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Research Alert: CFRA Maintains Buy Opinion On Shares Of Corning Incorporated

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-- CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:

We trim our 12-month target price by $15 to $175, 55.6x our 2026 EPS estimate. We raise our 2026 EPS estimate by $0.02 to $3.15 and increase 2027's by $0.05 to $3.96. The Optical Communications segment delivered strong sales and net income growth, driven by demand for Gen AI products and notable long-term agreements with major hyperscale customers. Both Enterprise and Carrier sub-segments grew at an equal and impressive rate, reflecting broad-based demand and successful expansion of customer relationships. The Solar segment encountered difficulties with its wafer facility, including delays in ramp-up relative to ambitious plans. The facility required an extended maintenance shutdown to transition to permanent power systems and to repair and upgrade production equipment, resulting in $30 million of additional expenses and a temporary reduction in sales and profitability. This shutdown impacted margins, EPS, and sales for at least a couple of months into the second quarter.

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