Why Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s (LUMN) Stock Is Up 9.47%

By Cynthia McLaughlin
December 09, 2025
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In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s stock price such as:

  • Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s current stock price and volume
  • Why Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s stock price changed recently
  • Upgrades and downgrades for LUMN from analysts
  • LUMN’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN)

Before we jump into Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Lumen Technologies, Inc., a networking company, provides integrated products and services to business and mass customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Business and Mass Markets. It offers dark fiber and conduit, edge cloud, internet protocol (IP), voice over IP, managed security, software-defined wide area networks, unified communications and collaboration, and optical services; ethernet and VPN data networks services; and legacy services to manage cash flow, including time division multiplexing voice and private line; other legacy services, such as Synchronous Optical Network (SONET) based ethernet, legacy data hosting services, and conferencing services; and managed and professional service solutions, as well as sells communications equipment. The company also provides high speed and lower speed broadband service to residential and small business customers; local and long-distance voice services, professional services, and other ancillary services; and federal broadband and state support programs. It serves its products and services under the Lumen, Quantum Fiber, CenturyLink, and Black Lotus Labs brands. The company was formerly known as CenturyLink, Inc. and changed its name to Lumen Technologies, Inc. in September 2020. Lumen Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana.

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Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of December 09, 2025, 4:00 PM, CST, Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s stock price was $8.500.

Lumen Technologies, Inc. is up 1.55% from its previous closing price of $8.370.

During the last market session, Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s stock traded between $8.210 and $8.540. Currently, there are approximately 996.00 million shares outstanding for Lumen Technologies, Inc..

Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s trailing earnings per share are negative, so the stock does not have a meaningful P/E ratio. We suggest investors evaluate other financial metrics to understand its overall valuation.

Lumen Technologies, Inc. Stock Price History

Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s (LUMN) price is currently up 4.81% so far this month.

During the month of December, Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $9.630 and a low of $7.890.

Over the last year, Lumen Technologies, Inc. has hit prices as high as $11.950 and as low as $3.010. Year to date, Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s stock is up 60.08%.

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What Caused Lumen Technologies, Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of December 08, 2025, there were 3 analysts who downgraded Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a A, which means it is considered to be Deep Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Lumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Lumen Technologies, Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of December 08, 2025, Lumen Technologies, Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 11.07%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 84 and is considered to be Very Strong.

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Lumen Technologies, Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of December 9, 2025, Lumen Technologies, Inc.’s stock price is $8.500, which is up 1.55% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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