CIENA Corp [CIEN] stock prices are up 0.10% to $170.95 at the moment. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The CIEN shares have gain 9.63% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 23.84%, 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 October 13, 2025, when BNP Paribas Exane upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $185 for it. Previously, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating to Equal-Weight on October 10, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $140. On September 26, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $175 on the stock. Needham reiterated its Buy rating and increased its price target to $130 on September 05, 2025. B. Riley Securities downgraded its rating to a Neutral but $113 remained the price target by the analyst firm on September 05, 2025. Morgan Stanley downgraded its rating to Underweight for this stock on July 08, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $70. In a note dated March 12, 2025, Northland Capital upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock but restated the target price of $75.
The stock price of CIENA Corp [CIEN] has been fluctuating between $49.21 and $176.88 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $136.25 within the next 12 months. CIENA Corp [NYSE: CIEN] shares were valued at $170.95 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -20.3% based on the average CIEN price forecast.
Analyzing the CIEN fundamentals
The CIENA Corp [NYSE:CIEN] reported sales of 4.54B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 8.48%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.06%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, 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 0.05 and Total Capital is 0.05. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.09.
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 166.33 points at the first support level, and at 161.72 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 174.31, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 177.68.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that CIENA Corp [NYSE:CIEN]’s Current Ratio is 3.28. As well, the Quick Ratio is 2.52, while the Cash Ratio is 0.94. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 5.31, the price to book ratio is 8.67 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 176.56.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Rothenstein David M, SVP and Chief Strategy Officer, that happened on Oct 15 ’25 when 2500.0 shares were sold. President, CEO, SMITH GARY B completed a deal on Oct 15 ’25 to sell 6800.0 shares. Meanwhile, SVP Global Products & Supply Gage Brodie sold 350.0 shares on Oct 15 ’25.