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NYSE:CIENCiena Stock Price, Forecast & News

$60.55
+0.38 (+0.63 %)
(As of 08/13/2020 04:00 PM ET)
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$59.46
Now: $60.55▼
$60.85
50-Day Range
$52.36
MA: $56.28▼
$60.99
52-Week Range
$30.58
Now: $60.55▼
$61.51
Volume801,000 shs
Average Volume1.98 million shs
Market Capitalization$9.29 billion
P/E Ratio29.54
Dividend YieldN/A
Beta0.9
Ciena Corporation provides network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks worldwide. The company's Networking Platforms segment offers hardware networking solutions optimized for the convergence of coherent optical transport, optical transport network switching, and packet switching. Its products include 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, 5430 Reconfigurable Switching System, Waveserver stackable interconnect system, CoreDirector Multiservice Optical Switches, and OTN configuration for the 5410 Reconfigurable Switching System, as well as Z-Series Packet-Optical Platform; 3000 family of service delivery switches and service aggregation switches, and the 5000 family of service aggregation switches, as well as 8700 Packetwave Platform and the Ethernet packet configuration for the 5410 Service Aggregation Switch; 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 Software and Software-Related Services segment offers multi-domain service orchestration, inventory, route optimization and assurance, network function virtualization orchestration, analytics, and related services; and OneControl unified management system and platform software services, as well as manage, control, and plan software. Its Global Services segment provides consulting and network design, installation and deployment, maintenance support, and training services. The company sells its products through direct and indirect sales channels to network operators. Ciena Corporation was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.
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Analyst Opinion: 2.4Community Rank: 3.3Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -

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1.59 out of 5 stars


Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE
Industry Telephone & telegraph apparatus
Sub-IndustryCommunications Equipment
SectorComputer and Technology
Current SymbolNYSE:CIEN
Previous Symbol
CUSIP17177930
CIK936395
Webwww.ciena.com
Phone410-694-5700

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.30
Current Ratio3.28
Quick Ratio2.83

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio29.54
Forward P/E Ratio23.29
P/E Growth1.47

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$3.57 billion
Price / Sales2.60
Cash Flow$2.65 per share
Price / Cash Flow22.89
Book Value$14.05 per share
Price / Book4.31

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.84
Net Income$253.43 million
Net Margins8.78%
Return on Equity16.18%
Return on Assets9.20%

Miscellaneous

Employees6,383
Outstanding Shares153,503,000
Market Cap$9.29 billion
Next Earnings Date9/3/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
$60.55
+0.38 (+0.63 %)
(As of 08/13/2020 04:00 PM ET)
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Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Ciena's stock been impacted by COVID-19?

Ciena's stock was trading at $38.83 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CIEN shares have increased by 55.9% and is now trading at $60.55.
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Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Ciena?

21 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Ciena in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 17 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."
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When is Ciena's next earnings date?

Ciena is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, September 3rd 2020.
View our earnings forecast for Ciena.

How were Ciena's earnings last quarter?

Ciena Co. (NYSE:CIEN) announced its earnings results on Thursday, June, 4th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.76 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.27. The communications equipment provider had revenue of $894 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $889.42 million. Ciena had a net margin of 8.78% and a return on equity of 16.18%. Ciena's quarterly revenue was up 3.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.48 earnings per share.
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What guidance has Ciena issued on next quarter's earnings?

Ciena issued an update on its third quarter 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, June, 4th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $955-985 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $969.26 million.

What price target have analysts set for CIEN?

21 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Ciena's shares. Their forecasts range from $31.00 to $73.00. On average, they expect Ciena's share price to reach $57.40 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.2%.
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Has Ciena been receiving favorable news coverage?

Headlines about CIEN stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Ciena earned a media sentiment score of -2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the communications equipment provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.
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Are investors shorting Ciena?

Ciena saw a decline in short interest in the month of June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,450,000 shares, a decline of 27.2% from the May 31st total of 4,740,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,070,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.7 days. Currently, 2.3% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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Who are some of Ciena's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Ciena include Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), Motorola Solutions (MSI), F5 Networks (FFIV), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Echostar (SATS), ViaSat (VSAT), InterDigital Wireless (IDCC), Infinera (INFN), Calix (CALX), NetGear (NTGR), Plantronics (PLT), Harmonic (HLIT) and Ribbon Communications (RBBN).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Ciena own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Ciena investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Bank of America (BAC), Micron Technology (MU), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alibaba Group (BABA), Intel (INTC), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) and salesforce.com (CRM).

Who are Ciena's key executives?

Ciena's management team includes the following people:
  • Dr. Patrick H. Nettles, Exec. Chairman (Age 76)
  • Mr. Gary B. Smith, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 59)
  • Mr. James E. Moylan Jr., CFO & Sr. VP of Fin. (Age 68)
  • Mr. David M. Rothenstein, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 51)
  • Mr. Rick L. Hamilton, Sr. VP of Blue Planet Software (Age 47)

What is Ciena's stock symbol?

Ciena trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CIEN."

Who are Ciena's major shareholders?

Ciena's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include FMR LLC (4.03%), Congress Asset Management Co. MA (2.23%), First Trust Advisors LP (1.79%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.74%), Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (1.55%) and FIL Ltd (1.44%). Company insiders that own Ciena stock include Andrew C Petrik, Bruce L Claflin, David M Rothenstein, Gary B Smith, James E Moylan Jr, James E Moylan, Jr, James Frodsham, Jason Phipps, Jean I Liu, Judith M Obrien, Patrick H Nettles, Rick Hamilton, Scott Mcfeely, Stephen B Alexander and Thomas Michael Nevens.
View institutional ownership trends for Ciena.

Which institutional investors are selling Ciena stock?

CIEN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Emerald Advisers LLC, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, First Trust Advisors LP, FIL Ltd, Marshall Wace North America L.P., BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A., and Peregrine Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Ciena company stock in the last year include Andrew C Petrik, Bruce L Claflin, David M Rothenstein, Gary B Smith, James E Moylan, Jr, Jason Phipps, Judith M Obrien, Patrick H Nettles, Scott Mcfeely, Stephen B Alexander, and Thomas Michael Nevens.
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Which institutional investors are buying Ciena stock?

CIEN stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Congress Asset Management Co. MA, Natixis Advisors L.P., Prudential Financial Inc., Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc., Stanley Laman Group Ltd., AJO LP, and Beacon Investment Advisory Services Inc..
View insider buying and selling activity for Ciena.

How do I buy shares of Ciena?

Shares of CIEN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Ciena's stock price today?

One share of CIEN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $60.55.

How big of a company is Ciena?

Ciena has a market capitalization of $9.29 billion and generates $3.57 billion in revenue each year. The communications equipment provider earns $253.43 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.84 on an earnings per share basis. Ciena employs 6,383 workers across the globe.

What is Ciena's official website?

The official website for Ciena is www.ciena.com.

How can I contact Ciena?

Ciena's mailing address is 7035 RIDGE ROAD, HANOVER MD, 21076. The communications equipment provider can be reached via phone at 410-694-5700 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 8/13/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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