Ciena (CIEN) Competitors $80.74 -0.59 (-0.72%) As of 10:19 AM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, VSAT, INFN, DGII, and BELFBShould 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), Viasat (VSAT), Infinera (INFN), Digi International (DGII), and Bel Fuse (BELFB). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. Ciena vs. Its Competitors F5 Juniper Networks EchoStar InterDigital Calix Extreme Networks Viasat Infinera Digi International Bel Fuse F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk. 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$2.82B6.00$566.78M$10.5427.91Ciena$4.01B2.83$83.96M$0.72111.79 Is FFIV or CIEN more profitable? F5 has a net margin of 21.14% compared to Ciena's net margin of 2.46%. F5's return on equity of 21.18% beat Ciena's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets F521.14% 21.18% 11.77% Ciena 2.46%5.08%2.55% Which has more risk & volatility, FFIV or CIEN? F5 has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Ciena has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer FFIV or CIEN? In the previous week, Ciena had 3 more articles in the media than F5. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Ciena and 13 mentions for F5. F5's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Ciena's score of 0.70 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment F5 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ciena 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend FFIV or CIEN? F5 currently has a consensus price target of $282.56, indicating a potential downside of 3.96%. Ciena has a consensus price target of $83.15, indicating a potential upside of 3.31%. 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71 SummaryCiena beats F5 on 10 of the 17 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 CIEN 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 ExcelMetricCienaCommunications Components IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$11.61B$3.54B$27.25B$20.31BDividend YieldN/A2.93%2.94%3.76%P/E Ratio111.7958.7335.7927.49Price / Sales2.831.852,072.5038.21Price / Cash43.7518.1133.8917.85Price / Book4.132.367.054.54Net Income$83.96M-$16.41M$762.33M$985.09M7 Day Performance1.40%2.13%1.79%0.88%1 Month Performance0.63%-1.35%6.07%4.04%1 Year Performance68.56%16.56%52,172.43%13.29% Ciena Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIENCiena4.2921 of 5 stars$80.74-0.7%$83.15+3.0%+68.8%$11.43B$4.01B112.318,080Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionFFIVF53.8645 of 5 stars$293.33+2.2%$282.56-3.7%+70.9%$16.84B$2.82B27.826,557Positive NewsJNPRJuniper Networks3.3176 of 5 stars$36.28+0.7%$40.00+10.3%+9.5%$12.12B$5.07B34.533,519Trending NewsGap UpSATSEchoStar0.5965 of 5 stars$25.16+0.2%$24.70-1.8%+55.5%$7.23B$15.83B-33.5313,700IDCCInterDigital1.7409 of 5 stars$233.39+2.6%$160.00-31.4%+92.4%$6.05B$868.52M18.50420Positive NewsCALXCalix2.0955 of 5 stars$48.32+1.7%$48.50+0.4%+50.2%$3.13B$831.52M-92.891,820Positive NewsEXTRExtreme Networks2.8314 of 5 stars$17.17+3.2%$18.92+10.2%+33.5%$2.28B$1.12B-41.842,656VSATViasat4.1325 of 5 stars$12.85-0.3%$19.00+47.9%+15.0%$1.68B$4.52B-2.907,000Positive NewsINFNInfineraN/A$6.64flat$6.52-1.8%N/A$1.57B$1.46B-13.833,220DGIIDigi International1.5787 of 5 stars$33.92+3.0%$35.67+5.2%+52.0%$1.25B$424.05M29.91790Positive NewsBELFBBel Fuse2.1484 of 5 stars$92.59+2.3%$99.60+7.6%+49.7%$1.18B$534.79M26.995,370 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FFIV Competitors JNPR Competitors SATS Competitors IDCC Competitors CALX Competitors EXTR Competitors VSAT Competitors INFN Competitors DGII Competitors BELFB 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 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryFree summit: How to profit from the Coinbase-Deribit deal Our hedge fund experts know exactly what this mea...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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