Ciena (CIEN) to Release Earnings on Thursday

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) is projected to post its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, December 11th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.76 per share and revenue of $1.2877 billion for the quarter. Interested persons may visit the the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM ET.

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 6th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.47 earnings per share for the quarter. The company had revenue of $844.44 million for the quarter. Ciena had a return on equity of 6.62% and a net margin of 3.10%. On average, analysts expect Ciena to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $3 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ciena Stock Performance

CIEN opened at $193.57 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $178.79 and its 200-day simple moving average is $122.24. The company has a current ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The stock has a market cap of $27.30 billion, a PE ratio of 199.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.17. Ciena has a 1 year low of $49.21 and a 1 year high of $214.17.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on CIEN shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Ciena from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Ciena from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of Ciena from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $185.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, October 13th. Needham & Company LLC upped their price objective on Ciena from $90.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, September 5th. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on Ciena from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 17th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $153.20.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CEO Gary B. Smith sold 6,800 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.45, for a total transaction of $1,424,260.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 261,670 shares in the company, valued at approximately $54,806,781.50. This represents a 2.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, SVP Joseph Cumello sold 1,863 shares of Ciena stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $141.14, for a total value of $262,943.82. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 43,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,143,965.34. This represents a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 45,135 shares of company stock valued at $7,397,518. Company insiders own 0.93% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ciena

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in shares of Ciena in the third quarter worth about $157,000. Wexford Capital LP bought a new position in Ciena in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $170,000. Quarry LP acquired a new position in Ciena during the 3rd quarter worth $170,000. iSAM Funds UK Ltd bought a new position in Ciena in the 3rd quarter valued at $196,000. Finally, GM Advisory Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ciena in the 3rd quarter valued at $204,000. 91.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Ciena Company Profile

Ciena Corporation provides hardware and software services for delivery of video, data, and voice traffic metro, aggregation, and access communications network worldwide. The company’s Networking Platforms segment offers convergence of coherent optical transport, open optical networking, optical transport network switching, IP routing, and switching services.