87.38 USD
+1.59
1.85%
At close Dec 20, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
87.38
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
1.85%
5 days
-1.43%
1 month
31.44%
3 months
48.78%
6 months
86.07%
Year to date
93.58%
1 year
100.50%
5 years
106.13%
10 years
348.56%
 

About: Ciena Corp is a network and technology company. It 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. It serves various industries such as communication services providers, web-scale providers, cable operators, government, and large enterprises world-wide. The business activities function through Networking Platforms; Platform Software and Services; Blue Planet Automation Software, and Global Services segments. Geographically, its presence is seen in the markets of the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and India. The maximum revenue is generated from Americas.

Employees: 8,483

0
Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 11 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

188% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $143M | Put options by funds: $49.8M

40% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q2] → 7 (+2) [Q3]

29% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $6.8B [Q2] → $8.75B (+$1.95B) [Q3]

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 450 [Q2] → 457 (+7) [Q3]

10% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 79 | Existing positions closed: 72

0.06% more ownership

Funds ownership: 98.28% [Q2] → 98.33% (+0.06%) [Q3]

0% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 151

Research analyst outlook

11 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$60
31%
downside
Avg. target
$81
7%
downside
High target
$98
12%
upside

11 analyst ratings

positive
45%
neutral
55%
negative
0%
Citigroup
Jim Suva
50% 1-year accuracy
2 / 4 met price target
12%upside
$98
Buy
Maintained
13 Dec 2024
Barclays
Tim Long
54% 1-year accuracy
29 / 54 met price target
11%upside
$97
Overweight
Maintained
13 Dec 2024
Rosenblatt
Mike Genovese
77% 1-year accuracy
27 / 35 met price target
8%upside
$94
Neutral
Maintained
13 Dec 2024
Stifel
Ruben Roy
67% 1-year accuracy
22 / 33 met price target
9%upside
$95
Buy
Maintained
13 Dec 2024
Northland Capital Markets
Tim Savageaux
58% 1-year accuracy
14 / 24 met price target
31%downside
$60
Market Perform
Maintained
13 Dec 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 17 articles about CIEN published over the past 30 days

Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
A Dive into Ciena (CIEN) International Revenue Trends and Forecasts
Explore how Ciena's (CIEN) revenue from international markets is changing and the resulting impact on Wall Street's predictions and the stock's prospects.
A Dive into Ciena (CIEN) International Revenue Trends and Forecasts
Positive
Seeking Alpha
4 days ago
Ciena Corporation: I Don't See Much Upside From Here (Rating Downgrade)
I downgrade CIEN from buy to hold due to its expensive valuation, trading at 35x forward PE, well above its historical trend of 13-20x. CIEN's recent earnings showed strong revenue but missed EPS estimates due to an outsized inventory obsolescence charge; adjusted EPS beat consensus. Growth drivers include rising AI traffic, MOFN projects, and recovering service provider demand, supporting management's upgraded 8-11% mid-term growth guidance.
Ciena Corporation: I Don't See Much Upside From Here (Rating Downgrade)
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
Ciena Delivers Strong Q4 Earnings, But Valuation Demands Precision
Ciena Corporation has shown impressive growth, with a nearly 100% YTD return and a strong annualized ROR of 15.12% since 2015. Ciena's advanced tech, like the WaveLogic 6 Extreme, addresses growing bandwidth demands, but profitability pressures and inventory management challenges persist. Long-term growth prospects in cloud and AI are promising, but the stock's current high price leaves little room for error.
Ciena Delivers Strong Q4 Earnings, But Valuation Demands Precision
Positive
Schwab Network
1 week ago
Overlooked Stock: CIEN
Ciena Corp. (CIEN) is up more than 20% on the week, and a company that George Tsilis is keeping a close eye on during the A.I. boom. He talks about how the legacy hardware and software player has gained attention over the last week and what it needs to gather future momentum.
Overlooked Stock: CIEN
Positive
Benzinga
1 week ago
Ciena's Strong 2025 Outlook Wins Analyst Confidence: AI Bandwidth And Optical Market Expansion In Focus
Ciena Corp CIEN stock surged after BofA Securities upgraded it from Neutral to Buy and raised its price target from $70 to $95.
Ciena's Strong 2025 Outlook Wins Analyst Confidence: AI Bandwidth And Optical Market Expansion In Focus
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
CIEN's Q4 Earnings Lag, Sales Beat, Stock Rallies 15% on Solid View
Ciena reports mixed fiscal Q4 performance owing to softness in the international market. Long-term growth target increased on soaring cloud and AI demand.
CIEN's Q4 Earnings Lag, Sales Beat, Stock Rallies 15% on Solid View
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 week ago
Why Ciena Stock Jumped Nearly 22% Today
Shares of network equipment maker Ciena (CIEN 16.73%) soared on Thursday morning, following the release of a mixed earnings report paired with bullish guidance targets. The price jump peaked at 21.9% near 10 a.m.
Why Ciena Stock Jumped Nearly 22% Today
Positive
Market Watch
1 week ago
Ciena reported a big profit miss. Here's why the stock is rocketing to a 22-year high.
Ciena's stock was soaring toward a 22-year high, as order growth and outlook on inventory overshadowed a big profit miss.
Ciena reported a big profit miss. Here's why the stock is rocketing to a 22-year high.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
Ciena Corporation (CIEN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN ) Q4 2024 Results Conference Call December 12, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Gregg Lampf - Vice President of Investor Relations Gary Smith - President and Chief Executive Officer Jim Moylan - Chief Financial Officer Scott McFeely - Executive Advisor Conference Call Participants Amit Daryanani - Evercore Simon Leopold - Raymond James George Notter - Jefferies Meta Marshall - Morgan Stanley David Vogt - UBS Adrienne Colby - Citi Ruben Roy - Stifel Samik Chatterjee - JPMorgan Tal Liani - Bank of America Operator Good day, and welcome to the Ciena Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2024 Financial Results Conference Call. All participants will be in a listen-only mode.
Ciena Corporation (CIEN) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Compared to Estimates, Ciena (CIEN) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Ciena (CIEN) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended October 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Compared to Estimates, Ciena (CIEN) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
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