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CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN) closed the day trading at $225.21 down -13.14% from the previous closing price of $259.27. In other words, the price has decreased by -$13.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.57 million shares were traded. CIEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $259.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $221.14.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CIEN, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 24.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 47.68. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.06 and its Current Ratio is at 2.70. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.60 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.58.
On October 13, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $185.
Morgan Stanley Upgraded its Underweight to Equal-Weight on October 10, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $140.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 05 ’26 when SMITH GARY B sold 83,552 shares for $229.44 per share. The transaction valued at 19,170,163 led to the insider holds 307,885 shares of the business.
Kosaraju Sheela sold 1,748 shares of CIEN for $421,268 on Jan 02 ’26. The SVP and General Counsel now owns 96,513 shares after completing the transaction at $241.00 per share. On Jan 05 ’26, another insider, Gary B. Smith, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 101,305 shares for $230.90 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CIEN now has a Market Capitalization of 31767201792 and an Enterprise Value of 32040693760. As of this moment, CIENA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 265.14, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.70. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.65 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 11.64. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.718 whereas that against EBITDA is 71.023.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CIEN is 1.14, which has changed by 2.1522188 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1877265 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CIEN has reached a high of $261.13, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $49.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.14%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 80.77%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CIEN traded about 2.93M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CIEN traded about 1954880 shares per day. A total of 141.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 138.38M. Insiders hold about 1.75% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.44% stake in the company. Shares short for CIEN as of 1765756800 were 7308972 with a Short Ratio of 2.49, compared to 1763078400 on 5836886. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7308972 and a Short% of Float of 8.42.
Earnings Estimates
The performance of CIENA Corp (CIEN) in the stock market is under the watchful eye of 14.0 analysts actively contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.21, with high estimates of $1.31 and low estimates of $1.07.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $5.7 and $5.02 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.34. EPS for the following year is $6.89, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $8.31 and $5.66.
Revenue Estimates
13 analysts predict $1.4B in revenue. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.41B to a low estimate of $1.39B. As of . The current estimate, CIENA Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.07BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.44B. There is a high estimate of $1.5B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.37B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CIEN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $6.09B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $5.89B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $5.95B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.77BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $6.92B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $7.4B and the low estimate is $6.5B.
