Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. CIENA Corp shares valued at $425,543 were sold by Rothenstein David M on Oct 15 ’25. At $170.22 per share, Rothenstein David M sold 2,500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 185,690 shares worth approximately $35.15 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SMITH GARY B sold 6,800 shares, netting a total of over 1,157,706 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $170.25 each, the insider now holds 275,270 shares.
Before that, Gage Brodie had sold 350 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $59,276, the SVP Global Products & Supply traded CIENA Corp shares for $169.36 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 350 shares, worth approximately $7.69 million.
As published in a research note from BNP Paribas Exane on October 13, 2025, CIENA Corp [CIEN] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $185. Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underweight”‘ to ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of September 26, 2025, Rosenblatt has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “Buy” for CIEN. Earlier on September 05, 2025, Needham resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for CIEN stock.
Analyzing CIEN Stock Performance
On last trading session, CIENA Corp [NYSE: CIEN] rose 3.40% to $189.27. The stock’s lowest price that day was $184.5, but it reached a high of $193.12 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 15.07%. Over the course of the year, CIENA Corp shares have jumped approximately 195.18%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $193.12 on 10/29/25 and a 52-week low of $49.21 on 04/04/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for CIENA Corp (CIEN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 184.81, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 180.34. In the upper region, resistance lies at 193.43. The next price resistance is at 197.58. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 79.15 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is CIENA Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of CIENA Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-10-15 jumping by 0.41 million shares to 4.43 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-15 was 4.01 million shares. A jump of 9.37% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.67 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.67.
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In terms of CIENA Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 130 in the next 12 months, down nearly -28.98% from the previous closing price of $183.04. Analysts anticipate CIENA Corp stock to reach 185 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 100. In spite of this, 21 analysts ranked CIENA Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On September 05, 2025, B. Riley Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $113.
