The article compares Coherent (COHR) and Arm Holdings (ARM), two technology companies that benefit from AI infrastructure. For COHR, it points to rising demand for high-speed optical networking as AI clusters expand and to its broad portfolio, from indium phosphide lasers to silicon photonics, and says PhotonLink could help move the company toward integrated optical subsystems. For ARM, it highlights AI infrastructure spending by Anthropic, Alphabet (GOOG) and Microsoft (MSFT), and rising CPU demand from autonomous AI agents. According to Zacks Consensus Estimates, COHR's fiscal 2027 sales and EPS are projected to grow 50% and 68%, while ARM's current-year sales and EPS are expected to rise 22% and 24%, and EPS estimates for both have been flat over the past 60 days.
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