The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. CIENA Corp shares valued at $94,060 were sold by Kosaraju Sheela on Jan 15 ’26. At $246.23 per share, Kosaraju Sheela sold 382 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 96,131 shares worth approximately $22.29 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, SMITH GARY B sold 2,993 shares, netting a total of over 741,209 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $247.65 each, the insider now holds 304,892 shares.
Before that, Phipps Jason had sold 21,383 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $5,300,621, the SVP Global Sales and Marketing traded CIENA Corp shares for $247.89 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 21,383 shares, worth approximately $21.28 million.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on January 20, 2026, CIENA Corp [CIEN] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral. Analysts at Northland Capital downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Market perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of October 13, 2025, BNP Paribas Exane has increased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Outperform” for CIEN. Earlier on October 10, 2025, Morgan Stanley upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal-weight” for CIEN stock which previously was a “an Underweight”.
Analyzing CIEN Stock Performance
On last trading session, CIENA Corp [NYSE: CIEN] plunged -3.86% to $231.89. The stock’s lowest price that day was $226.82, but it reached a high of $241.998 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -5.90%. Over the course of the year, CIENA Corp shares have jumped approximately 173.58%.
Is CIENA Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of CIENA Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 92668.0 shares to 6.5 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 6.41 million shares. A jump of 1.43% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.26 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.26.
Which companies own the most shares of CIENA Corp (CIEN)?
In terms of CIENA Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 240 in the next 12 months, down nearly -0.5% from the previous closing price of $241.21. Analysts anticipate CIENA Corp stock to reach 280 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 185. In spite of this, 21 analysts ranked CIENA Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 26, 2025, Rosenblatt assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $175.
