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Ciena (CIEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$77.99 -0.46 (-0.59%)
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About Ciena Stock (NYSE:CIEN)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$77.10
$78.29
50-Day Range
$72.19
$83.91
52-Week Range
$44.89
$101.44
Volume
1.64 million shs
Average Volume
2.13 million shs
Market Capitalization
$11.03 billion
P/E Ratio
108.32
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$84.08
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Ciena Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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82nd Percentile Overall Score

CIEN MarketRank™: 

Ciena scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 165th out of 666 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Ciena has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.73, and is based on 8 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Ciena has been the subject of 9 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 Growth

    Earnings for Ciena are expected to grow by 59.38% in the coming year, from $1.60 to $2.55 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Ciena is 108.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.91.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Ciena is 108.32, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 36.85.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Ciena has a PEG Ratio of 1.76. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Ciena has a P/B Ratio of 4.00. 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.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.45% of the float of Ciena has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ciena has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ciena has recently increased by 26.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Ciena does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Ciena does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.45% of the float of Ciena has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Ciena has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Ciena has recently increased by 26.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Ciena has a news sentiment score of 0.67. 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 0.86 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 18 news articles for Ciena this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 4 people have searched for CIEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Ciena to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In 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 $3,115,199.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.93% of the stock of Ciena is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    91.99% 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.
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CIEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Ciena's stock was trading at $84.81 at the start of the year. Since then, CIEN stock has decreased by 8.0% and is now trading at $77.99.

Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, June, 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.50 by $0.08. The company's quarterly revenue was up 23.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Ciena's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, October 2nd 2024, which permits the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 10.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Ciena subsidiaries include Centina Systems Inc, DonRiver, Packet Design, cyan, World Wide Packets, PhyFlex Networks, Catena Networks, and more.

Ciena's top institutional investors include Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.58%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.56%), Perpetual Ltd (0.18%) and Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include James E Moylan Jr, David M Rothenstein, Scott Mcfeely, Jason Phipps, Stephen B Alexander, Rick Hamilton, Dino Diperna, Joseph Cumello, Brodie Gage, Andrew C Petrik and Thomas Michael Nevens.
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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.

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 Earnings
6/05/2025
Today
7/11/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
9/03/2025
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Communications Components
Sub-Industry
Communications Equipment
Current Symbol
NYSE:CIEN
CIK
936395
Employees
8,657
Year Founded
1992

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$100.00
Low Price Target
$67.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+7.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.73
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.72
Trailing P/E Ratio
108.32
Forward P/E Ratio
48.74
P/E Growth
1.76
Net Income
$83.96 million
Net Margins
2.46%
Pretax Margin
3.56%
Return on Equity
5.08%
Return on Assets
2.55%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.55
Current Ratio
3.40
Quick Ratio
2.57

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.01 billion
Price / Sales
2.75
Cash Flow
$1.87 per share
Price / Cash Flow
41.79
Book Value
$19.50 per share
Price / Book
4.00

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
141,370,000
Free Float
140,052,000
Market Cap
$11.03 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.11

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This page (NYSE:CIEN) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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