Ciena (CIEN) Competitors

Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR) and Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is JNPR or CIEN more profitable?

Juniper Networks has a net margin of 4.19% compared to Juniper Networks' net margin of 3.71%. Ciena's return on equity of 10.02% beat Juniper Networks' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Juniper Networks	4.19%	10.02%	4.68%
Ciena	3.71%	7.16%	3.69%

Which has more risk and volatility, JNPR or CIEN?

Juniper Networks has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ciena has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JNPR or CIEN?

92.0% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Ciena shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Juniper Networks shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Ciena shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to JNPR or CIEN?

In the previous week, Juniper Networks had 5 more articles in the media than Ciena. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Juniper Networks and 6 mentions for Ciena. Ciena's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Juniper Networks' score of 0.65 indicating that Juniper Networks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Juniper Networks	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ciena	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer JNPR or CIEN?

Juniper Networks currently has a consensus price target of $34.55, suggesting a potential downside of 2.58%. Ciena has a consensus price target of $57.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.59%. Given Juniper Networks' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ciena is more favorable than Juniper Networks.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Juniper Networks	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Ciena	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has better earnings and valuation, JNPR or CIEN?

Juniper Networks has higher revenue and earnings than Ciena. Ciena is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Juniper Networks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Juniper Networks	$5.56B	2.07	$310.20M	$0.69	51.39
Ciena	$4.39B	1.53	$254.83M	$1.04	44.90

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in JNPR or CIEN?

Ciena received 152 more outperform votes than Juniper Networks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.61% of users gave Ciena an outperform vote while only 59.54% of users gave Juniper Networks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Juniper Networks	Outperform Votes 1073 59.54%	Underperform Votes 729 40.46%
Ciena	Outperform Votes 1225 76.61%	Underperform Votes 374 23.39%

Summary

Juniper Networks beats Ciena on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.