CIENA Corp’s filing revealed that its SVP and General Counsel Kosaraju Sheela unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.25 million on Oct 01 ’25. In the deal valued at $143.42 per share,1,747 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Kosaraju Sheela now holds 84,661 shares worth roughly $12.82 million.
Then, SMITH GARY B sold 6,800 shares, generating $1,019,160 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $149.88, the President, CEO now owns 282,070 shares.
Before that, SHEELA KOSARAJU bought 1,747 shares. CIENA Corp shares valued at $250,555 were divested by the Officer at a price of $143.42 per share.
Rosenblatt upgraded its CIENA Corp [CIEN] rating to a Buy from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Needham’s analysts, who remained covering the stock and in early September has reiterated a ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for it. B. Riley Securities also remained covering CIEN and has decreased its forecast on September 05, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. Morgan Stanley revised its rating on July 08, 2025. It rated CIEN as “an Underweight” which previously was an “an Equal-weight”.
Price Performance Review of CIEN
On Tuesday, CIENA Corp [NYSE:CIEN] saw its stock fall -1.15% to $151.48. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 3.99%. CIENA Corp shares have risen nearly 132.15% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 78.61% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $159.43 was reached on 10/06/25, a 52-week low of $49.21 was recorded on 04/04/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For CIEN Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 147.49, which if violated will result in even more drops to 143.51. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 155.33. A further resistance level may holdings at 159.19.
How much short interest is there in CIENA Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in CIENA Corp stocks on 2025-09-15, dropping by -1.43 million shares to a total of 4.01 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-08-15 was 5.44 million shares. There was a decline of -35.69%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
