Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Lumen Technologies Inc shares valued at $180,205 were purchased by Stansbury Christopher on Aug 14 ’25. At $4.29 per share, Stansbury Christopher acquired 42,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 518,000 shares worth approximately $3.14 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Stansbury Christopher purchased 40,000 shares, netting a total of over 177,548 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $4.44 each, the insider now holds 535,000 shares.
Before that, Johnson Kathleen E had added 135,870 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $501,781, the President & CEO bought Lumen Technologies Inc shares for $3.69 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 135,870 shares, worth approximately $58.37 million.
Analysts at Raymond James upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early May. As of February 26, 2025, Citigroup has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for LUMN. Earlier on February 21, 2025, Wells Fargo upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for LUMN stock which previously was a “an Underweight”.
Analyzing LUMN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Lumen Technologies Inc [NYSE: LUMN] plunged -0.82% to $6.07. The stock’s lowest price that day was $5.865, but it reached a high of $6.235 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.24%. Over the course of the year, Lumen Technologies Inc shares have dropped approximately -16.62%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $6.64 on 09/11/25 and a 52-week low of $3.01 on 04/21/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 5.88, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 5.68. In the upper region, resistance lies at 6.25. The next price resistance is at 6.43. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.09 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Lumen Technologies Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Lumen Technologies Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 3.0 million shares to 61.91 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 58.91 million shares. A jump of 4.84% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.9 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.9.
Which companies own the most shares of Lumen Technologies Inc (LUMN)?
In terms of Lumen Technologies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 4.1 in the next 12 months, down nearly -33.01% from the previous closing price of $6.12. Analysts anticipate Lumen Technologies Inc stock to reach 4.1 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 4.1. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Lumen Technologies Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On August 16, 2024, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Underweight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $4.
