NYSE:CIEN Ciena (CIEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis $66.16 -0.40 (-0.60%) (As of 10/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Ciena Stock (NYSE:CIEN) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Ciena alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$65.68▼$66.6250-Day Range$49.68▼$68.5052-Week Range$39.94▼$69.91Volume1.40 million shsAverage Volume1.82 million shsMarket Capitalization$9.51 billionP/E Ratio70.38Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$63.08Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewCiena 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.Read More… [625,000% Gain] – Are You Ready for the Next Altcoin Boom? (Ad)All of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin Ciena Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks92nd Percentile Overall ScoreCIEN MarketRank™: Ciena scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 91st out of 662 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.3 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCiena has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.54, and is based on 7 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageCiena has been the subject of 11 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Ciena's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth61.06% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Ciena are expected to grow by 61.06% in the coming year, from $1.13 to $1.82 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Ciena is 70.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 131.83.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Ciena is 70.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 262.17.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCiena has a PEG Ratio of 8.83. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCiena has a P/B Ratio of 3.43. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Ciena's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.14% of the float of Ciena has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCiena has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ciena has recently decreased by 0.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldCiena does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthCiena does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG3.9 / 5Environmental Score-0.77 Percentage of Shares Shorted4.14% of the float of Ciena has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCiena has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ciena has recently decreased by 0.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. News and Social Media2.4 / 5News Sentiment0.29 News SentimentCiena has a news sentiment score of 0.29. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.44 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Ciena this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 15 people have searched for CIEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -12% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows15 people have added Ciena to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 1,400% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Ciena insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $568,123.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.83% of the stock of Ciena is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions91.99% of the stock of Ciena is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Ciena's insider trading history. Receive CIEN Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Ciena and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address CIEN Stock News HeadlinesCisco on the Rise: AI Potential and Analyst Upgrades Drive Gains (CIEN)Cisco is poised to benefit from an increased focus on AI infrastructure, and its underlying fundamentals support continued and robust growth.October 19 at 7:00 AM | marketbeat.comDavid M. Rothenstein Sells 3,500 Shares of Ciena Co. (NYSE:CIEN) StockOctober 17, 2024 | insidertrades.comDon’t Miss Out! Get 2 Hot AI Stocks for Under $10/Share 🚀Artificial Intelligence (AI) stocks are booming, and now is your chance to get in on the action — without breaking the bank! We’ve just uncovered 2 must-buy AI stocks trading for under $10/share, and they’re showing serious potential for growth.October 22, 2024 | Darwin (Ad)2 Stocks Riding the Recovery in Cloud Computing Driven by AI (CIEN)The acceleration of AI deployment is helping to lift legacy technologies like cloud computing, virtualization, networking, and hard disk drives (HDDs).October 14, 2024 | marketbeat.comCiena Stock Powers the AI Cloud Boom—Don’t Miss OutCiena Co. (NYSE: CIEN) can be considered a legacy company in the computer and technology sector when it comes to the Internet.October 7, 2024 | marketbeat.comCiena Co. (NYSE:CIEN) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from BrokeragesOctober 22 at 4:54 AM | americanbankingnews.comZiply® Fiber announces 400 Gig “Northern Link Route” connecting Pacific Northwest to Minneapolis and ChicagoOctober 21 at 9:00 AM | globenewswire.comBoldyn Networks Adds Scalable 1.6Tb/s Wavelengths to its Fiber Network in New York and New JerseyOctober 21 at 8:00 AM | prnewswire.comSee More Headlines CIEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CIEN shares performed this year? Ciena's stock was trading at $45.01 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, CIEN stock has increased by 47.0% and is now trading at $66.16. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Ciena's earnings last quarter? Ciena Co. (NYSE:CIEN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September, 4th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.35 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.26 by $0.09. Ciena's revenue was down 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. How will Ciena's stock buyback program work? Ciena's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Wednesday, October 2nd 2024, which authorizes the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 10.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued. Does Ciena have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of Ciena: Centina Systems Inc, DonRiver, Packet Design, cyan, World Wide Packets, PhyFlex Networks, Catena Networks, and more. Who are Ciena's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Ciena include Perpetual Ltd (0.25%), Raymond James & Associates (0.03%), SWS Partners (0.03%) and Pacifica Partners Inc. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include James E Moylan Jr, David M Rothenstein, Jason Phipps, Scott Mcfeely, Stephen B Alexander, Judith M Obrien, Rick Hamilton, Joseph Cumello, Brodie Gage, Andrew C Petrik and Thomas Michael Nevens. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Ciena? Shares of CIEN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Ciena own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ciena investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Adobe (ADBE), CrowdStrike (CRWD) and ServiceNow (NOW). Company Calendar Last Earnings9/04/2024Today10/22/2024Fiscal Year End10/31/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)12/05/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorComputer and Technology Industry Telephone & telegraph apparatus Sub-IndustryCommunications Equipment Current SymbolNYSE:CIEN CUSIP17177930 CIK936395 Webwww.ciena.com Phone(410) 694-5700Fax410-694-5750Employees8,483Year Founded1992Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$63.08 High Stock Price Target$75.00 Low Stock Price Target$46.00 Potential Upside/Downside-4.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.54 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.04 Trailing P/E Ratio70.38 Forward P/E Ratio58.55 P/E Growth8.83Net Income$254.83 million Net Margins3.44% Pretax Margin3.54% Return on Equity5.98% Return on Assets3.08% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.53 Current Ratio4.06 Quick Ratio2.99 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.02 billion Price / Sales2.36 Cash Flow$2.96 per share Price / Cash Flow22.38 Book Value$19.27 per share Price / Book3.43Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares143,705,000Free Float143,228,000Market Cap$9.51 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.94 Social Links 20 Stocks to Sell NowMarketBeat has just released its list of 20 stocks that Wall Street analysts hate. 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