Barclays (LON:BARC) analyst Tim Long maintained a Buy rating on Corning (NYSE:GLW) on Monday, setting a price target of $47, which is approximately 28.49% above the present share price of $36.58.
Long expects Corning to post earnings per share (EPS) of -$0.42 for the fourth quarter of 2021.
The current consensus among 8 TipRanks analysts is for a Moderate Buy rating of shares in Corning, with an average price target of $43.63.
The analysts price targets range from a high of $48 to a low of $38.
In its latest earnings report, released on 06/30/2021, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $3.5 billion and a net profit of $575 million. The company's market cap is $31.24 billion.
According to TipRanks.com, Barclays analyst Tim Long is currently ranked with 5 stars on a 0-5 stars ranking scale, with an average return of 14.2% and a 66.67% success rate.
Corning, Inc. develops and manufactures specialty glass and ceramics. It provides glass for notebook computers, flat panel desktop monitors, display televisions, and other information display applications; carrier network and enterprise network products for the telecommunications industry; ceramic substrates for gasoline and diesel engines in automotive and heavy duty vehicle markets; laboratory products for the scientific community and specialized polymer products for biotechnology applications; advanced optical materials for the semiconductor industry and the scientific community; and other technologies. It operates through the following business segments: Display Technologies, Optical Communications, Environmental Technologies, Specialty Materials and Life Sciences. The Display Technologies segment manufactures glass substrates for high performance displays, including organic light-emitting diode and liquid crystal displays that are used primarily in televisions, notebook computers and flat panel desktop monitors. The Optical Communications segment is classified into two main product groupings: carrier and enterprise network. The carrier network group consists primarily of products and solutions for optical-based communications infrastructure for services such as video, data and voice communications. The enterprise network group consists primarily of optical-based communication networks sold to businesses, governments and individuals for their own use. The Environmental Technologies segment manufactures ceramic substrates and filter products for emissions control in mobile and stationary applications around the world. The Specialty Materials segment manufactures products that provide material formulations for glass, glass ceramics and fluoride crystals to meet demand for unique customer needs. The Life Sciences segment develops, manufactures and supplies scientific laboratory products. The company was founded by Amory Houghton Sr. in 1851 and is headquartered in Corning, NY.