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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
$337.76
-1.0%		$395.02
$123.65
▼
$637.51
$48.40B1.32.36 million shs1.80 million shs
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
$6.83
+2.9%		$6.40
$5.45
▼
$11.95
$6.85B1.7811.14 million shs12.92 million shs
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Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
+6.02%-5.69%-17.43%-21.92%+186.57%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
-2.57%+4.00%+5.89%-19.62%+29.97%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
$337.76
-1.0%		$395.02
$123.65
▼
$637.51
$48.40B1.32.36 million shs1.80 million shs
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
$6.83
+2.9%		$6.40
$5.45
▼
$11.95
$6.85B1.7811.14 million shs12.92 million shs
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A strong long-term portfolio starts with companies that can survive recessions, inflation, changing consumer habits, and shifting market leadership.

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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
+6.02%-5.69%-17.43%-21.92%+186.57%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
-2.57%+4.00%+5.89%-19.62%+29.97%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
2.65
Moderate Buy$480.9542.39% Upside
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
1.90
Reduce$7.8615.04% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest CIEN and LUMN Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
9/4/2026
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
UBS Group AG logo
UBS Group
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Lower Price TargetNeutral$508.00 ➝ $394.00
9/4/2026
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
Morgan Stanley logo
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight$490.00 ➝ $425.00
9/4/2026
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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Reiterated RatingBuy
9/4/2026
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
Barclays PLC logo
Barclays
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$607.00 ➝ $475.00
9/4/2026
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
CL King logo
CL King
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Set Price Target$347.00
9/4/2026
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
JPMorgan Chase & Co. logo
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower Price TargetOverweight$635.00 ➝ $605.00
9/4/2026
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
TD Cowen logo
TD Cowen
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Lower Price TargetBuy$575.00 ➝ $400.00
9/4/2026
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
Rosenblatt Securities logo
Rosenblatt Securities
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Lower Price TargetBuy$720.00 ➝ $525.00
9/3/2026
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
Evercore Inc logo
Evercore
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Set Price Target$375.00
9/3/2026
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
Raymond James Financial, Inc. logo
Raymond James Financial
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Reiterated RatingOutperform$600.00
8/11/2026
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
Citigroup Inc. logo
Citigroup
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Lower Price TargetNeutral$10.00 ➝ $8.25
(Data available from 9/9/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
$4.77B10.04$2.65 per share127.30$21.56 per share15.67
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
$12.40B0.57$2.63 per share2.60($1.09) per share-6.27
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
$123.34M$4.4875.3938.87N/A10.87%25.33%11.27%N/A
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
-$1.74B-$1.02N/AN/AN/A-8.65%N/A-1.56%10/29/2026 (Estimated)

Latest CIEN and LUMN Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
9/3/2026Q3 2026
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
$1.73$2.11+$0.38$1.83$1.64 billion$1.67 billion
8/4/2026Q2 2026
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
-$0.1338-$0.07+$0.0638-$0.20$2.74 billion$2.81 billion
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
N/AN/A-100.00%N/AN/A
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
1.06
3.80
3.17
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
N/A
0.96
0.96

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
91.99%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
66.19%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
0.58%
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
2.30%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Ciena Corporation stock logo
CIEN
Ciena
9,080141.81 million140.99 millionOptionable
Lumen Technologies, Inc. stock logo
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
24,0001.03 billion1.01 billionOptionable

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Allianz Asset Management GmbH Has $77.37 Million Stock Holdings in Lumen Technologies, Inc. $LUMN
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UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Decreases Stake in Lumen Technologies, Inc. $LUMN
September 5, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-ubs-am-a-distinct-business-unit-of-ubs-asset-management-americas-llc-decreases-stake-in-lumen-technologies-inc-lumn-2026-09-05/
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Lumen Technologies Target of Unusually High Options Trading (NYSE:LUMN)
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Why Is Lumen (LUMN) Up 12% Since Last Earnings Report?
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Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) Trading 6.5% Higher - Here's What Happened
September 2, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/price-lumen-technologies-nyse-lumn-trading-65-higher-heres-what-happened-2026-09-02/
The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Makes New $3.98 Million Investment in Lumen Technologies, Inc. $LUMN
September 2, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-the-manufacturers-life-insurance-company-makes-new-398-million-investment-in-lumen-technologies-inc-lumn-2026-09-02/
Jupiter Topco LLC Takes $9.41 Million Position in Lumen Technologies, Inc. $LUMN
August 31, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-jupiter-topco-llc-takes-941-million-position-in-lumen-technologies-inc-lumn-2026-08-31/
2,414,163 Shares in Lumen Technologies, Inc. $LUMN Bought by Legal & General Group Plc
August 31, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-2414163-shares-in-lumen-technologies-inc-lumn-bought-by-legal-general-group-plc-2026-08-31/
790,988 Shares in Lumen Technologies, Inc. $LUMN Acquired by Man Group plc
August 30, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-790988-shares-in-lumen-technologies-inc-lumn-acquired-by-man-group-plc-2026-08-30/
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Buys Shares of 1,075,012 Lumen Technologies, Inc. $LUMN
August 30, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-canada-pension-plan-investment-board-buys-shares-of-1075012-lumen-technologies-inc-lumn-2026-08-30/
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August 27, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/instant-alerts/filing-hsbc-holdings-plc-acquires-shares-of-9685625-lumen-technologies-inc-lumn-2026-08-27/

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Ciena NYSE:CIEN

$337.76 -3.53 (-1.04%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$338.32 +0.56 (+0.17%)
As of 07:59 PM Eastern
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Ciena Corporation provides hardware and software services for delivery of video, data, and voice traffic metro, aggregation, and access communications network worldwide. The company's Networking Platforms segment offers convergence of coherent optical transport, open optical networking, optical transport network switching, IP routing, and switching services. Its products include 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, Waveserver stackable interconnect system, and the 6500 Reconfigurable line system, and the 5400 family of Packet-Optical platforms, as well as 8100 coherent routing platforms; 3000 family of service delivery switches and the 5000 family of service aggregation switches, as well as 8700 Packetwave Platform and 6500 Packet Transport System. This segment also sells operating system software and enhanced software features embedded in each of its products. The company's Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment provides multi-domain service orchestration, inventory, route optimization and analysis, multi-cloud orchestration, and unified assurance and analytics services. Its Platform Software and Service segment offers MCP domain controller solution, and OneControl unified management system, as well as planning tools. The company's Global Services segment provides maintenance support and training, installation and deployment, and consulting and network design services. Ciena Corporation was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.

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Lumen Technologies NYSE:LUMN

$6.83 +0.19 (+2.86%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$6.80 -0.03 (-0.37%)
As of 07:56 PM Eastern
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Lumen Technologies, Inc., a facilities-based technology and communications company, provides various integrated products and services to business and residential customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Business and Mass Markets. It offers dark fiber, edge cloud services, internet protocol, managed security, software-defined wide area networks, secure access service edge, unified communications and collaboration, and optical wavelengths services; ethernet and VPN data networks services; and legacy services to manage cash flow, including time division multiplexing voice, private line, and other legacy services, as well as sells communication equipment, and IT solutions. 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, and CenturyLink 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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