corning had its price target lowered by Citigroup Inc. from $240.00 to $220.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/29/2026 – Corning had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $200.00 to $170.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – Corning was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 7/18/2026 – Corning was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 7/13/2026 – Corning had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $225.00 to $240.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/7/2026 – Corning had its price target raised by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc. from $210.00 to $230.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – Corning was given a new $243.00 price target by UBS Group AG.
• 7/6/2026 – Corning had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $223.00 to $243.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – Corning had its price target raised by Mizuho from $220.00 to $270.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Corning Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 29th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 31st will be issued a dividend of $0.28 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st. This represents a $1.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.7%. Corning’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 51.14%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Wendell P. Weeks sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $186.46, for a total value of $18,646,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 908,353 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $169,371,500.38. The trade was a 9.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.25% of the company’s stock.

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.