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Stocks to Compare Sections All Sections Selected Performance Chart Price & Volume MarketRank Analyst Ratings Sales & Book Value Profitability & Earnings Dividends Debt Ownership Miscellaneous Headlines About Compare NYSE:CIEN NYSE:LUMN On This Page Performance ChartPrice & VolumeMarketRank™Analyst RatingsSales & Book ValueProfitability & EarningsDividendsDebtOwnershipMiscellaneousHeadlinesAbout Comparison Ideas Stock Ideas Comparative Price Performance Over Time1 day7 days30 days90 days365 daysCompare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeCIENCiena$567.40-2.5%$492.80$70.77▼$605.61$80.21B1.242.97 million shs1.29 million shsLUMNLumen Technologies$10.59-2.6%$8.23$3.37▼$11.95$10.90B1.6513.64 million shs8.42 million shsMetaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? Click the link to learn what streetwise investors need to know about the metaverse and public markets before making an investment.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceCIENCiena-3.41%+4.94%+14.69%+70.30%+605.92%LUMNLumen Technologies+7.20%+16.84%+21.52%+54.62%+170.40%Compare Price & VolumeCompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's VolumeCIENCiena$567.40-2.5%$492.80$70.77▼$605.61$80.21B1.242.97 million shs1.29 million shsLUMNLumen Technologies$10.59-2.6%$8.23$3.37▼$11.95$10.90B1.6513.64 million shs8.42 million shsMetaverse Stocks And Why You Can't Ignore ThemThinking about investing in Meta, Roblox, or Unity? Click the link to learn what streetwise investors need to know about the metaverse and public markets before making an investment.Get This Free ReportCompare Price PerformanceCompany1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year PerformanceCIENCiena-3.41%+4.94%+14.69%+70.30%+605.92%LUMNLumen Technologies+7.20%+16.84%+21.52%+54.62%+170.40%Compare Analyst ForecastsCompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current PriceCIENCiena 2.75Moderate Buy$404.94-28.63% DownsideLUMNLumen Technologies 1.91Reduce$7.91-25.31% DownsideCurrent Analyst Ratings BreakdownLatest CIEN and LUMN Analyst RatingsDateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails5/26/2026CIENCiena Bank of AmericaSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$660.005/18/2026CIENCiena CitigroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$345.00 ➝ $658.005/15/2026CIENCiena TD CowenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$425.00 ➝ $675.005/11/2026LUMNLumen Technologies JPMorgan Chase & Co.Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral$6.00 ➝ $7.005/8/2026LUMNLumen Technologies Wells Fargo & CompanySubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetEqual Weight$8.00 ➝ $9.005/6/2026LUMNLumen Technologies UBS GroupSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetNeutral$6.00 ➝ $8.005/6/2026LUMNLumen Technologies TD CowenSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetHold$8.00 ➝ $9.005/5/2026CIENCiena Stifel NicolausSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingBoost Price TargetBuy$430.00 ➝ $585.005/5/2026LUMNLumen Technologies Zacks ResearchSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingDowngradeStrong-Buy ➝ Hold5/1/2026CIENCiena Rothschild & Co RedburnSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageNeutral$416.005/1/2026CIENCiena Rothschild & Co RedburnSubscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy ratingInitiated CoverageNeutral$416.00(Data available from 5/28/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)Compare Sales & Book ValueCompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/BookCIENCiena$4.77B16.82$2.53 per share224.69$19.35 per share29.32LUMNLumen Technologies$12.40B0.88$2.66 per share3.98($1.28) per share-8.27Compare Profitability & EarningsCompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings DateCIENCiena$123.34M$1.57361.3172.651.974.47%12.09%5.79%6/4/2026 (Estimated)LUMNLumen Technologies-$1.74B-$1.74N/AN/AN/A-14.34%N/A-1.40%7/30/2026 (Estimated)Latest CIEN and LUMN EarningsDateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails6/4/2026Q2 2026CIENCiena$1.45N/AN/AN/A$1.50 billionN/A5/5/2026Q1 2026LUMNLumen Technologies-$0.1301-$0.47-$0.3399-$0.20$2.83 billion$2.90 billion3/5/2026Q1 2026CIENCiena$1.17$1.35+$0.18$1.03$1.40 billion$1.43 billionCompare DividendsCompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive GrowthCIENCienaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/ALUMNLumen TechnologiesN/AN/A-100.00%N/AN/ACompare DebtCompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick RatioCIENCiena0.552.812.14LUMNLumen TechnologiesN/A0.990.99Compare OwnershipInstitutional OwnershipCompanyInstitutional OwnershipCIENCiena91.99%LUMNLumen Technologies66.19%Insider OwnershipCompanyInsider OwnershipCIENCiena0.58%LUMNLumen Technologies2.30%Compare Miscellaneous StatsCompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionableCIENCiena9,080141.40 million140.58 millionOptionableLUMNLumen Technologies24,0001.03 billion1.01 billionOptionableCIEN and LUMN HeadlinesRecent News About These CompaniesLumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) Presents at TD Cowen's 54th Annual Technology, Media & Telecom Conference TranscriptMay 28 at 6:02 AM | seekingalpha.comAT&T rolls out new phone plan to keep customers from leavingMay 26 at 10:11 PM | thestreet.comLumen Elevates Melissa Mann and Jessica Taylor to Chief Officer Roles, Strengthening Public Policy and Communications LeadershipMay 26 at 12:09 PM | finance.yahoo.comIs Lumen (LUMN) Using Debt Exchanges to Quietly Redefine Its Balance Sheet Repair Strategy?May 23, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comLumen Technologies Announces Qwest Note Exchange Support AgreementMay 22, 2026 | theglobeandmail.comLumen vs. Verizon: Which Telecom Stock Is the Better Pick for Now?May 21, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comLumen vs. Verizon: Which Telecom Stock Is the Better Pick for Now?May 21, 2026 | zacks.com1 Mid-Cap Stock Worth Your Attention and 2 We Turn DownMay 21, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amdocs Strengthen Ties on Azure as Workday Turns to 365 CopilotMay 21, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comMicrosoft Corporation (MSFT) and Amdocs Strengthen Ties on Azure as Workday Turns to 365 CopilotMay 21, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comLumen Technologies, Inc. and Qwest Corporation Announce Entry into Support Agreement with Certain Noteholders and Amendment to Previously Announced Exchange OffersMay 20, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comLumen Technologies, Inc. and Qwest Corporation Announce Entry into Support Agreement with Certain Noteholders and Amendment to Previously Announced Exchange OffersMay 20, 2026 | businesswire.comLumen Technologies, Inc. Announces Early Results of Previously Announced Tender OffersMay 20, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comLumen Technologies, Inc. Announces Early Results of Previously Announced Tender OffersMay 20, 2026 | businesswire.comLumen Technologies, Inc. $LUMN Stock Position Boosted by CapWealth Advisors LLCMay 20, 2026 | marketbeat.comLumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:LUMN) Given Average Recommendation of "Reduce" by BrokeragesMay 19, 2026 | americanbankingnews.comLumen Technologies, Inc. (LUMN) Presents at J.P. Morgan 54th Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference TranscriptMay 18, 2026 | seekingalpha.comThis sleeper stock could be the surprise winner of 2026May 18, 2026 | msn.comThis "Sleeper" Stock Could Be the Surprise Winner of 2026May 18, 2026 | fool.com1 Russell 2000 Stock with Impressive Fundamentals and 2 We IgnoreMay 18, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comLumen targets AI-driven expansion in 2026 after 660% stock reboundMay 18, 2026 | invezz.comINew MarketBeat Followers Over TimeMedia Sentiment Over TimeCIEN and LUMN Company DescriptionsCiena NYSE:CIEN$567.40 -14.68 (-2.52%) As of 03:26 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.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.Lumen Technologies NYSE:LUMN$10.58 -0.29 (-2.62%) As of 03:26 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Massive. Learn more.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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