Coherent Corp.

Coherent Corp. is a photonics and materials technology company headquartered in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1971 as II-VI Incorporated and took the Coherent name in 2022 after acquiring the laser maker Coherent Inc. Its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker COHR. The company is also an S&P 500 member.

Coherent makes optical transceivers and other photonic components for data and communication networks, advanced materials such as silicon carbide, and laser systems for industrial and scientific use. The company reports its activities across networking, materials and lasers. Optical components sit in the high-speed links that connect servers and switches inside data centers, while lasers are used in materials processing, semiconductor manufacturing and medical devices.

Those following Coherent stock typically watch demand for data center optical connectivity, semiconductor equipment spending and developments in the silicon carbide materials market. For COHR, Lzzo.com offers the US dollars price, a chart of its price history and technical indicators on a single page.