Ciena (CIEN) Competitors $71.46 +4.30 (+6.40%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$70.92 -0.54 (-0.76%) As of 06:29 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CIEN vs. FFIV, JNPR, SATS, IDCC, CALX, EXTR, INFN, VSAT, HLIT, and DGIIShould you be buying Ciena stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ciena include F5 (FFIV), Juniper Networks (JNPR), EchoStar (SATS), InterDigital (IDCC), Calix (CALX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Infinera (INFN), Viasat (VSAT), Harmonic (HLIT), and Digi International (DGII). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. Ciena vs. F5 Juniper Networks EchoStar InterDigital Calix Extreme Networks Infinera Viasat Harmonic Digi International F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Do analysts rate FFIV or CIEN? F5 currently has a consensus target price of $282.56, suggesting a potential upside of 6.32%. Ciena has a consensus target price of $77.62, suggesting a potential upside of 8.62%. Given Ciena's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ciena is more favorable than F5.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score F5 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Ciena 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FFIV or CIEN? F5 received 49 more outperform votes than Ciena when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.28% of users gave Ciena an outperform vote while only 66.41% of users gave F5 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformF5Outperform Votes129766.41% Underperform Votes65633.59% CienaOutperform Votes124876.28% Underperform Votes38823.72% Is FFIV or CIEN more profitable? F5 has a net margin of 20.58% compared to Ciena's net margin of 2.09%. F5's return on equity of 20.98% beat Ciena's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets F520.58% 20.98% 11.57% Ciena 2.09%4.72%2.42% Does the media favor FFIV or CIEN? In the previous week, F5 had 36 more articles in the media than Ciena. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for F5 and 15 mentions for Ciena. Ciena's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat F5's score of 0.90 indicating that Ciena is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment F5 23 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ciena 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FFIV or CIEN? 90.7% of F5 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Ciena shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of F5 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Ciena shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, FFIV or CIEN? F5 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ciena. F5 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ciena, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioF5$2.89B5.30$566.78M$10.0626.42Ciena$4.05B2.51$83.96M$0.54132.33 Which has more risk and volatility, FFIV or CIEN? F5 has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ciena has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCiena beats F5 on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Ciena News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CIEN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CIEN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCienaTelephone & telegraph apparatus IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.16B$1.27B$23.42B$18.90BDividend YieldN/A3.80%2.96%4.01%P/E Ratio125.3720.6142.3532.87Price / Sales2.511.122,105.7027.89Price / Cash46.0623.2634.7217.52Price / Book3.663.396.184.47Net Income$83.96M$4.68M$737.35M$1.02B7 Day Performance11.29%1.84%1.89%0.73%1 Month Performance16.13%34.72%2.32%-2.62%1 Year Performance53.28%1.29%52,745.57%4.59% Ciena Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIENCiena4.1096 of 5 stars$71.46+6.4%$77.62+8.6%+45.0%$10.16B$4.05B125.378,080FFIVF53.6057 of 5 stars$266.64-1.3%$289.67+8.6%+60.1%$15.33B$2.89B26.437,090Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑JNPRJuniper Networks3.7666 of 5 stars$35.70+0.3%$39.80+11.5%+4.3%$11.93B$5.07B41.5110,900Positive NewsSATSEchoStar1.1069 of 5 stars$22.63+0.3%$23.75+4.9%+40.6%$6.47B$15.83B-2.462,300Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsIDCCInterDigital1.9682 of 5 stars$194.50+0.4%$130.00-33.2%+103.6%$4.99B$868.52M16.14420Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsCALXCalix3.1576 of 5 stars$39.90+0.7%$47.83+19.9%+47.4%$2.66B$825.45M-88.661,430Insider TradeBuyback AnnouncementPositive NewsEXTRExtreme Networks4.0265 of 5 stars$13.06+4.5%$19.50+49.3%+17.5%$1.73B$1.02B-13.872,656Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageINFNInfinera0.3076 of 5 stars$6.64flat$7.09+6.7%N/A$1.57B$1.46B-13.833,220Analyst ForecastNews CoverageVSATViasat4.5817 of 5 stars$9.36+3.4%$14.57+55.8%-41.7%$1.21B$4.52B-2.787,000Positive NewsHLITHarmonic4.4033 of 5 stars$9.23+0.2%$12.50+35.5%-16.4%$1.08B$678.72M27.991,340Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageDGIIDigi International2.9203 of 5 stars$27.51-0.5%$35.25+28.1%-11.3%$1.01B$421.82M28.61790 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FFIV Competitors JNPR Competitors SATS Competitors IDCC Competitors CALX Competitors EXTR Competitors INFN Competitors VSAT Competitors HLIT Competitors DGII Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CIEN) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredTrump announcement boosts “next Bitcoin”President Trump just made his first big crypto move ... 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