Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) Stock

Ciena

Ciena Corp is a network and technology company. It provides network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks. It serves various industries such as communication services providers, web-scale providers, cable operators, government, and large enterprises world-wide. The business activities function through Networking Platforms which generates maximum revenue; Platform Software and Services; Blue Planet Automation Software, and Global Services segments. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from the Americas, and the rest from the Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.

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In the latest quarter, 10 analysts provided ratings for Ciena (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>), showcasing a mix of bullish and bearish perspectives.
The table below offers a condensed view of their recent ratings, showcasing the changing sentiments over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months.
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<th align="right">Bullish</th>
<th align="right">Somewhat Bullish</th>
<th align="right">Indifferent</th>
<th align="right">Somewhat Bearish</th>
<th align="right">Bearish</th>
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<td>Total Ratings</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">4</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
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<td>Last 30D</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
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<td>1M Ago</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
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<td>2M Ago</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">2</td>
<td align="right">3</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
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<td>3M Ago</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">1</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
<td align="right">0</td>
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Analysts provide deeper insights through their assessments of 12-month price targets, revealing an average target of $82.1, a high estimate of $100.00, and a low estimate of $73.00. A 5.85% drop is evident in the current average compared to the previous average price target of $87.20. 
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1744898445_0.png" alt="price target chart" />
<h2>Analyzing Analyst Ratings: A Detailed Breakdown</h2>
The standing of Ciena among financial experts is revealed through an in-depth exploration of recent analyst actions. The summary below outlines key analysts, their recent evaluations, and adjustments to ratings and price targets.
&#x7C; Analyst &#x7C; Analyst Firm &#x7C; Action Taken &#x7C; Rating &#x7C;Current Price Target&#x7C; Prior Price Target &#x7C; 
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&#x7C;Samik Chatterjee &#x7C;JP Morgan &#x7C;Lowers &#x7C;Overweight &#x7C; $76.00&#x7C;$88.00 &#x7C; 
&#x7C;Jim Suva &#x7C;Citigroup &#x7C;Lowers &#x7C;Buy &#x7C; $75.00&#x7C;$98.00 &#x7C; 
&#x7C;Dave Kang &#x7C;B. Riley Securities &#x7C;Lowers &#x7C;Buy &#x7C; $89.00&#x7C;$97.00 &#x7C; 
&#x7C;Tim Long &#x7C;Barclays &#x7C;Raises &#x7C;Overweight &#x7C; $100.00&#x7C;$97.00 &#x7C; 
&#x7C;Tim Savageaux &#x7C;Northland Capital Markets&#x7C;Raises &#x7C;Outperform &#x7C; $75.00&#x7C;$60.00 &#x7C; 
&#x7C;Meta Marshall &#x7C;Morgan Stanley &#x7C;Lowers &#x7C;Equal-Weight &#x7C; $76.00&#x7C;$80.00 &#x7C; 
&#x7C;Mike Genovese &#x7C;Rosenblatt &#x7C;Lowers &#x7C;Neutral &#x7C; $73.00&#x7C;$79.00 &#x7C; 
&#x7C;Ryan Koontz &#x7C;Needham &#x7C;Lowers &#x7C;Buy &#x7C; $90.00&#x7C;$95.00 &#x7C; 
&#x7C;Mike Genovese &#x7C;Rosenblatt &#x7C;Lowers &#x7C;Neutral &#x7C; $79.00&#x7C;$94.00 &#x7C; 
&#x7C;Samik Chatterjee &#x7C;JP Morgan &#x7C;Raises &#x7C;Overweight &#x7C; $88.00&#x7C;$84.00 &#x7C;
<h3>Key Insights:</h3>
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<li>Action Taken: Analysts adapt their recommendations to changing market conditions and company performance. Whether they 'Maintain', 'Raise' or 'Lower' their stance, it reflects their response to recent developments related to Ciena. This information provides a snapshot of how analysts perceive the current state of the company.</li>
<li>Rating: Delving into assessments, analysts assign qualitative values, from 'Outperform' to 'Underperform'. These ratings communicate expectations for the relative performance of Ciena compared to the broader market.</li>
<li>Price Targets: Understanding forecasts, analysts offer estimates for Ciena's future value. Examining the current and prior targets provides insight into analysts' changing expectations.</li>
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Navigating through these analyst evaluations alongside other financial indicators can contribute to a holistic understanding of Ciena's market standing. Stay informed and make data-driven decisions with our Ratings Table.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CIEN/analyst-ratings?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=analyst-ratings&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Stay up to date on Ciena analyst ratings.</a>
<h2>Unveiling the Story Behind Ciena</h2>
Ciena Corp is a network and technology company. It provides network hardware, software, and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation, service delivery, and management of video, data, and voice traffic on communications networks. It serves various industries such as communication services providers, web-scale providers, cable operators, government, and large enterprises world-wide. The business activities function through Networking Platforms which generates maximum revenue; Platform Software and Services; Blue Planet Automation Software, and Global Services segments. Geographically, the company derives a majority of its revenue from the Americas, and the rest from the Asia-Pacific (APAC), and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region.
<h3>Ciena's Financial Performance</h3>
Market Capitalization Analysis: The company's market capitalization is below the industry average, suggesting that it is relatively smaller compared to peers. This could be due to various factors, including perceived growth potential or operational scale.
Revenue Growth: Over the 3M period, Ciena showcased positive performance, achieving a revenue growth rate of 3.33% as of 31 January, 2025. This reflects a substantial increase in the company's top-line earnings. As compared to competitors, the company encountered difficulties, with a growth rate lower than the average among peers in the Information Technology sector.
Net Margin: Ciena's net margin surpasses industry standards, highlighting the company's exceptional financial performance. With an impressive 4.16% net margin, the company effectively manages costs and achieves strong profitability.
Return on Equity (ROE): Ciena's ROE is below industry standards, pointing towards difficulties in efficiently utilizing equity capital. With an ROE of 1.59%, the company may encounter challenges in delivering satisfactory returns for shareholders.
Return on Assets (ROA): The company's ROA is a standout performer, exceeding industry averages. With an impressive ROA of 0.79%, the company showcases effective utilization of assets.
Debt Management: Ciena's debt-to-equity ratio is below the industry average at 0.57, reflecting a lower dependency on debt financing and a more conservative financial approach.
<h2>The Basics of Analyst Ratings</h2>
Ratings come from analysts, or specialists within banking and financial systems that report for specific stocks or defined sectors (typically once per quarter for each stock). Analysts usually derive their information from company conference calls and meetings, financial statements, and conversations with important insiders to reach their decisions.
Some analysts publish their predictions for metrics such as growth estimates, earnings, and revenue to provide additional guidance with their ratings. When using analyst ratings, it is important to keep in mind that stock and sector analysts are also human and are only offering their opinions to investors.
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The Analyst Verdict: Ciena In The Eyes Of 10 Experts

JP Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee maintains Ciena (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) with a Overweight and lowers the price target from $88 to $76.

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JP Morgan Maintains Overweight on Ciena, Lowers Price Target to $76

Citigroup analyst Jim Suva maintains Ciena (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $98 to $75.

Citigroup Maintains Buy on Ciena, Lowers Price Target to $75

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Shares of tech and software stocks are trading lower amid an overall market reversal as stocks pull back after surging Wednesday following President Trump's tariff pause announcement.

Ciena's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) short percent of float has risen 38.26% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 4.20 million shares sold short, which is 4.77% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 1.13 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
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<h3>Ciena Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1744225219_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for Ciena has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing Ciena's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, Ciena's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 6.17%, which means the company has less short interest than most of its peers.
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Shares of communication equipment stocks are trading higher following President Trump's decision to implement a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for all countries except China.

Rosenblatt analyst Mike Genovese upgraded Coherent Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COHR#NYSE">COHR</a>) from Neutral to Buy and lowered the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/COHR/analyst-ratings" rel="noreferrer noopener">price target from</a> $115 to $85 on Friday.
Genovese is upbeat on sequential re-acceleration in AI transceivers by the second half of calendar 2025, driven by the Blackwell rollout and Coherent ZR transceiver demand for Data Center Interconnect (DCI) and telecom application that is very strong.
The analyst is bullish on the transceiver market through 2030 and increasingly views co-packaged optics (CPO) as more of an opportunity than a threat because of new products like Ultra-High-Power (UHP) lasers and Optical Circuit Switches (OCS).
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Coherent is also making solid progress in commercializing 200G VCSELs and 100G and 200G EMLs.
Additional reasons for liking Coherent are the strong new CEO, Jim Anderson.
The stock has pulled back to its historical (pre-AI) valuation of under 13 times forward earnings. This likely signals that the buy side believes numbers need to come down due to demand destruction from the new tariffs, including 24% on Malaysian goods.
Genovese did not change estimates, primarily because of the very positive demand messages he heard from companies at the Optical Fiber Conference (OFC) this week. Another reason is that tariffs still seem to be a potentially moving target.
The analyst considers Coherent to be a long-term leader in AI Optics.
Coherent has increased 800G Datacom transceiver revenues every quarter for the last couple of years and now does ~$300 million per quarter in sales. This makes Coherent #2 in global market share after Innolight.
While sequential growth for Coherent in 800G has continued, it has slowed recently.
Investors are now openly discussing Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/global/25/04/44645946/microsoft-halts-data-center-expansions-due-to-semiconductor-tariff-concerns-ai-overcapacity-fears" rel="noreferrer noopener">delaying some new</a> Data Center builds.
Nevertheless, the analyst expects Coherent&#8217;s and the overall market&#8217;s 800G Datacom transceiver sales to accelerate in the September and December quarters, driven by attachments to shipments of Blackwell GPUs ordered in the first half of 2025.
In the second quarter of 2025, Coherent&#8217;s Telecom revenues grew 11% year over year, following 17% year over year growth in the first quarter of 2025.
The company noted the strong ramp of new products and said it expects these products to continue to grow over the coming quarters.
Coherent management echoed these sentiments when Genovese met with them this week at OFC.
In addition, Ciena Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) and Cisco Systems, Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CSCO#NASDAQ">CSCO</a>) said that the demand for Hyper-Scale DCI remains incredibly strong at OFC this week. However, any chatter investors hear about Microsoft, in particular, slowing down on some new Data Center investments.
At the OFC meeting, Coherent said it has the vendor&#8217;s most extensive portfolio of CPO components. The company also said CPO equipment is currently 2 to 4 times more expensive than transceiver equipment since it is new and esoteric. Coherent told the analyst it is participating in OCS deployments this year at a significant Hyper Scaler and is engaged in similar planning and bids with others.
According to the analyst&#8217;s checks, Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LITE#NASDAQ">LITE</a>) is still significantly ahead in EML capacity, but Coherent is finally getting close to ramping up its own EML production.
Genovese is confident that Coherent can expand its production of indium phosphide lasers, including EMLs and CWs, over time.
Coherent has manufacturing locations around the world, including Malaysia (24% tariff), China (54% tariff), other Asian countries (tariff rates mostly between Malaysia and China), and Europe (20% tariff).
Genovese projected third-quarter revenue of $1.44 billion and EPS of 85 cents.
Price Action: Coherent stock is down 9% at $49.06 at last check Friday.
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Shares of companies within the broader tech sector are trading lower as markets react to President Trump's announcement of sweeping tariffs.

U.S. stocks were lower, with the Dow Jones index falling over 100 points on Wednesday.
Shares of Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CGNT#NASDAQ">CGNT</a>) rose sharply during Wednesday's session after the company reported better-than-expected <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CGNT">fourth-quarter financial results</a>.
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Looking into the current session, Ciena Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) shares are trading at $65.00, after a 1.37% drop. Over the past month, the stock decreased by 23.24%, but over the past year, it actually increased by 30.29%. With questionable short-term performance like this, and great long-term performance, long-term shareholders might want to start looking into the company's price-to-earnings ratio. 

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1742481919_0.png" alt="Past Year Chart" />

<h3>Ciena P/E Compared to Competitors</h3>
The P/E ratio is used by long-term shareholders to assess the company's market performance against aggregate market data, historical earnings, and the industry at large. A lower P/E could indicate that shareholders do not expect the stock to perform better in the future or it could mean that the company is undervalued. 
Compared to the aggregate P/E ratio of the 786.58 in the Communications Equipment industry, Ciena Inc. has a lower P/E ratio of 119.82. Shareholders might be inclined to think that the stock might perform worse than it's industry peers. It's also possible that the stock is undervalued. 

<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1742481919_1.png" alt="Guage" />

In conclusion, the price-to-earnings ratio is a useful metric for analyzing a company's market performance, but it has its limitations. While a lower P/E can indicate that a company is undervalued, it can also suggest that shareholders do not expect future growth. Additionally, the P/E ratio should not be used in isolation, as other factors such as industry trends and business cycles can also impact a company's stock price. Therefore, investors should use the P/E ratio in conjunction with other financial metrics and qualitative analysis to make informed investment decisions.

P/E Ratio Insights for Ciena

Ciena (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 1.82% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.33%. Currently, Ciena has a market capitalization of $9.34 billion. 
Buying $100 In CIEN: If an investor had bought $100 of CIEN stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $325.31 today based on a price of $65.68 for CIEN at the time of writing.
<h3>Ciena's Performance Over Last 10 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1742247032_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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If You Invested $100 In This Stock 10 Years Ago, You Would Have This Much Today

Top Wall Street analysts changed their outlook on these top names. For a complete view of all analyst rating changes, including upgrades and downgrades, please see our <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">analyst ratings page</a>.
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<li>B. Riley Securities cut Ciena Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) price target from $97 to $89. B. Riley Securities analyst Dave Kang maintained a Buy rating. Ciena shares closed at $63.95 on Tuesday. See how other analysts <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CIEN/analyst-ratings">view this stock</a>.</li>
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Ciena Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) shares were climbing Wednesday after the company announced <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/03/44245291/ciena-q1-earnings-revenue-and-eps-beat-estimates-ceo-eyes-ai-cloud-network-tailwinds">upbeat fiscal first-quarter results</a>.
The company reported its results amid an <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/earnings">exciting earnings season</a>. Here are some key analyst takeaways.
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Needham On Ciena</h1>
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/5bab9cad211e200001963493/ryan-koontz">Analyst Ryan Koontz</a> maintained a Buy rating while reducing the price target from $95 to $90.
Ciena's quarterly revenues grew 3% year-on-year to $1,072 million, beating consensus of $1,052 million, Koontz said in a note. Non-GAAP earnings of 64 cents per share were well above expectations of 41 cents per share, with gross margins coming in much higher than expected, he added.
Some investors grew concerned as management's fiscal second-quarter guidance was only in line with expectations, the analyst stated. "Strong execution paired with best-in-class technology and customer relationships should see CIEN continue to gain meaningful market share in its core TAM, although we are less bullish on its two new product segments," he further wrote.
Check out <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">other analyst stock ratings</a>.
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Rosenblatt Securities On Ciena</h1>
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/628b6bab3547bd000104dc00/mike-genovese">Analyst Mike Genovese</a> reaffirmed a Neutral rating while cutting the price target from $79 to $73.
Ciena's healthy quarterly results were highlighted by strong orders, backlog build and gross margins, Genovese said. He added that the company's revenue guidance for the fiscal second quarter was not as strong as the beat.
Management maintained the full-year gross margin guidance at 42%-44% despite the first-quarter gross margins of 44.7%, which exceeded consensus by 270 basis points, the analyst stated.
The Street seemed to be concerned about the impact of tariffs and "demand destruction" from a potential recession this year, he further wrote.
<h1 class="wp-block-heading">Stifel On Ciena</h1>
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings/analyst/58ad935ab85e930001f97192/ruben-roy">Analyst Ruben Roy</a> reiterated a Buy rating and price target of $95.
Ciena reported strong results across the board, Roy said. The company's order momentum continued, with direct orders from cloud service providers representing over 50% of overall orders during the quarter, he added.
With SP revenues growing 14% in the first quarter, "We continue to believe that CIEN is the best way to play our expectations for a continued SP recovery over the next 12-18 months," the analyst wrote. 
Management indicated that its guidance could be missed depending on "the outcome of proposed tariffs," he further stated.
CIEN Price Action: Shares of Ciena had risen by 4.18% to $66.62 at the time of publication on Wednesday.
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Ciena Posts Solid Q1 Beat, Raise; Guidance Could Be Missed Depending On 'Outcome Of Proposed Tariffs'

B. Riley Securities analyst Dave Kang maintains Ciena (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $97 to $89.

B. Riley Securities Maintains Buy on Ciena, Lowers Price Target to $89

Barclays analyst Tim Long maintains Ciena (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) with a Overweight and raises the price target from $97 to $100.

Barclays Maintains Overweight on Ciena, Raises Price Target to $100

Northland Capital Markets analyst Tim Savageaux upgrades Ciena (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) from Market Perform to Outperform and raises the price target from $60 to $75.

Northland Capital Markets Upgrades Ciena to Outperform, Raises Price Target to $75

Morgan Stanley analyst Meta Marshall maintains Ciena (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) with a Equal-Weight and lowers the price target from $80 to $76.

Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight on Ciena, Lowers Price Target to $76

Rosenblatt analyst Mike Genovese maintains Ciena (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) with a Neutral and lowers the price target from $79 to $73.

Rosenblatt Maintains Neutral on Ciena, Lowers Price Target to $73

Needham analyst Ryan Koontz maintains Ciena (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CIEN#NYSE">CIEN</a>) with a Buy and lowers the price target from $95 to $90.

Needham Maintains Buy on Ciena, Lowers Price Target to $90

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