Ciena (CIEN) Competitors $69.23 -0.30 (-0.43%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$69.45 +0.22 (+0.32%) As of 05:28 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 InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CIEN vs. FFIV, JNPR, SATS, IDCC, CALX, EXTR, INFN, VSAT, HLIT, 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), Viasat (VSAT), Harmonic (HLIT), 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 Viasat Harmonic Digi International Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Is CIEN or FFIV more profitable? F5 has a net margin of 20.58% compared to Ciena's net margin of 2.09%. F5's return on equity of 20.98% beat Ciena's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ciena2.09% 4.72% 2.42% F5 20.58%20.98%11.57% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CIEN or FFIV? F5 received 48 more outperform votes than Ciena when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.30% of users gave Ciena an outperform vote while only 66.63% of users gave F5 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCienaOutperform Votes124676.30% Underperform Votes38723.70% F5Outperform Votes129466.63% Underperform Votes64833.37% Do institutionals and insiders believe in CIEN or FFIV? 92.0% of Ciena shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of F5 shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Ciena shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of F5 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & 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$4.05B2.44$83.96M$0.54128.95F5$2.89B5.47$566.78M$10.0627.27 Does the media refer more to CIEN or FFIV? In the previous week, Ciena and Ciena both had 17 articles in the media. F5's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Ciena's score of 0.74 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ciena 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive F5 15 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend CIEN or FFIV? Ciena currently has a consensus target price of $81.38, suggesting a potential upside of 16.88%. F5 has a consensus target price of $295.00, suggesting a potential upside of 7.54%. Given Ciena's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ciena is more favorable than F5.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ciena 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79F5 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility & risk, CIEN or FFIV? Ciena has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCiena and F5 tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$9.90B$1.23B$24.12B$19.74BDividend YieldN/A3.55%2.80%3.75%P/E Ratio122.1619.8843.1134.14Price / Sales2.441.072,390.4428.93Price / Cash46.0623.2634.5917.54Price / Book3.572.466.384.65Net Income$83.96M-$4.65M$734.58M$1.02B7 Day Performance8.33%4.42%1.83%1.47%1 Month Performance-11.04%-7.52%49,593.29%-0.75%1 Year Performance39.79%-2.13%52,548.63%7.33% Ciena Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CIENCiena4.5777 of 5 stars$69.23-0.4%$81.38+17.6%+36.7%$9.84B$4.05B121.468,080FFIVF53.7392 of 5 stars$267.69+2.0%$295.00+10.2%+43.9%$15.42B$2.89B26.597,090Positive NewsJNPRJuniper Networks4.4758 of 5 stars$36.04+0.8%$39.80+10.4%-2.6%$12.01B$5.07B41.9210,900Positive NewsSATSEchoStar0.6434 of 5 stars$25.73-1.6%$23.75-7.7%+94.4%$7.36B$15.83B-2.812,300Positive NewsIDCCInterDigital1.3251 of 5 stars$220.78+1.7%$120.00-45.6%+111.2%$5.68B$868.52M18.36420Positive NewsCALXCalix2.1537 of 5 stars$33.29-0.2%$43.17+29.7%+11.7%$2.22B$831.52M-74.031,760EXTRExtreme Networks4.2946 of 5 stars$14.80+1.8%$20.30+37.2%+31.2%$1.96B$1.02B-15.742,656Positive NewsINFNInfinera1.0033 of 5 stars$6.64flat$7.09+6.7%N/A$1.57B$1.46B-13.833,389VSATViasat3.8884 of 5 stars$10.41+5.6%$15.57+49.6%-34.6%$1.35B$4.52B-3.107,500Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageGap UpHLITHarmonic4.0983 of 5 stars$10.46+0.5%$12.50+19.6%-21.4%$1.22B$678.72M31.651,340Positive NewsDGIIDigi International1.6281 of 5 stars$29.60+2.0%$36.75+24.2%-2.6%$1.09B$421.82M30.84790 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FFIV Competitors JNPR Competitors SATS Competitors IDCC Competitors CALX Competitors EXTR Competitors INFN Competitors VSAT Competitors HLIT Competitors DGII Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CIEN) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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