In a filing, CIENA Corp revealed its President, CEO SMITH GARY B unloaded Company’s shares for reported $1.3 million on Nov 03 ’25. In the deal valued at $190.45 per share,6,800 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, SMITH GARY B now holds 268,470 shares worth roughly $55.69 million.
Then, Rothenstein David M sold 2,500 shares, generating $425,543 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $170.22, the SVP and Chief Strategy Officer now owns 185,690 shares.
Before that, SMITH GARY B sold 6,800 shares. CIENA Corp shares valued at $1,157,706 were divested by the President, CEO at a price of $170.25 per share. As a result of the transaction, SMITH GARY B now holds 275,270 shares, worth roughly $57.1 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 -0.63% to $207.43. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 13.43%. CIENA Corp shares have risen nearly 194.98% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 144.58% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $214.17 was reached on 11/10/25, 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 202.70, which if violated will result in even more drops to 197.98. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 210.20. A further resistance level may holdings at 212.98.
How much short interest is there in CIENA Corp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in CIENA Corp stocks on 2025-10-31, dropping by -0.75 million shares to a total of 4.1 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-09-30 was 4.85 million shares. There was a decline of -18.39%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.
