Ciena (CIEN) Competitors $87.38 +1.59 (+1.85%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CIEN vs. FFIV, JNPR, SATS, IDCC, EXTR, CALX, INFN, HLIT, DGII, and VSATShould 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), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Calix (CALX), Infinera (INFN), Harmonic (HLIT), Digi International (DGII), and Viasat (VSAT). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. Ciena vs. F5 Juniper Networks EchoStar InterDigital Extreme Networks Calix Infinera Harmonic Digi International Viasat Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) 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, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CIEN or FFIV? F5 received 53 more outperform votes than Ciena when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.35% of users gave Ciena an outperform vote while only 66.89% of users gave F5 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCienaOutperform Votes124076.35% Underperform Votes38423.65% F5Outperform Votes129366.89% Underperform Votes64033.11% Which has higher valuation and earnings, CIEN or FFIV? F5 has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioCiena$4.01B3.14$254.83M$0.57153.30F5$2.82B5.25$566.78M$9.5626.39 Which has more volatility and risk, CIEN or FFIV? Ciena has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor CIEN or FFIV? In the previous week, Ciena had 21 more articles in the media than F5. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Ciena and 8 mentions for F5. F5's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Ciena's score of 0.58 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ciena 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive F5 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CIEN or FFIV? 92.0% of Ciena shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of F5 shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ciena shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of F5 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is CIEN or FFIV more profitable? F5 has a net margin of 20.13% compared to Ciena's net margin of 3.44%. F5's return on equity of 20.80% beat Ciena's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ciena3.44% 5.98% 3.08% F5 20.13%20.80%11.41% Do analysts recommend CIEN or FFIV? Ciena presently has a consensus target price of $77.00, suggesting a potential downside of 11.88%. F5 has a consensus target price of $237.11, suggesting a potential downside of 6.00%. Given F5's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe F5 is more favorable than Ciena.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ciena 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54F5 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 SummaryF5 beats Ciena on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$12.62B$1.36B$26.05B$19.19BDividend YieldN/A3.90%2.78%3.62%P/E Ratio92.9616.87238.1141.30Price / Sales3.141.143,353.8417.58Price / Cash24.2819.9735.8221.28Price / Book4.532.038.145.32Net Income$254.83M-$1.82M$683.03M$989.88M7 Day Performance-2.61%-5.23%0.42%-3.54%1 Month Performance24.60%2.42%5.20%-4.73%1 Year Performance97.74%-0.80%22.41%11.57% Ciena Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIENCiena4.4473 of 5 stars$87.38+1.9%$77.00-11.9%+99.4%$12.62B$4.01B92.968,483Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeFFIVF54.1065 of 5 stars$262.67+0.3%$233.56-11.1%+41.6%$15.40B$2.82B27.396,557Analyst ForecastJNPRJuniper Networks4.1393 of 5 stars$37.54+0.8%$39.50+5.2%+27.5%$12.43B$5.03B48.993,374SATSEchoStar0.7391 of 5 stars$24.06+3.1%$20.50-14.8%+61.8%$6.54B$17.02B-2.6215,300IDCCInterDigital2.7033 of 5 stars$196.65+1.2%$120.00-39.0%+70.5%$4.98B$721.23M20.76420Insider TradeEXTRExtreme Networks3.0195 of 5 stars$18.22+0.3%$19.00+4.3%+0.1%$2.41B$1.03B-18.732,656Analyst UpgradeCALXCalix1.9458 of 5 stars$35.31+0.6%$42.50+20.4%-17.8%$2.34B$890.13M-146.921,760INFNInfinera0.5476 of 5 stars$6.61+0.3%$7.09+7.2%+39.8%$1.57B$1.61B-13.733,389Positive NewsHLITHarmonic4.1662 of 5 stars$13.32+1.1%$15.25+14.5%+8.4%$1.55B$623.65M18.051,359News CoveragePositive NewsDGIIDigi International2.4053 of 5 stars$33.78+1.9%$36.75+8.8%+19.5%$1.24B$424.05M55.38822Analyst UpgradeVSATViasat3.9464 of 5 stars$9.48+1.5%$18.33+93.4%-66.5%$1.22B$4.28B-2.997,500 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FFIV Competitors JNPR Competitors SATS Competitors IDCC Competitors EXTR Competitors CALX Competitors INFN Competitors HLIT Competitors DGII Competitors VSAT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CIEN) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners$2 Trillion Disappears Because of Fed's Secretive New Move$2 trillion has disappeared from the US government's books. 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