Ciena (CIEN) Competitors $67.44 +0.96 (+1.44%) (As of 10:33 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CIEN vs. FFIV, JNPR, SATS, IDCC, CALX, EXTR, 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), Calix (CALX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), 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 Calix Extreme Networks Infinera Harmonic Digi International Viasat Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends and earnings. 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of F5 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CIEN or FFIV? F5 received 60 more outperform votes than Ciena when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.39% of users gave Ciena an outperform vote while only 66.93% of users gave F5 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCienaOutperform Votes123376.39% Underperform Votes38123.61% F5Outperform Votes129366.93% Underperform Votes63933.07% 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$4.39B2.22$254.83M$0.9471.75F5$2.82B5.07$566.78M$9.5625.50 Does the media refer more to CIEN or FFIV? In the previous week, F5 had 2 more articles in the media than Ciena. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for F5 and 17 mentions for Ciena. Ciena's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat F5's score of 0.89 indicating that Ciena is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ciena 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive F5 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, CIEN or FFIV? Ciena has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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 rate CIEN or FFIV? Ciena currently has a consensus target price of $63.08, suggesting a potential downside of 6.47%. F5 has a consensus target price of $233.56, suggesting a potential downside of 4.20%. Given F5's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe F5 is more favorable than Ciena.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ciena 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46F5 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. Ad Wide Moat ResearchTrump said you could learn something from this manEarly Warning: A Deep Crack Is Forming In The US Economy Stocks are booming thanks to Trump’s landslide victory. Yet one former Trump advisor says the picture is less rosy than it seems. “I’ve found a deep crack forming in the foundations of the US economy,” he says. “And before too long, it could tear our country apart.” It’s critical you learn more today, BEFORE it impacts your money and your retirement. Here’s everything you need to know. 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$9.74B$1.18B$23.84B$19.90BDividend YieldN/A4.14%2.76%3.49%P/E Ratio71.759.77229.3636.63Price / Sales2.221.013,404.3317.98Price / Cash22.2618.7033.0621.28Price / Book3.502.926.814.58Net Income$254.83M-$12.48M$658.63M$985.06M7 Day Performance-3.26%-2.22%0.46%0.51%1 Month Performance1.34%-12.01%1.08%1.13%1 Year Performance48.02%3.57%19.39%24.80% Ciena Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIENCiena4.6366 of 5 stars$67.44+1.4%$63.08-6.5%+47.9%$9.74B$4.39B71.758,483Positive NewsFFIVF54.3298 of 5 stars$243.80+0.7%$233.56-4.2%+47.4%$14.29B$2.82B25.326,524Analyst RevisionJNPRJuniper Networks4.7075 of 5 stars$35.40-0.7%$39.50+11.6%+32.5%$11.72B$5.56B46.923,374Options VolumeSATSEchoStar0.9434 of 5 stars$23.67+1.0%$19.25-18.7%+120.8%$6.43B$17.02B-2.5615,300IDCCInterDigital2.1824 of 5 stars$183.23+0.5%$120.00-34.5%+84.2%$4.64B$549.59M19.48420Positive NewsCALXCalix2.7197 of 5 stars$31.29+2.9%$42.50+35.8%-21.3%$2.08B$1.04B0.001,760EXTRExtreme Networks4.0022 of 5 stars$15.55+0.8%$19.00+22.2%-6.8%$2.05B$1.12B-15.912,656INFNInfinera1.0968 of 5 stars$6.67+0.9%$7.09+6.2%+56.6%$1.58B$1.61B0.003,389Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHLITHarmonic4.6207 of 5 stars$12.26+1.5%$15.25+24.4%+10.7%$1.43B$607.91M16.551,359Positive NewsDGIIDigi International1.4911 of 5 stars$31.66+0.3%$36.75+16.1%+24.8%$1.15B$424.05M51.72822VSATViasat3.7639 of 5 stars$7.48+7.9%$18.33+145.1%-65.2%$960.36M$4.28B-2.407,500Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FFIV Competitors JNPR Competitors SATS Competitors IDCC Competitors CALX Competitors EXTR 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 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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