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Ciena (CIEN)
NYSE:CIEN
CIEN Stock Chart & Stats
$243.42
$0.15(0.18%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$243.42
$0.15(0.18%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$49.21 - $261.13
Previous CloseN/A
Volume617.38K
Average Volume (3M)2.66M
Market Cap
$34.34B
Enterprise Value$27.37B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$1.31B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$1.58B
Price to Earnings (P/E)286.6
Beta1.86
Next Earnings
Mar 05, 2026EPS Estimate
1.16Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.91
Shares Outstanding140,854,740
10 Day Avg. Volume2,494,024
30 Day Avg. Volume2,657,512
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio4.38
Price to Book (P/B)9.90
Price to Sales (P/S)5.66
P/FCF Ratio40.60
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.80
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.74
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit14.39
Enterprise Value/Ebitda70.90
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$253.50Price Target Upside4.14% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering14
EPS Forecast (FY)5.34
Revenue Forecast (FY)$5.92B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
AI And Hyperscaler Design WinsExpanded design wins with major hyperscalers and deployment of new optical products in large data centers, together with a record backlog, point to durable AI-driven demand growth.
Earnings And MarginsQuarterly revenue and EPS came in above expectations while margins surprised to the upside, supporting a stronger profitability outlook and potential upward earnings revisions.
Guidance And Revenue OutlookManagement raised FY26 revenue guidance materially above prior expectations, signaling meaningful top-line acceleration for the upcoming fiscal year.
Bears Say
Customer Concentration RiskA small number of customers account for a large share of overall and cloud revenue, exposing results to outsized downside if those customers reduce purchases or change sourcing.
Limited Near-term UpsideAnalyst maintained an in-line rating despite strong guidance, reflecting view that upside from current price levels may be constrained.
Valuation PremiumShares trade at a premium relative to primary competitors, increasing vulnerability to multiple contraction if market sentiment shifts toward lower-valued peers.
Ciena News
CIEN FAQ
What was Ciena’s price range in the past 12 months?
Ciena lowest stock price was $49.21 and its highest was $261.13 in the past 12 months.
What is Ciena’s market cap?
Ciena’s market cap is $34.34B.
When is Ciena’s upcoming earnings report date?
Ciena’s upcoming earnings report date is Mar 05, 2026 which is in 46 days.
How were Ciena’s earnings last quarter?
Ciena released its earnings results on Dec 11, 2025. The company reported $0.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.13.
Is Ciena overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Ciena’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Ciena pay dividends?
Ciena does not currently pay dividends.
What is Ciena’s EPS estimate?
Ciena’s EPS estimate is 1.16.
How many shares outstanding does Ciena have?
Ciena has 140,854,740 shares outstanding.
What happened to Ciena’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Ciena reported an EPS of $0.91 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $0.78. Following the earnings report the stock price went up 9.249%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Ciena?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in CIEN
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Ciena Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Moderate Buy
Average Price Target:
$253.50 (4.14% Upside)
$253.50 (4.14% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
CIEN Sentiment 75%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 1.2M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $1.9M over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 7.8%
Last 30 Days ▲ 40.9%
Last 30 Days ▲ 40.9%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
184.46%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
4.45%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
3.96%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Ciena
Ciena Corporation provides network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, routing, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks worldwide. The company's Networking Platforms segment offers hardware networking products and solutions that optimized for the convergence of coherent optical transport, optical transport network switching, and packet switching. Its products include 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, 5430 Reconfigurable Switching System, Waveserver stackable interconnect system, and the 6500 Reconfigurable line system, and the 5400 family of Packet-Optical platforms, as well as Z-Series Packet-Optical Platform; 3000 family of service delivery switches and service aggregation switches, and the 5000 family of service aggregation switches, as well as 8700 Packetwave Platform and the Ethernet packet configuration for the 5410 Service Aggregation Switch; 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, network function virtualization orchestration, analytics, and related services. Its Platform Software and Service segment offers OneControl unified management system and platform software services, as well as manage, control, and plan software. The company's Global Services segment provides consulting and network design, installation and deployment, maintenance support, and training services. The company sells its products through direct and indirect sales channels to network operators. Ciena Corporation was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.
CIEN Company Deck
CIEN Earnings Call
Q4 2025
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
Ciena Corporation reported an exceptionally strong fiscal year with record-breaking revenue and orders, significant growth in market share, and promising opportunities in the AI and data center markets. However, the company faces challenges with supply chain constraints and margin pressures due to rapidly increasing demand and rising input costs.View all CIEN earnings summariesCIEN Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$253.50
▲(4.14% Upside)
Technical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
1.34% Insiders
30.44% Mutual Funds
0.58% Other Institutional Investors
41.45% Public Companies and Individual Investors