Coherent COHR
US equityMarket cap rank #558Scientific & Technical InstrumentsOptical CommunicationApple EcosystemTop Gainers Yesterday
$192.81 +$23.05 (+13.58%)
Market closed · Nov 7, 9:10 am ET · Last extended-hours $194.80 +1.03%
Open$189.55
Prev close$169.76
Day range$179.04 – $195.67
Volume16.27M
Market cap$37.98B
P/E (TTM)39.9
Dividend yield–
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership88.1%+0.08 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding1,523-20 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)16 buys / 32 sellsNet selling
Short interest4.62% of floatDays to cover 1.2 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share11.7%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$195.50M (4 inflow days, 16 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 30.2% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 4.62% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capital Research | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +3,675,626 | 1.9% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,655,117 | 8.4% |
| T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,539,159 | 1.6% |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,530,168 | 0.8% |
| Putnam LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,141,210 | 0.6% |
| Amundi Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +933,808 | 0.8% |
| SRS Investment Management, LLC | Hedge Fund | 2026/Q3 | +929,963 | 0.5% |
| State Street Global Advisors | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +843,219 | 4.4% |
| Invesco Ltd. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +733,354 | 3.2% |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +633,581 | 7.0% |
| Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +556,363 | 5.1% |
| MFS Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +509,130 | 1.2% |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +452,783 | 0.3% |
| Clear Street LLC | Private Company | 2026/Q3 | +444,501 | 0.4% |
| Federated Hermes, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +434,531 | 0.2% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 | Rob Beard | Chief Strategy & Legal Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary | Sale to Issuer | -5,127 | $231.80 | 18,263 |
| 11 Oct 2026 | Sherri Luther | Chief Financial Officer | Sale to Issuer | -18,284 | $312.62 | 28,078 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Jeffrey Place | Chief Supply Chain Officer | Sale to Issuer | -641 | $287.81 | 5,710 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Enrico Digirolamo | Independent Non-Employee Chairman of the Board | Other Disposition | -1,279 | – | 10,644 |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Enrico Digirolamo | Independent Non-Employee Chairman of the Board | Open Market Disposition | -5,315 | $305.99 | 10,644 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | Rob Beard | Chief Strategy & Legal Affairs Officer and Corporate Secretary | Open Market Disposition | -500 | $309.32 | 10,361 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | Lisa Neal-Graves | Independent Director | Open Market Disposition | -2,200 | $268.42 | 12,754 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | Julie Eng | Executive VP of Optical Components & CTO | Automatic Disposition | -13,077 | $276.83 | 12,863 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Stephen Skaggs | Independent Director | Automatic Disposition | -2,272 | $276.88 | 14,313 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | Enrico Digirolamo | Independent Non-Employee Chairman of the Board | Automatic Disposition | -2,272 | $276.85 | 17,238 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | James Anderson | CEO, President & Employee Director | Sale to Issuer | -11,958 | $295.39 | 60,230 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | James Anderson | CEO, President & Employee Director | Other Acquisition | +30,564 | – | 125,057 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Julie Eng | Executive VP of Optical Components & CTO | Sale to Issuer | -12,862 | $295.39 | 12,863 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Julie Eng | Executive VP of Optical Components & CTO | Other Acquisition | +5,373 | – | 28,164 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Julie Eng | Executive VP of Optical Components & CTO | Other Acquisition | +11,960 | – | 12,863 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Ilaria Mocciaro | Chief Accounting Officer | Sale to Issuer | -2,174 | $295.39 | 11,240 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Ilaria Mocciaro | Chief Accounting Officer | Other Acquisition | +1,612 | – | 12,914 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Ilaria Mocciaro | Chief Accounting Officer | Other Acquisition | +2,449 | – | 11,240 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Ilaria Mocciaro | Chief Accounting Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +2,335 | – | 2,335 |
| 27 Aug 2026 | Sherri Luther | Chief Financial Officer | Sale to Issuer | -2,594 | $295.39 | 9,484 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 9,048,189 | 4.6% | 1.2 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 11,041,145 | 5.6% | 1.7 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 10,178,444 | 5.2% | 1.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 10,764,076 | 5.5% | 1.7 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 10,032,446 | 5.1% | 1.1 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 9,047,021 | 4.6% | 1.8 |
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