Ciena Corporation · NYSE (us_market)
Technology · Communication Equipment · United States
Ciena Corporation, a network technology company, provides hardware, software, and services for various network operators in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, Japan, and India. It operates through Networking Platforms, Platform Software and Services, Blue Planet Automation Software and Services, and Global Services segments. The Networking Platforms segment consists optical networking, routing, and switching products and services. This segment products include the 6500 Packet-Optical Platform, Waveserver modular interconnect system, the 6500 Reconfigurable Line System, and coherent pluggable transceivers; and the 3000 family of service delivery platforms and the 5000 family of service aggregation, as well as the 8100 Coherent Routing platforms and virtualization software. The Platform Software and Services segment offers navigator network control suite; and software subscription services, consulting, network migration and integration, installation and upgrade support services, and technical support solutions. The Blue Planet Automation Software and Services segment inventory management, orchestration, route optimization and analysis, and unified assurance and analytics software; and sells subscription, installation, support, consulting, and design services related to the Blue Planet automation platform. The Global Services segment provides services for advisory and enablement, implementation, and maintenance, support, and learning activities. Ciena Corporation was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Hanover, Maryland.
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DROP2023-04-10$52.13 RISE2023-08-16$40.43 PEAK2023-08-31$49.98 143d | -22.4% 128d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +23.6% 15d | Missed |
DROP2023-03-31$52.52 RISE2023-06-23$41.02 PEAK2023-08-31$49.98 153d | -21.9% 84d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +21.8% 69d | Missed |
DROP2022-08-18$56.37 RISE2022-10-11$39.16 PEAK2022-12-08$51.87 112d | -30.5% 54d | 2022-09-08 $43.87 | 2022-12-08 $51.87 | 67Deep Value | 57Watch | +32.5% 58d | +18.2% Held 91d |
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DROP2020-08-07$60.99 RISE2020-10-28$38.44 PEAK2021-01-26$55.12 172d | -37.0% 82d | 2021-01-06 $51.45 | 2021-01-26 $55.12 | 55Deep Value | 51Watch | +43.4% 90d | +7.1% Held 20d |
DROP2020-08-07$60.99 RISE2020-09-24$38.82 PEAK2020-12-18$51.36 133d | -36.4% 48d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +32.3% 85d | Missed |
DROP2020-02-20$44.47 RISE2020-03-23$34.50 PEAK2020-06-03$56.31 104d | -22.4% 32d | Missed | Missed | — | — | +63.2% 72d | Missed |
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| 30d | 90d | YTD | 1y | |
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| CIEN | +8.40% | +64.03% | +148.10% | +624.74% |
| XLK | +18.01% | +36.89% | +32.68% | +65.45% |
| Alpha (stock − sector) | -9.61% | +27.14% | +115.42% | +559.29% |
| Fund | Style | Shares | Value | % of Port | Change vs. last quarter | Period |
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| FidelityFMR | fundamental | 21.21M | $8.23B | 0.43% | Unchanged | 2026-03-31 |
| StateStreet | passive | 6.31M | $2.45B | 0.08% | Added+23.6% | 2026-03-31 |
| CapResearch | fundamental | 2.75M | $1.07B | 0.17% | New | 2026-03-31 |
| LonePine | growth | 809.5K | $314.28M | 2.51% | New | 2026-03-31 |
| Citadel | multi-strat | 544.7K | $211.45M | 0.27% | Added+15.7% | 2026-03-31 |
| Wellington | fundamental | 144.4K | $56.05M | 0.01% | Added+34.3% | 2026-03-31 |
| Bridgewater | macro | 143.8K | $55.85M | 0.25% | Trimmed-32.4% | 2026-03-31 |
| RenTech | quant | 97.8K | $37.97M | 0.06% | Added+200.0% | 2026-03-31 |
| DEShaw | quant | 8.9K | $3.46M | 0.00% | Trimmed-35.7% | 2026-03-31 |
| TRowePrice | fundamental | 5.24M | $2.04M | 0.24% | Added+29.4% | 2026-03-31 |
| TwoSigma | quant | 3.5K | $1.35M | 0.00% | Trimmed-83.5% | 2026-03-31 |
| Filed | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-19 | Gage Brodie | SVP Global Products & Supply | S Open-market sale | 1,200 | $570.65 | −$684.8K |
| 2026-05-19 | Rothenstein David M | SVP and Chief Strategy Officer | S Open-market sale | 2,500 | $562.39 | −$1.41M |
| 2026-05-19 | SMITH GARY B | President, CEO | S Open-market sale | 2,952 | $562.05 | −$1.66M |
| 2026-05-04 | SMITH GARY B | President, CEO | S Open-market sale | 2,952 | $537.74 | −$1.59M |
| 2026-04-17 | Gage Brodie | SVP Global Products & Supply | S Open-market sale | 1,200 | $471.79 | −$566.1K |
| 2026-04-17 | Rothenstein David M | SVP and Chief Strategy Officer | S Open-market sale | 2,500 | $467.65 | −$1.17M |
| 2026-04-17 | SMITH GARY B | President, CEO | S Open-market sale | 2,952 | $467.47 | −$1.38M |
| 2026-04-16 | DiPerna Dino | SVP Global R&D | S Open-market sale | 1,507 | $471.79 | −$711.0K |
| 2026-04-16 | DiPerna Dino | SVP Global R&D | S Open-market sale | 1,322 | $471.79 | −$623.7K |
| 2026-04-03 | SMITH GARY B | President, CEO | S Open-market sale | 2,952 | $415.51 | −$1.23M |
| 2026-04-03 | Kosaraju Sheela | SVP and General Counsel | S Open-market sale | 2,012 | $401.71 | −$808.2K |
| 2026-03-31 | Cumello Joseph | SVP, General Mgr. Blue Planet | S Open-market sale | 1,773 | $394.82 | −$700.0K |
| 2026-03-30 | AHMED HASSAN | Director | A Grant / award | 605 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-30 | Claflin Bruce L. | Director | A Grant / award | 605 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-30 | GALLAGHER PATRICK | Director | A Grant / award | 605 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-30 | KUMAR DEVINDER | Director | A Grant / award | 605 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-30 | NEVENS THOMAS MICHAEL | Director | A Grant / award | 605 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-30 | Olsen Joanne Beth | Director | A Grant / award | 605 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-30 | PUMA MARY G | Director | A Grant / award | 605 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-30 | FITT LAWTON W | Director | A Grant / award | 257 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-30 | FITT LAWTON W | Director | A Grant / award | 605 | — | +$0 |
| 2026-03-25 | Gage Brodie | SVP Global Products & Supply | S Open-market sale | 5,000 | $405.00 | −$2.02M |
| 2026-03-24 | Cumello Joseph | SVP, General Mgr. Blue Planet | F Tax withholding | 331 | $383.89 | −$127.1K |
| 2026-03-24 | Cumello Joseph | SVP, General Mgr. Blue Planet | F Tax withholding | 582 | $383.89 | −$223.4K |
| 2026-03-24 | Cumello Joseph | SVP, General Mgr. Blue Planet | F Tax withholding | 128 | $383.89 | −$49.1K |
| Report Date | EPS Estimate | EPS Actual | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04upcoming | 1.45 | — | — |
| 2026-03-05 | 1.17 | 1.35 | +15.55% |
| 2025-12-11 | 0.77 | 0.91 | +18.24% |
| 2025-09-04 | 0.53 | 0.67 | +27.56% |
| 2025-06-05 | 0.52 | 0.42 | -18.89% |
| 2025-03-11 | 0.14 | 0.31 | +119.62% |
| 2024-12-12 | 0.65 | 0.54 | -17.47% |
| 2024-09-04 | 0.26 | 0.35 | +34.46% |
| 2024-06-06 | 0.15 | 0.27 | +80.14% |
| 2024-03-07 | 0.48 | 0.66 | +38.76% |
| 2023-12-07 | 0.69 | 0.75 | +8.74% |
| 2023-08-31 | 0.51 | 0.59 | +16.14% |
| 2023-06-06 | 0.61 | 0.74 | +20.70% |
| 2023-03-06 | 0.36 | 0.64 | +77.35% |
| 2022-12-08 | 0.08 | 0.61 | +684.06% |
| 2022-09-01 | 0.34 | 0.33 | -1.95% |