Investing In CIENA Corp (NYSE: CIEN): Why Should You?

Jeremiah Abramson

After Hours

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Communication Equipment industry segment. The current market capitalization of CIENA Corp is $21.62B. A total of 3.0 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.37M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Kosaraju Sheela sold 1,747 shares of CIEN for 143.42 per share on Oct 01 ’25. After the transaction, the SVP and General Counsel now owns 84,661 company shares. In a previous transaction on Oct 01 ’25, SMITH GARY B sold 6,800 shares at 149.88 per share. CIEN shares that President, CEO owns now total 282,070.

Among the insiders who bought shares, SHEELA KOSARAJU acquired of 1,747 shares on Oct 01 ’25 at a per-share price of $143.42. In another insider transaction, JASON PHIPPS bought 1,984 shares at $143.42 per share on Oct 01 ’25.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, CIEN has a high of $154.01 and a low of $49.21.

As of this writing, CIEN has an earnings estimate of $0.76 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.84 per share and a lower estimate of $0.72. The company reported an EPS of $0.54 in the last quarter

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. CIEN’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.60B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $803.68M in debt and $909.03M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $19.72, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.02B.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for CIEN is Buy with a score of 4.18.

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