Corning Inc. (GLW)
NYSEInformation TechnologyHardware, Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-10-29
$128.88-1.77%
Close 2026-10-29 · 1-day change
NYSEInformation TechnologyHardware, Equipment & PartsSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Electronic Components is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Grow core sales and EPS with at least 14% YoY revenue growth: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 19% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 3% on a typical day and fell roughly 52% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskCorning’s Springboard and optical-connectivity expansion must sustain core sales growth to support its premium growth case. Revenue growth was 18% year over year in Q3 2026, and non-GAAP EPS beat consensus. GLW trades at 46× P/E versus a 47× peer median. The desk says the price reflects less growth than its forecast. A 30% next-quarter miss probability and the reviewed revenue-growth comparison challenge the core-sales pillar. The 25% drop from its recent high adds repricing risk. Peer multiples imply a price about 9% above where it trades; the thesis is on watch.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-29. GLW is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 19 analysts currently covering GLW (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 7 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for GLW in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-29. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Electronic Components — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Expand optical communications for AI data center demand
Solid earnings, guidance, and AI photonics demand support optical communications growth.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-29. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $128.88
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $128.88.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Execute and accelerate Springboard growth plan
Q4 outlook and Springboard run-rate progress support plan execution and near-term growth.
Advances: Execute and accelerate Springboard growth plan
New long-term deals support growth in AI and life sciences.
Advances: Expand U.S. optical connectivity manufacturing capacity 10x
Significant deal enhances optical connectivity manufacturing capacity.
Advances: Execute and accelerate Springboard growth plan
AI data center boom aligns with Springboard growth plan.
Advances: Execute and accelerate Springboard growth plan
AI demo showcases growth potential in optical connectivity.
Advances: Execute and accelerate Springboard growth plan
AI demo showcases growth potential in optical connectivity.
Advances: Grow core sales and core EPS with double-digit year-over-year increases
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