NYSE:CIEN Ciena (CIEN) Stock Price, News & Analysis $61.45 -0.14 (-0.23%) (As of 10/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About Ciena Stock (NYSE:CIEN) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Key Stats Today's Range$59.60▼$61.5950-Day Range$45.78▼$62.4652-Week Range$39.94▼$63.24Volume1.73 million shsAverage Volume1.78 million shsMarket Capitalization$8.83 billionP/E Ratio59.09Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$61.00Consensus RatingModerate Buy Company OverviewCiena Corporation provides hardware and software services for delivery of video, data, and voice traffic metro, aggregation, and access communications network worldwide. The company's Networking Platforms segment offers convergence of coherent optical transport, open optical networking, optical transport network switching, IP routing, and switching services. Its products include 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, Waveserver stackable interconnect system, and the 6500 Reconfigurable line system, and the 5400 family of Packet-Optical platforms, as well as 8100 coherent routing platforms; 3000 family of service delivery switches and the 5000 family of service aggregation switches, as well as 8700 Packetwave Platform 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 Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment provides multi-domain service orchestration, inventory, route optimization and analysis, multi-cloud orchestration, and unified assurance and analytics services. Its Platform Software and Service segment offers MCP domain controller solution, and OneControl unified management system, as well as planning tools. The company's Global Services segment provides maintenance support and training, installation and deployment, and consulting and network design services. Ciena Corporation was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.Read More… Shedding light on a dark secret (Ad)Elon Musk is one of mankind’s greatest innovators. But for all his visionary prowess and contributions to humanity, there is a war being waged on Elon Musk. This war has nothing to do with X, Elon’s stance on immigration or his support for Donald Trump. Watch this new documentary and you’ll discover what Elon knows, Ciena Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks92nd Percentile Overall ScoreCIEN MarketRank™: Ciena scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 82nd out of 664 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.4 / 5Analyst RatingModerate Buy Consensus RatingCiena has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageCiena has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about Ciena's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth60.00% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Ciena are expected to grow by 60.00% in the coming year, from $1.15 to $1.84 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Ciena is 59.09, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 129.00.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Ciena is 59.09, 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 239.68.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCiena has a PEG Ratio of 7.93. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCiena has a P/B Ratio of 3.07. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Ciena's valuation and earnings. Short Interest3.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted4.17% of the float of Ciena has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCiena has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ciena has recently increased by 3.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldCiena does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthCiena does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESG3.9 / 5Environmental Score-0.77 Percentage of Shares Shorted4.17% of the float of Ciena has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverCiena has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Ciena has recently increased by 3.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing. News and Social Media2.5 / 5News Sentiment0.57 News SentimentCiena has a news sentiment score of 0.57. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Computer and Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Ciena this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.Search Interest21 people have searched for CIEN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 2 people have added Ciena to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 $498,637.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.83% of the stock of Ciena is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions91.99% of the stock of Ciena is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Ciena's insider trading history. CIEN Stock News Headlines2 Energy Stocks Fueling the AI Datacenter Boom (CIEN)AI’s growth is driving massive power demand for data centers. Learn how Constellation and Talen Energy are powering this boom, providing clean energy solutions.October 1 at 11:34 AM | marketbeat.comCiena Co. (NYSE:CIEN) SVP David M. Rothenstein Sells 3,500 SharesSeptember 19, 2024 | insidertrades.comWe’re in a code red crisis and 99% of Americans are clueless right now governments around the world are stockpiling this resource at the fastest rate in DECADES! Discover what that resource is… (Spoiler: It's NOT what you might think.)October 1, 2024 | DTI (Ad)Brokers Set Expectations for Ciena Co.'s FY2024 Earnings (NYSE:CIEN)October 1 at 1:12 AM | americanbankingnews.comCiena Co. (NYSE:CIEN) Receives $61.00 Average Target Price from AnalystsSeptember 30 at 1:31 AM | americanbankingnews.comZacks Research Equities Analysts Reduce Earnings Estimates for Ciena Co. (NYSE:CIEN)September 28 at 1:58 AM | americanbankingnews.comLightpath Deploys Industry's First 400G Protected Circuit Utilizing Power-Efficient Ciena WaveLogic 5 Nano Coherent OpticsSeptember 25, 2024 | prnewswire.comCiena (NYSE:CIEN) Shares Gap Up to $58.73September 25, 2024 | americanbankingnews.comSee More Headlines CIEN Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have CIEN shares performed this year? Ciena's stock was trading at $45.01 at the start of the year. Since then, CIEN shares have increased by 36.5% and is now trading at $61.45. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were Ciena's earnings last quarter? Ciena Co. (NYSE:CIEN) issued its earnings results on Wednesday, September, 4th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.09. The company's revenue was down 11.8% on a year-over-year basis. Does Ciena have any subsidiaries? Ciena subsidiaries include these companies: Centina Systems Inc, DonRiver, Packet Design, cyan, World Wide Packets, PhyFlex Networks, Catena Networks, and others. How do I buy shares of Ciena? Shares of CIEN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of Ciena own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Ciena investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Bank of America (BAC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Cisco Systems (CSCO). Company Calendar Last Earnings9/04/2024Today10/01/2024Fiscal Year End10/31/2024Next Earnings (Estimated)12/05/2024Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorComputer and Technology Industry Telephone & telegraph apparatus Sub-IndustryCommunications Equipment Current SymbolNYSE:CIEN CUSIP17177930 CIK936395 Webwww.ciena.com Phone(410) 694-5700Fax410-694-5750Employees8,483Year Founded1992Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$61.00 High Stock Price Target$68.00 Low Stock Price Target$46.00 Potential Upside/Downside-0.7%Consensus RatingModerate Buy Rating Score (0-4)2.77 Research Coverage13 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.04 Trailing P/E Ratio59.09 Forward P/E Ratio53.43 P/E Growth7.93Net Income$254.83 million Net Margins3.44% Pretax Margin3.54% Return on Equity5.98% Return on Assets3.08% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.53 Current Ratio4.06 Quick Ratio2.99 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$4.02 billion Price / Sales2.20 Cash Flow$3.00 per share Price / Cash Flow20.46 Book Value$20.02 per share Price / Book3.07Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares143,705,000Free Float142,512,000Market Cap$8.83 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.94 Social Links This page (NYSE:CIEN) was last updated on 10/1/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSolar Energy: What Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the DNC All Agree OnFind out how one NASDAQ-listed company is poised to tackle the home energy crisis, bringing a unique solution ...The Tomorrow Investor | SponsoredWe recommended Nvidia in 2016, now we’re recommending this…The AI boom is just getting started. 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