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In the latest session, CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN) closed at $93.59 down -0.40% from its previous closing price of $93.97. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.7 million shares were traded. CIEN stock price reached its highest trading level at $93.61 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $90.0.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of CIENA Corp’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 10.55 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 45.33. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.57 and its Current Ratio is at 3.40. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.57 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.56.
On March 12, 2025, Northland Capital Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Market Perform but kept the price unchanged to $75. JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on January 28, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $84 to $88.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 15 ’25 when Rothenstein David M sold 2,500 shares for $90.60 per share. The transaction valued at 226,496 led to the insider holds 193,128 shares of the business.
Gage Brodie sold 350 shares of CIEN for $31,829 on Aug 15 ’25. The SVP Global Products & Supply now owns 43,268 shares after completing the transaction at $90.94 per share. On Aug 15 ’25, another insider, SMITH GARY B, who serves as the President, CEO of the company, sold 6,800 shares for $90.54 each. As a result, the insider received 615,639 and left with 311,957 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 13230537728 and an Enterprise Value of 13565239296. As of this moment, CIENA’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 130.37, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.87. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.78. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.181 whereas that against EBITDA is 39.784.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CIEN is 1.17, which has changed by 0.70380485 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CIEN has reached a high of $101.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $49.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 7.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.39%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CIEN has traded an average of 2.23M shares per day and 1918210 over the past ten days. A total of 141.69M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 139.22M. Insiders hold about 1.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 100.56% stake in the company. Shares short for CIEN as of 1755216000 were 5442615 with a Short Ratio of 2.44, 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
As of right now, 14.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.66, with high estimates of $0.76 and low estimates of $0.62.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.42 and $2.2 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.26. EPS for the following year is $3.32, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $3.58 and $3.02.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 13 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $1.17B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $1.2B to a low estimate of $1.16B. As of the current estimate, CIENA Corp’s year-ago sales were $942.31MFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.21B. There is a high estimate of $1.23B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.2B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CIEN’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.61B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.57B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.58B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.01BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $5.04B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.22B and the low estimate is $4.93B.
