The stock of CIENA Corp (CIEN) has gone up by 0.59% for the week, with a -28.36% drop in the past month and a -23.89% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.74%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 5.63% for CIEN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -12.38% for CIEN’s stock, with a -1.92% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN) Right Now?
CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 119.17x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.11. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CIEN is 140.13M, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.68% of that float. On March 19, 2025, the average trading volume of CIEN was 2.54M shares.
CIEN) stock’s latest price update
CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN)’s stock price has dropped by -2.06 in relation to previous closing price of 65.68. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 0.59% in its stock price over the last five trading days. benzinga.com reported 2025-03-12 that Ciena Corp CIEN shares were climbing Wednesday after the company announced upbeat fiscal first-quarter results.
Analysts’ Opinion of CIEN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CIEN stocks, with Northland Capital repeating the rating for CIEN by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for CIEN in the upcoming period, according to Northland Capital is $75 based on the research report published on March 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CIEN reach a price target of $88, previously predicting the price at $84. The rating they have provided for CIEN stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 28th, 2025.
BofA Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to CIEN, setting the target price at $95 in the report published on December 13th of the previous year.
CIEN Trading at -21.03% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CIEN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -36.58% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 5.63%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.74%, as shares sank -28.24% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -22.72% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CIEN rose by +0.59%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +30.38% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $73.42. In addition, CIENA Corp saw -24.15% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CIEN starting from Gage Brodie, who sale 350 shares at the price of $63.36 back on Mar 17 ’25. After this action, Gage Brodie now owns 48,847 shares of CIENA Corp, valued at $22,176 using the latest closing price.
BRODIE GAGE, the Officer of CIENA Corp, proposed sale 350 shares at $63.36 during a trade that took place back on Mar 17 ’25, which means that BRODIE GAGE is holding shares at $22,176 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CIEN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.42 for the gross margin
The net margin for CIENA Corp stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.04. Equity return is now at value 2.76, with 1.41 for asset returns.
Based on CIENA Corp (CIEN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.08 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.51. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.08. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 350.35 million with net debt to EBITDA at -1.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.1. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.31for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.73. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.65.
Conclusion
To sum up, CIENA Corp (CIEN) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
