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CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN) closed the day trading at $122.19 up 2.68% from the previous closing price of $119.0. In other words, the price has increased by $2.68 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.07 million shares were traded. CIEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $122.27 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $117.935.
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 12.99 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.47. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.52 and its Current Ratio is at 3.28. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.56.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Needham on September 05, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $130 from $90 previously.
On September 05, 2025, B. Riley Securities Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $113. Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Equal-Weight to Underweight on July 08, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $70.
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 Sep 02 ’25 when SMITH GARY B sold 6,800 shares for $92.93 per share. The transaction valued at 631,955 led to the insider holds 305,157 shares of the business.
Rothenstein David M sold 2,500 shares of CIEN for $226,496 on Aug 15 ’25. The SVP and Chief Strategy Officer now owns 193,128 shares after completing the transaction at $90.60 per share. On Aug 15 ’25, another insider, Gage Brodie, who serves as the SVP Global Products & Supply of the company, sold 350 shares for $90.94 each. As a result, the insider received 31,829 and left with 43,268 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 17270702080 and an Enterprise Value of 17496504320. As of this moment, CIENA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 126.20, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 28.32. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.96. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.20. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.852 whereas that against EBITDA is 44.76.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CIEN is 1.04, which has changed by 1.2924953 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1725707 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CIEN has reached a high of $122.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $49.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 34.78%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 53.68%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CIEN traded about 2.27M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CIEN traded about 3674130 shares per day. A total of 141.34M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 139.22M. Insiders hold about 1.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.55% stake in the company. Shares short for CIEN as of 1755216000 were 5442615 with a Short Ratio of 2.40, compared to 1752537600 on 5434389. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5442615 and a Short% of Float of 6.23.
Earnings Estimates
The current market rating for CIENA Corp (CIEN) reflects the collective analysis of 13.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.79, with high estimates of $0.94 and low estimates of $0.67.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.57 and $2.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.49. EPS for the following year is $4.27, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $4.58 and $3.41.
Revenue Estimates
12 analysts predict $1.29B in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.32B to a low estimate of $1.27B. As of the current estimate, CIENA Corp’s year-ago sales were $1.12BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.25B. There is a high estimate of $1.29B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.19B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CIEN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.75B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.69B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.71B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.01BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.48B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.59B and the low estimate is $5.09B.
