Ciena
CIEN
Market cap $8.9B

67.16 USD

-0.20

0.30%

At close Apr 30, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

68.00

+0.84

1.25%

1 day

-0.30%

5 days

7.04%

1 month

11.14%

3 months

-20.66%

6 months

3.91%

Year to date

-19.32%

1 year

45.27%

5 years

45.21%

10 years

215.31%

About: Ciena Corp is a network and technology company. It provides network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks. It serves various industries such as communication services providers, web-scale providers, cable operators, government, and large enterprises world-wide. The business activities function through Networking Platforms which generates maximum revenue; Platform Software and Services; Blue Planet Automation Software, and Global Services segments. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from the Americas, and the rest from the Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.

Employees: 8,657

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Funds holding %

of 7,425 funds

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Analysts bullish %

of 8 analysts

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

144% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 127 | Existing positions closed: 52

57% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 7 [Q3] → 11 (+4) [Q4]

37% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $205M | Put options by funds: $149M

36% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $8.75B [Q3] → $11.9B (+$3.13B) [Q4]

14% more funds holding

Funds holding: 459 [Q3] → 525 (+66) [Q4]

0.26% more ownership

Funds ownership: 98.33% [Q3] → 98.59% (+0.26%) [Q4]

2% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 165 | Existing positions reduced: 169

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Research analyst outlook

8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$65

3%

downside

Avg. target

$81

20%

upside

High target

$100

49%

upside

8 analyst ratings

6 positive

75%

2 neutral

25%

0 negative

0%

Rosenblatt Mike Genovese 49% 1-year accuracy 24 / 49 met price target	3%downside $65	Neutral Maintained	22 Apr 2025
JP Morgan Samik Chatterjee 51% 1-year accuracy 38 / 75 met price target	13%upside $76	Overweight Maintained	17 Apr 2025
Citigroup Jim Suva 50% 1-year accuracy 2 / 4 met price target	12%upside $75	Buy Maintained	14 Apr 2025
B. Riley Securities Dave Kang 40% 1-year accuracy 4 / 10 met price target	33%upside $89	Buy Maintained	12 Mar 2025
Barclays Tim Long 55% 1-year accuracy 32 / 58 met price target	49%upside $100	Overweight Maintained	12 Mar 2025

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 4 articles about CIEN published over the past 30 days

Windstream Wholesale and Ciena Boost 400G Network Capacity in the Southeast

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Windstream Wholesale, a leader in advanced optical solutions, is proud to announce a significant infrastructure enhancement and network overbuild between Houston, Texas, and Tallahassee, Fla. Utilizing cutting-edge Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) line systems, this collaboration promises to deliver increased capacity, enhanced service capabilities, and improved network efficiency. This also enables Windstream Wholesale to offer 400G services over diverse routes to custome.

Windstream Wholesale and Ciena Boost 400G Network Capacity in the Southeast

Zacks Investment Research

Why Is Ciena (CIEN) Down 6.6% Since Last Earnings Report?

Ciena (CIEN) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

Why Is Ciena (CIEN) Down 6.6% Since Last Earnings Report?

Ciena CFO's Last Act Before Retiring After 17 Years: Navigating a Trade War

Jim Moylan, who is retiring in August, is helping the networking equipment maker respond to tariffs, including imposing a surcharge for some customers.

Ciena CFO's Last Act Before Retiring After 17 Years: Navigating a Trade War

Investors Business Daily

Trump Tariffs Hit Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, Fiber-Optic Gear Makers

The Trump tariffs fallout sent down shares of Arista Networking, Coherent, Fortinet, Cisco, HPE and many other tech stocks. The post Trump Tariffs Hit Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, Fiber-Optic Gear Makers appeared first on Investor's Business Daily.

Trump Tariffs Hit Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, Fiber-Optic Gear Makers

The Motley Fool

1 Attractive Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Down 24% in 2025 to Buy Before It Starts Soaring

Optical networking equipment supplier Ciena's (CIEN -2.23%) stock price has had a rough 2025, dropping 24% as of this writing. That may surprise some investors at first, considering its financial performance has improved in recent quarters.

1 Attractive Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Down 24% in 2025 to Buy Before It Starts Soaring

Lumen and Ciena Transmit Record-breaking 1.2 Tbps Wavelength Service Across 3,050 Kilometers

Network trial paves the way for hyperscalers and enterprises to have the bandwidth agility and cost-efficiency needed for AI and next-gen applications DENVER , March 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lumen Technologies (NYSE: LUMN) and Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) have successfully established a 1.2 terabit wavelength service trial across 3,050 kilometers (more than 1,800 miles) on Lumen's Ultra-Low-Loss (ULL) fiber network, making it the world's longest 1.2 terabit non-regenerated signal. Using 800G interfaces, Lumen and Ciena successfully tested and qualified the services to support wavelength, Ethernet, and IP services over the 1.2 Tbps single carrier channel.

Lumen and Ciena Transmit Record-breaking 1.2 Tbps Wavelength Service Across 3,050 Kilometers

Zacks Investment Research

Ciena to Exhibit Industry-First Data Center Technologies at OFC 2025

CIEN to unveil coherent optical and IMDD technologies at OFC 2025, boosting scalability and flexibility for cloud and AI-driven data center networks.

Ciena to Exhibit Industry-First Data Center Technologies at OFC 2025

Ciena Brings Data Center Connectivity Innovations to OFC 2025

HANOVER, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At OFC 2025, Ciena will showcase coherent optical and IMDD technologies that bring new levels of scalability and flexibility to data center designs.

Ciena Brings Data Center Connectivity Innovations to OFC 2025

Ciena Global Survey Explores Networking Needs for AI Era

HANOVER, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The rapid growth of AI workloads is driving a major transformation in data center network infrastructure, with global data center experts anticipating a significant increase in interconnect bandwidth needs over the next five years, according to a study commissioned by Ciena (NYSE:CIEN). The survey, conducted in partnership with Censuswide, queried more than 1,300 data center decision makers across 13 countries. More than half (53%) of respondents believe AI worklo.

Ciena Global Survey Explores Networking Needs for AI Era

Ciena Posts Solid Q1 Beat, Raise; Guidance Could Be Missed Depending On 'Outcome Of Proposed Tariffs'

Ciena Corp CIEN shares were climbing Wednesday after the company announced upbeat fiscal first-quarter results.

Ciena Posts Solid Q1 Beat, Raise; Guidance Could Be Missed Depending On 'Outcome Of Proposed Tariffs'

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