Ciena (CIEN) Competitors

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) and Fabrinet (NYSE:FN) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media favor CIEN or FN?

In the previous week, Fabrinet had 2 more articles in the media than Ciena. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Fabrinet and 12 mentions for Ciena. Ciena's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Fabrinet's score of 0.28 indicating that Ciena is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ciena	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fabrinet	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CIEN or FN?

96.3% of Ciena shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.1% of Fabrinet shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Ciena shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Fabrinet shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CIEN or FN?

Fabrinet has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ciena. Fabrinet is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ciena, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ciena	$3.84 billion	1.81	$152.90 million	$1.22	38.30
Fabrinet	$2.26 billion	1.82	$200.38 million	$6.58	17.21

Which has more volatility & risk, CIEN or FN?

Ciena has a beta of 1, indicating that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Fabrinet has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CIEN or FN?

Ciena received 589 more outperform votes than Fabrinet when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.56% of users gave Ciena an outperform vote while only 74.97% of users gave Fabrinet an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ciena	Outperform Votes 1203 77.56%	Underperform Votes 348 22.44%
Fabrinet	Outperform Votes 614 74.97%	Underperform Votes 205 25.03%

Do analysts prefer CIEN or FN?

Ciena currently has a consensus price target of $65.44, indicating a potential upside of 40.03%. Fabrinet has a consensus price target of $122.57, indicating a potential upside of 8.22%. Given Ciena's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Ciena is more favorable than Fabrinet.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ciena	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Fabrinet	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is CIEN or FN more profitable?

Fabrinet has a net margin of 9.44% compared to Ciena's net margin of 4.77%. Fabrinet's return on equity of 18.55% beat Ciena's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ciena	4.77%	8.22%	4.39%
Fabrinet	9.44%	18.55%	12.97%

Summary

Ciena beats Fabrinet on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.