The stock of CIENA Corp (CIEN) has seen a 7.30% increase in the past week, with a 11.14% gain in the past month, and a -17.45% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.30%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 6.85% for CIEN. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 10.90% for CIEN’s stock, with a simple moving average of -0.89% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN) Right Now?
CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 124.42x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for CIEN is at 1.11. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CIEN is 139.79M, and currently, shorts hold a 3.21% of that float. The average trading volume for CIEN on May 01, 2025 was 2.42M shares.
CIEN) stock’s latest price update
CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN)’s stock price has dropped by -0.30 in relation to previous closing price of 67.36. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 7.30% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-04-15 that 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.
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 0.91% 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 -33.79% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.85%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.30%, as shares surge +9.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -25.09% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CIEN rose by +7.30%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +37.74% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $60.56. In addition, CIENA Corp saw -20.81% 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 Rothenstein David M, who sale 2,500 shares at the price of $59.47 back on Apr 15 ’25. After this action, Rothenstein David M now owns 204,870 shares of CIENA Corp, valued at $148,685 using the latest closing price.
Gage Brodie, the SVP Global Products & Supply of CIENA Corp, sale 350 shares at $58.51 during a trade that took place back on Apr 15 ’25, which means that Gage Brodie is holding 46,583 shares at $20,478 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 2.2. 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
In conclusion, CIENA Corp (CIEN) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
