A share price of CIENA Corp [CIEN] is currently trading at $236.75, up 2.78%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CIEN shares have gain 9.52% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 34.17%, 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 December 12, 2025, when Northland Capital downgraded its rating to a Market Perform but kept the price target unchanged to $190 for it. Previously, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded its rating to Outperform on October 13, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $185. On October 10, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Equal-Weight but maintained its price target of $140 on the stock. Rosenblatt upgraded its rating to a Buy but stick to its price target of $175 on September 26, 2025. Needham reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and raised its price target to $130 on September 05, 2025. B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on September 05, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $113. In a note dated July 08, 2025, Morgan Stanley downgraded an Underweight rating on this stock but restated the target price of $70.
CIENA Corp experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $49.21 and $248.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $236.7 within the next 12 months. CIENA Corp [NYSE: CIEN] shares were valued at $236.75 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -0.02% based on the average CIEN price forecast.
Analyzing the CIEN fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for CIENA Corp [NYSE:CIEN] were 4.77B which represents 26.09% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.4% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.07%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.03%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.03%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.04 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.58.
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 231.64 points at the first support level, and at 226.53 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 240.62, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 244.49.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for CIENA Corp [NYSE:CIEN] is 2.70. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 2.06, and the Cash Ratio is 0.83. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 6.99, the price to book ratio is 12.23 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 278.73.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Phipps Jason, SVP Global Sales and Marketing, that happened on Oct 01 ’25 when 1984.0 shares were sold. Director, NEVENS THOMAS MICHAEL completed a deal on Dec 15 ’25 to sell 8554.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP Global Products & Supply Gage Brodie sold 550.0 shares on Dec 15 ’25.
