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After finishing at $246.42 in the prior trading day, CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN) closed at $238.38, down -3.26%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.78 million shares were traded. CIEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $245.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $233.1655.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of CIEN by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 25.67 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 50.47. 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 09 ’26 when Rothenstein David M sold 2,500 shares for $219.28 per share. The transaction valued at 548,200 led to the insider holds 202,194 shares of the business.
GALLAGHER PATRICK sold 11,618 shares of CIEN for $2,642,486 on Jan 12 ’26. The Director now owns 50,184 shares after completing the transaction at $227.45 per share. On Jan 12 ’26, another insider, Cumello Joseph, who serves as the SVP, General Mgr. Blue Planet of the company, sold 11,929 shares for $229.82 each. As a result, the insider received 2,741,531 and left with 49,475 shares of the company.
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 33624907776 and an Enterprise Value of 33895751680. As of this moment, CIENA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 280.65, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 34.61. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 12.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.107 whereas that against EBITDA is 75.135.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CIEN is 1.14, which has changed by 1.9321752 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17287207 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 11.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 86.19%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 2.95M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2549640 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 141.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 138.47M. Insiders hold about 1.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 99.00% stake in the company. Shares short for CIEN as of 1767139200 were 6498989 with a Short Ratio of 2.20, compared to 1764288000 on 6406321. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6498989 and a Short% of Float of 7.48.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of CIENA Corp (CIEN) is currently in progress, with 14.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.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.
