CIENA Corp’s recently made public that its President, CEO SMITH GARY B unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.63 million on Sep 02 ’25. In the deal valued at $92.93 per share,6,800 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, SMITH GARY B now holds 305,157 shares worth roughly $37.29 million.
Then, Rothenstein David M sold 2,500 shares, generating $226,496 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $90.60, the SVP and Chief Strategy Officer now owns 193,128 shares.
Before that, Gage Brodie sold 350 shares. CIENA Corp shares valued at $31,829 were divested by the SVP Global Products & Supply at a price of $90.94 per share. As a result of the transaction, Gage Brodie now holds 43,268 shares, worth roughly $5.29 million.
Needham reiterated its CIENA Corp [CIEN] rating to a Buy in a research note published on September 05, 2025; the price target was $130. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including B. Riley Securities’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early September from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. Morgan Stanley also remained covering CIEN and has decreased its forecast on July 08, 2025 with a “an Underweight” recommendation from previously “an Equal-weight” rating. Northland Capital revised its rating on March 12, 2025. It rated CIEN as “an Outperform” which previously was an “a Market perform”.
Price Performance Review of CIEN
On Tuesday, CIENA Corp [NYSE:CIEN] saw its stock jump 2.68% to $122.19. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 30.56%. CIENA Corp shares have risen nearly 133.05% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 44.07% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $122.00 was reached on 09/09/25, 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 119.33, which if violated will result in even more drops to 116.46. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 123.66. A further resistance level may holdings at 125.13.
How much short interest is there in CIENA Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in CIENA Corp stocks on 2025-08-15, growing by 8226.0 shares to a total of 5.44 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-07-15 was 5.43 million shares. There was a rise of 0.15%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
