Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. CIENA Corp shares valued at $603,973 were sold by SMITH GARY B on Aug 01 ’25. At $88.82 per share, SMITH GARY B sold 6,800 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 318,757 shares worth approximately $30.34 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SMITH GARY B sold 6,800 shares, netting a total of over 559,150 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $82.23 each, the insider now holds 325,557 shares.
Before that, Rothenstein David M had sold 2,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $205,524, the SVP and Chief Strategy Officer traded CIENA Corp shares for $82.21 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,500 shares, worth approximately $18.62 million.
As published in a research note from Morgan Stanley on July 08, 2025, CIENA Corp [CIEN] has been rated down from an Equal-weight to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $70. Analysts at Northland Capital upgraded the stock from ‘”a Market perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid March. As of January 28, 2025, JP Morgan has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Overweight” for CIEN. Earlier on December 13, 2024, BofA Securities upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for CIEN stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing CIEN Stock Performance
On last trading session, CIENA Corp [NYSE: CIEN] rose 0.92% to $95.18. The stock’s lowest price that day was $93.44, but it reached a high of $95.8 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.52%. Over the course of the year, CIENA Corp shares have jumped approximately 107.95%.
Is CIENA Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of CIENA Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.56 million shares to 5.43 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 4.87 million shares. A jump of 10.37% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.35 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.35.
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In terms of CIENA Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 100 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.03% from the previous closing price of $94.31. Analysts anticipate CIENA Corp stock to reach 100 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 90. In spite of this, 21 analysts ranked CIENA Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On October 28, 2024, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $63.
