Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Climbs 8.8% on AI Optimism, Expansion

Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE) is one of the 10 Stocks Outperforming Wall Street with Outsized Gains.

Lumentum Holdings rallied for a second day on Wednesday, jumping 8.81 percent to close at $764.65 apiece, as investors poured funds back into artificial intelligence stocks, supported by its planned manufacturing expansion in the US.

In a statement earlier, Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE) said that it recently acquired a new 240,000-square-foot facility from chipmaker Qorvo, which it will redevelop for the production of its indium phosphide (InP)-based optical devices.

The facility is currently operational and was selected for its highly skilled workforce, robust infrastructure, and supportive federal and state economic development environment.

Lumentum Holdings (LITE) Climbs 8.8% on AI Optimism, Expansion

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Part of the agreement includes the transfer of Qorvo’s workforce to Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE).

Nvidia Corp. will also serve as a customer of the facility and help expand the US critical infrastructure and support research and development.

The facility is expected to ramp up production over the next two years.

“Our customers are building the infrastructure that will define the next era of computing,” said Lumentum Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:LITE) CEO Michael Hurlston.

“Adding this new InP manufacturing facility significantly expands our capacity, deepens our strategic partnerships, and ensures we can deliver the performance, reliability, and scale required for the AI revolution,” he noted.

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