NYSE:CIENCiena Stock Price, Forecast & News

$52.81

+1.09 (+2.11 %)

(As of 05/25/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$51.63

Now: $52.81▼

$52.89

50-Day Range

$40.34

MA: $46.94▼

$52.95

52-Week Range

$30.58

Now: $52.81▼

$53.36

Volume1.29 million shs

Average Volume1.91 million shs

Market Capitalization$8.11 billion

P/E Ratio29.50

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta0.85

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.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

2.4 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Ciena has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 16 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $50.32, Ciena has a potential downside of 4.7% from its current price of $52.81.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Ciena has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

3.3 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Ciena has received 1,131 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Ciena has received 582 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Ciena has received 66.02% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Ciena and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe CIEN will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe CIEN will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

0.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Ciena does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Ciena does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

1.0 Company Ownership

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 $1,390,404.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.95% of the stock of Ciena is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
88.34% of the stock of Ciena is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Ciena are expected to grow by 19.83% in the coming year, from $2.32 to $2.78 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Ciena is 29.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 12.99.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Ciena is 29.50, 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 34.41.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Ciena has a PEG Ratio of 1.39. 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 3.76. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

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 Ratio0.31

Current Ratio3.09

Quick Ratio2.62

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio29.50

Forward P/E Ratio22.76

P/E Growth1.39

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$3.57 billion

Price / Sales2.27

Cash Flow$2.66 per share

Price / Cash Flow19.82

Book Value$14.05 per share

Price / Book3.76

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.84

Net Income$253.43 million

Net Margins7.78%

Return on Equity14.68%

Return on Assets8.26%

Miscellaneous

Employees6,383

Outstanding Shares153,500,000

Market Cap$8.11 billion

Next Earnings Date6/4/2020 (Confirmed)

OptionableOptionable

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Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) Frequently Asked Questions

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

Ciena's stock was trading at $38.83 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, CIEN shares have increased by 36.0% and is now trading at $52.81. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Ciena?

20 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 16 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Ciena.

When is Ciena's next earnings date?

Ciena is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, June 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Ciena.

How can I listen to Ciena's earnings call?

Ciena will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, June 4th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

How were Ciena's earnings last quarter?

Ciena Co. (NYSE:CIEN) posted its earnings results on Thursday, March, 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.14. The communications equipment provider earned $832.91 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $818.48 million. Ciena had a net margin of 7.78% and a return on equity of 14.68%. Ciena's revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.33 EPS. View Ciena's earnings history.

What guidance has Ciena issued on next quarter's earnings?

Ciena issued an update on its second quarter 2020 IntraDay earnings guidance on Thursday, March, 5th. The company provided EPS guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $875-905 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $917.14 million.

What price target have analysts set for CIEN?

20 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Ciena's shares. Their forecasts range from $31.00 to $62.00. On average, they expect Ciena's stock price to reach $50.32 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.7%. View analysts' price targets for Ciena.

What are Wall Street analysts saying about Ciena stock?

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Ciena stock:

1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Ciena reported healthy first-quarter fiscal 2020 results wherein both the top and bottom line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company’s revenues are generated primarily by rising demand for packet-optical transport and switching products, integrated network and service management software in the global market. With best-in-class core optical networking expertise, it has an augmented customer base in high-growth markets. The company has ample growth opportunities in the Asia Pacific, especially India. However, intense competition remains an obstacle as small vendors resort to aggressive pricing to gain market share. The company faces concentration risk as a major portion of its revenues comes from a handful of large global communications service providers. Escalating operating expenses and high debt-levels dent its profitability." (3/31/2020)
2. Northland Securities analysts commented, "We recently upgraded the shares (The Last Speed/Feed Battle in Coherent Optics? Upgrading to OP on Recent Underperformance, 800G Prospects- 4/15/19) a couple dollars higher in conjunction with a deep dive on emerging 600/800G technologies and post significant underperformance relative to ACIA given market share concerns ande reiterate our OP rating and $42 PT heading into Thursday AM’s report." (6/5/2019)
3. Rosenblatt Securities analysts commented, "We expect CIEN to report near in-line F2Q19 results and outlook when it reports Thursday morning June 6 th . We look for slowing hyperscale sales to be balanced by steady growth from US and European carriers. We expect CIEN to maintain its outlook of ~ +2% y/y revenue growth for F2H19 and do not expect management to raise expectations for 2020 despite early positive signs of potential international share gains from Chinese suppliers. We believe CIEN has zero exposure to China sales and likely minimal supply chain exposure. We make no changes to our FY19 outlook, wherein revenues are near inline with consensus but earnings are $.10 light of consensus, and introduce our FY20 estimates, in-line with consensus. We maintain our neutral rating and increase our price target from $36 to $38." (6/3/2019)

Has Ciena been receiving favorable news coverage?

Press coverage about CIEN stock has trended very negative on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing 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 closest to five being the most favorable. Ciena earned a news impact score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the communications equipment provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutCiena.

Are investors shorting Ciena?

Ciena saw a decline in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,580,000 shares, a decline of 11.2% from the April 30th total of 4,030,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,200,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 1.6 days. Currently, 2.4% of the company's stock are sold short. View Ciena's Current Options Chain.

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), NetGear (NTGR), Calix (CALX), Plantronics (PLT), Ribbon Communications (RBBN) and Harmonic (HLIT). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Ciena own?

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

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 shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.58%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.77%), State Street Corp (2.46%), First Trust Advisors LP (2.16%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.16%) and Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (1.94%). 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 BlackRock Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, Wellington Management Group LLP, First Trust Advisors LP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Edgestream Partners L.P., and Geode 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, James Frodsham, Jason Phipps, Jean I Liu, Judith M Obrien, Rick Hamilton, Scott Mcfeely, Stephen B Alexander, and Thomas Michael Nevens. View insider buying and selling activity for Ciena.

Which institutional investors are buying Ciena stock?

CIEN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Congress Asset Management Co. MA, Deutsche Bank AG, Alliancebernstein L.P., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS, Menora Mivtachim Holdings LTD., Janus Henderson Group PLC, and Acadian Asset Management LLC. 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 $52.81.

How big of a company is Ciena?

Ciena has a market capitalization of $8.11 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 5/26/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff