CIENA Corp’s recently made public that its SVP and Chief Strategy Officer Rothenstein David M unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.43 million on Oct 15 ’25. In the deal valued at $170.22 per share,2,500 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Rothenstein David M now holds 185,690 shares worth roughly $33.96 million.
Then, SMITH GARY B sold 6,800 shares, generating $1,157,706 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $170.25, the President, CEO now owns 275,270 shares.
Before that, Gage Brodie sold 350 shares. CIENA Corp shares valued at $59,276 were divested by the SVP Global Products & Supply at a price of $169.36 per share. As a result of the transaction, Gage Brodie now holds 40,653 shares, worth roughly $7.43 million.
BNP Paribas Exane upgraded its CIENA Corp [CIEN] rating to an Outperform from a a Neutral in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Morgan Stanley’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in early October from “an Underweight” to “an Equal-weight”. Rosenblatt also remained covering CIEN and has increased its forecast on September 26, 2025 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Needham maintained its rating on September 05, 2025. It rated CIEN as “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of CIEN
On Tuesday, CIENA Corp [NYSE:CIEN] saw its stock fall -3.53% to $182.87. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -0.09%. CIENA Corp shares have risen nearly 187.94% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 115.62% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $194.41 was reached on 11/03/25, 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 177.26, which if violated will result in even more drops to 171.66. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 188.62. A further resistance level may holdings at 194.38.
How much short interest is there in CIENA Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in CIENA Corp stocks on 2025-10-15, growing by 0.41 million shares to a total of 4.43 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-09-15 was 4.01 million shares. There was a rise of 9.37%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
