CIENA Corp’s recent filing unveils that its President, CEO SMITH GARY B unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.31 million on Dec 03 ’25. In the deal valued at $192.61 per share,6,800 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, SMITH GARY B now holds 254,870 shares worth roughly $54.63 million.
Then, Gage Brodie sold 111 shares, generating $21,179 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $190.80, the SVP Global Products & Supply now owns 40,542 shares.
Before that, Rothenstein David M sold 2,500 shares. CIENA Corp shares valued at $479,312 were divested by the SVP and Chief Strategy Officer at a price of $191.72 per share. As a result of the transaction, Rothenstein David M now holds 183,190 shares, worth roughly $39.27 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 jump 0.67% to $214.35. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 5.85%. CIENA Corp shares have risen nearly 196.76% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 152.74% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $214.17 was reached on 12/09/25, 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 211.12, which if violated will result in even more drops to 207.90. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 218.73. A further resistance level may holdings at 223.11.
How much short interest is there in CIENA Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in CIENA Corp stocks on 2025-11-14, growing by 1.41 million shares to a total of 5.84 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-10-15 was 4.43 million shares. There was a rise of 24.17%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
