At the time of writing, CIENA Corp [CIEN] stock is trading at $87.19, up 0.51%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The CIEN shares have gain 2.81% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.88%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
CIENA Corp [NYSE: CIEN] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on July 08, 2025, when Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Underweight but kept the price target unchanged to $70 for it. Previously, Northland Capital upgraded its rating to Outperform on March 12, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $75. On January 28, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Overweight and revised its price target to $88 on the stock. BofA Securities upgraded its rating to a Buy and increased its price target to $95 on December 13, 2024. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but $63 remained the price target by the analyst firm on October 28, 2024. Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to In-line for this stock on October 15, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $65. In a note dated October 09, 2024, Exane BNP Paribas downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $59 to $67.
For the past year, the stock price of CIENA Corp fluctuated between $44.89 and $101.44. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $96.67 within the next 12 months. CIENA Corp [NYSE: CIEN] shares were valued at $87.19 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.87% based on the average CIEN price forecast.
Analyzing the CIEN fundamentals
According to CIENA Corp [NYSE:CIEN], the company’s sales were 4.26B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 19.48% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.42% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.04 and Total Capital is 0.04. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.57.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 86.49 points at the first support level, and at 85.79 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 87.78, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 88.37.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that CIENA Corp [NYSE:CIEN] has a current ratio of 3.40. Also, the Quick Ratio is 2.57, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.91. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.89, the price to book ratio is 4.45 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 121.45.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved SMITH GARY B, President, CEO, that happened on Jul 15 ’25 when 6800.0 shares were sold. SVP and Chief Strategy Officer, Rothenstein David M completed a deal on Jul 15 ’25 to sell 2500.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP Global R&D DiPerna Dino sold 734.0 shares on Jul 15 ’25.
