The stock price of CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN) has dropped by -1.37% compared to previous close of $80.11. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -0.53% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-06-26 that Ciena and Telxius achieve a record 1.3 Tb/s transatlantic transmission, boosting global optical network capacity with WaveLogic 6 Extreme.
Is It Worth Investing in CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN) is 110.06x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for CIEN is 1.10. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CIEN is 138.88M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.51% of that float. On July 02, 2025, CIEN’s average trading volume was 2.18M shares.
CIEN’s Market Performance
The stock of CIENA Corp (CIEN) has seen a -0.53% decrease in the past week, with a -3.35% drop in the past month, and a 28.39% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.46% for CIEN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.49% for CIEN’s stock, with a 7.84% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 4.31% 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 -22.11% of loss for the given period.
Stock Fundamentals for CIEN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 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 3.71, with 1.86 for asset returns.
Based on CIENA Corp (CIEN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.36 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.28. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.57. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.07.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 350.35 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.67. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.77. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.59for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.75. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.40.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of CIENA Corp (CIEN) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
