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Ciena (CIEN)
NYSE:CIEN
CIEN Stock Chart & Stats
$383.89
$0.15(0.18%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$383.89
$0.15(0.18%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$49.21 - $419.80
Previous CloseN/A
Volume617.38K
Average Volume (3M)3.07M
Market Cap
$54.28B
Enterprise Value$54.77B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$1.30B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$1.59B
Price to Earnings (P/E)59.3
Beta1.72
Next Earnings
Jun 04, 2026EPS Estimate
1.46Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.35
Shares Outstanding141,398,420
10 Day Avg. Volume3,405,148
30 Day Avg. Volume3,065,884
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 Cap1.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue10.69
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit26.30
Enterprise Value/Ebitda110.40
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$342.73Price Target Upside-10.72% Downside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering15
EPS Forecast (FY)6.12
Revenue Forecast (FY)$6.11B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Acquisition StrategyAnalyst notes that the Nubis acquisition strengthens intra-datacenter networking capabilities, opening new sales opportunities inside cloud facilities and enabling differentiated product offerings.
AI Infrastructure DemandAnalyst highlights growing demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure and notes that deployments by hyperscalers for datacenter interconnect drive strong orders and support continued revenue growth.
Backlog And Revenue VisibilityAnalyst cites a materially larger backlog and upward revenue guidance as providing strong forward revenue visibility that could support market share gains and investor confidence.
Bears Say
Margins And Operating LeverageAnalyst notes that rising operating expenses with stronger sales and a cautious approach to price increases could limit margin expansion and constrain operating leverage.
Supply Chain ConstraintsAnalyst warns that supply and manufacturing capacity limitations are restricting the company's ability to fulfill orders and could cap revenue and margin upside.
Valuation RiskAnalyst points out that shares trade at a premium valuation, creating a high bar for performance and increasing the risk of share-price downside if expectations are not met.
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 $419.80 in the past 12 months.
What is Ciena’s market cap?
Ciena’s market cap is $54.28B.
When is Ciena’s upcoming earnings report date?
Ciena’s upcoming earnings report date is Jun 04, 2026 which is in 72 days.
How were Ciena’s earnings last quarter?
Ciena released its earnings results on Mar 05, 2026. The company reported $1.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.166 by $0.184.
Is Ciena overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Ciena’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Ciena pay dividends?
Ciena does not currently pay dividends.
What is Ciena’s EPS estimate?
Ciena’s EPS estimate is 1.46.
How many shares outstanding does Ciena have?
Ciena has 141,398,420 shares outstanding.
What happened to Ciena’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Ciena reported an EPS of $1.35 in its last earnings report, beating expectations of $1.166. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -12.88%.
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:
$342.73 (-10.72% Downside)
$342.73 (-10.72% Downside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
CIEN Sentiment 80%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Decreased
By 2.5M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Very Positive
Last 7 Days ▲ 5.0%
Last 30 Days ▲ 12.9%
Last 30 Days ▲ 12.9%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 87%
Bearish news 13%
Bearish news 13%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
484.93%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
8.26%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
5.73%
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
Q1 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Positive
The call communicated strong operational and financial momentum: record revenue (+33% YoY), expanding backlog (+$2B to ~$7B), robust optical growth (>40% YoY) and margin improvement (44.7% Q1 gross margin and FY guide +130 bps vs 2025). These positives were tempered by supply-chain and component-pricing constraints that are expected to limit near-term fulfillment and keep demand ahead of supply for several quarters, together with timing/concentration risks and elevated near-term CapEx to expand capacity. On balance the successes — broad demand, product momentum, improved profitability and strong cash generation — materially outweigh the risks, which management is actively addressing.View all CIEN earnings summariesCIEN Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$342.73
▼(-10.72% Downside)
Technical Analysis
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Ownership Overview
1.31% Insiders
30.63% Mutual Funds
17.36% Other Institutional Investors
24.60% Public Companies and Individual Investors