Ciena (CIEN) Competitors $88.77 +4.01 (+4.73%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$89.48 +0.72 (+0.81%) As of 06:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CIEN vs. FFIV, JNPR, SATS, IDCC, CALX, EXTR, INFN, HLIT, VSAT, and DGIIShould 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), Infinera (INFN), Harmonic (HLIT), Viasat (VSAT), and Digi International (DGII). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. Ciena vs. F5 Juniper Networks EchoStar InterDigital Calix Extreme Networks Infinera Harmonic Viasat Digi International F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer FFIV or CIEN? F5 presently has a consensus price target of $251.25, suggesting a potential downside of 5.79%. Ciena has a consensus price target of $77.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.76%. 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 F5 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13Ciena 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.54 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FFIV or CIEN? F5 received 52 more outperform votes than Ciena when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.37% of users gave Ciena an outperform vote while only 66.82% of users gave F5 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformF5Outperform Votes129366.82% Underperform Votes64233.18% CienaOutperform Votes124176.37% Underperform Votes38423.63% Which has more risk and volatility, FFIV or CIEN? F5 has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ciena has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor FFIV or CIEN? In the previous week, F5 had 2 more articles in the media than Ciena. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for F5 and 15 mentions for Ciena. F5's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Ciena's score of 0.52 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment F5 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ciena 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation & 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$2.82B5.55$566.78M$9.5627.90Ciena$4.01B3.12$83.96M$0.57154.84 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FFIV or CIEN? 90.7% of F5 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Ciena shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of F5 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Ciena shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is FFIV or CIEN more profitable? F5 has a net margin of 20.13% compared to Ciena's net margin of 2.09%. F5's return on equity of 20.80% beat Ciena's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets F520.13% 20.80% 11.41% Ciena 2.09%4.72%2.42% SummaryF5 beats Ciena on 11 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricCienaTelephone & telegraph apparatus IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$12.56B$1.43B$26.83B$20.05BDividend YieldN/A3.35%2.74%3.61%P/E Ratio155.0522.11235.6741.74Price / Sales3.121.213,656.6817.65Price / Cash45.1623.9335.9317.54Price / Book4.532.478.585.85Net Income$83.96M-$12.89M$670.61M$1.01B7 Day Performance5.90%2.67%4.19%3.52%1 Month Performance1.01%13.99%7.38%6.02%1 Year Performance68.08%4.84%27.26%20.34% Ciena Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIENCiena4.6398 of 5 stars$88.77+4.7%$77.00-13.3%+61.8%$12.62B$4.01B155.748,657FFIVF54.2919 of 5 stars$263.95+0.0%$251.25-4.8%+46.6%$15.47B$2.82B27.616,557Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageJNPRJuniper Networks4.0844 of 5 stars$38.47-1.0%$39.25+2.0%+2.8%$12.74B$5.56B50.613,374Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSATSEchoStar0.7295 of 5 stars$27.00+5.7%$23.75-12.0%+75.6%$7.34B$17.02B-2.9515,300IDCCInterDigital2.2103 of 5 stars$171.69+0.0%$120.00-30.1%+61.3%$4.35B$549.59M18.34420CALXCalix1.7292 of 5 stars$37.93-0.1%$42.50+12.1%-12.7%$2.52B$1.04B-158.021,760Short Interest ↑EXTRExtreme Networks3.707 of 5 stars$17.32+0.3%$19.00+9.7%+3.2%$2.29B$1.12B-17.862,656Positive NewsINFNInfinera0.7388 of 5 stars$6.59+0.6%$7.09+7.5%+32.3%$1.56B$1.61B-13.733,389Short Interest ↓News CoverageHLITHarmonic4.2047 of 5 stars$12.40-0.2%$14.75+19.0%+7.8%$1.44B$607.91M16.991,359VSATViasat4.2454 of 5 stars$8.89+5.0%$18.33+106.2%-62.6%$1.14B$4.28B-2.857,500Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpDGIIDigi International2.9855 of 5 stars$30.49+0.1%$36.75+20.5%+28.9%$1.12B$424.05M49.98790Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FFIV Competitors JNPR Competitors SATS Competitors IDCC Competitors CALX Competitors EXTR Competitors INFN Competitors HLIT Competitors VSAT Competitors DGII 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 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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