The stock of Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN) increased by $0.53 on Wednesday to $43.36, up 1.24 percent. The last five days have seen an average of 1,390,407 shares of common stock traded. 3 times new highs were reached in the current year, with a fall of -$7.69. The average number of shares traded over the last 20 days was 1,425,982, while the average volume over the last 50 days totaled 1,676,505.
CIEN stock appreciated 3.31% since last month. On 08/17/23, the company’s shares reached a one-month low of $40.10. The stock touched a high of $54.25 on 03/06/23, after rallying from a low of $38.33 in 52 weeks. The price of CIEN stock has declined by -14.95% or -$7.69 this year, reaching a new high 3 times. Still, the stock price is down -20.07% from the 52-week high.
Insider Transactions
CIEN stock investors should be aware that Ciena Corporation (CIEN) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 15 days ago on Aug 15. On Aug 15, President, CEO SMITH GARY B sold 4,166 shares at $41.92 each. This transaction resulted in the insider making $174,645. On Aug 15, Rothenstein David M sold 3,500 shares at a price of US$41.76. After the transaction, the insider now owns 228,817 shares. SVP, Networking Platforms McFeely Scott had earlier sold 2,000 shares on Aug 15 for $41.76 a share. The transaction was completed for $83,520.
Valuation Metrics
Ciena Corporation (CIEN) has a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.12. Beta for the stock is 0.94. There are also a few other valuation ratios worth considering, including the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 1.59, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 2.23.
Financial Health
For the three months ended April 29, Ciena Corporation’s quick ratio was 2.60, while its current ratio was 3.70, indicating its ability to pay off its debt. The company’s long-term debt to equity ratio for the quarter ending April 29 is 0.53, and the total debt to equity ratio is 0.54. As far as profitability goes, gross margin for the trailing twelve months is 42.60% percent. Ciena Corporation’s EBITDA margin for the year ended April 29 was 10.94%, whereas its operating margin stood at 7.30% for the same period. Based on annual data, it had gross profit of $1.56 billion and revenue of $3.63 billion.
Investors will also look at the performance of the company’s management in order to determine the potential profitability of their investment. CIEN’s return on assets (ROA) during the last 12 months has been 3.80%. There was a 5.00% return on investment (ROI) in the past year. In the meantime, the return on equity (ROE) for the last 12 months was 7.30%.
Earnings Surprise
According to Ciena Corporation’s quarterly financial report for the quarter that ended April 29. A higher net income was reported in the quarter under review than the previous quarter. Net income for the quarter came in at $1.13 billion, while revenues rose by 16.19% to $1.06 billion. It was predicted that Ciena Corporation’s quarterly earnings would be $0.74, but it ended up being $0.61, beating the consensus by 21.30%. EBITDA was $139.78 million for the quarter. At the end of Ciena Corporation’s most recent quarter ended April 29, its liabilities totaled 2.87 billion, while its total debt was $1.62 billion. Equity owned by shareholders amounts to $149.5 million.
Technical Picture
Here’s a quick look at Ciena Corporation’s (CIEN) price momentum from a technical perspective. As of 29 August, the RSI 9-day stood at 66.77%, suggesting the stock is Neutral, with a 16.82% historical volatility rate.
The stochastic %K and %D were 86.64% and 73.78% respectively, while the average true range (ATR) was 0.98. Based on the 14-day stochastic reading of 96.23%, the RSI (14) reading is 60.09%. On the 9-day MACD Oscillator, the stock is at 0.85, and the 14-day reading is at 1.00.
Analyst Ratings
In a note to investors, Needham maintained its a Buy rating on Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN). However, the firm raised their price target to $50, indicating a possible increase of 27.73% in the stock price. Analysts have assigned Ciena Corporation (CIEN) an Overweight rating. CIEN is a stock that is recommended for selling by 0 brokerage firms, while 5 companies recommend holding. The stock is underweighted by 0 analysts. Among the analysts who rate the stock, 2 rates it overweight and 9 others recommend it as a buy.
What is CIEN’s price target for the next 12 months?
The current consensus forecast for the stock is between $41.00 and $70.00, with a median target price of $55.00. In analyzing these forecasts, the average price target given by analysts for Ciena Corporation (CIEN) is $55.35.
