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Ciena (CIEN): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Strong Buy14 Buy3 Hold0 Sell
Ratings of 17 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 17 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $518, the highest $658, the lowest $347. The average is +55.6% from the last price of $333.
Analyst ratings 19
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI xAi Communication EquipmentxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $414 → $386−6.8% | Buy | +16.0% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek Communication EquipmentDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $401 → $374−6.7% | Buy | +12.4% | Upgrade | 17.10.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI Communication EquipmentOpenAI 5.2 | TipRanks - OpenAI | $406 → $379−6.7% | Buy | +13.9% | Upgrade | 17.10.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic Communication EquipmentAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $399 → $373−6.5% | Buy | +12.1% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI Google Communication EquipmentGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $414 → $386−6.8% | Buy | +16.0% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity Communication EquipmentPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $406 → $379−6.7% | Buy | +13.9% | Reiterated | 17.10.26on TipRanks 19:05 | — | |
| Amit Daryanani★★★★★★★★★★#21 · hits 70% · avg +37.0% | Evercore ISI | $550 | Buy | +65.3% | Reiterated | 14.10.26on TipRanks 09:55 | −9.1%next day −1.1% | ↗ |
| Tal Liani★★★★★★★★★★#798 · hits 58% · avg +10.2% | Bank of America Securities | $550 | Buy | +65.3% | Reiterated | 13.10.26on TipRanks 05:45 | −1.1%next day −9.1% | ↗ |
| Atif Malik★★★★★★★★★★#3 · hits 77% · avg +46.6% | Citi | $658 | Buy | +97.8% | Reiterated | 08.10.26on TipRanks Oct 9 06:11 | −4.2%next day +5.0% · 5 days −16.0% | ↗ |
| Name not given | — | $440 | Buy | +32.2% | Reiterated | 07.10.26on TipRanks 05:30 | +0.9%next day −4.2% · 5 days −18.5% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Bernstein | $440 | Buy | +32.2% | Initiated | 30.09.26on TipRanks 21:09 | +7.6%next day +2.5% · 5 days +11.0% | ↗ |
| Ruben Roy★★★★★★★★★★#15 · hits 68% · avg +52.4% | Stifel Nicolaus | $615 | Buy | +84.8% | Reiterated | 22.09.26on TipRanks 07:15 | +0.7%next day −2.7% · 5 days −2.5% | ↗ |
| Tim Long★★★★★★★★★★#210 · hits 62% · avg +20.6% | Barclays | $475 → $548+15.4% | Buy | +64.7% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 09:20 | 0.0%next day +1.2% · 5 days +3.3% | ↗ |
| Tim Savageaux★★★★★★★★★★#59 · hits 58% · avg +39.8% | Northland Securities | $550 | Buy | +65.3% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 09:00 | 0.0%next day +1.2% · 5 days +3.3% | ↗ |
| Ryan Koontz★★★★★★★★★★#253 · hits 47% · avg +30.0% | Needham | $520 | Buy | +56.3% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 07:25 | 0.0%next day +1.2% · 5 days +3.3% | ↗ |
| Michael Genovese★★★★★★★★★★#138 · hits 53% · avg +34.9% | Rosenblatt Securities | $525 | Buy | +57.8% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 07:10 | 0.0%next day +1.2% · 5 days +3.3% | ↗ |
| Meta Marshall★★★★★★★★★★#1825 · hits 56% · avg +6.2% | Morgan Stanley | $425 → $450+5.9% | Hold | +35.2% | Assigned | 17.09.26on TipRanks 06:30 | 0.0%next day +1.2% · 5 days +3.3% | ↗ |
| Joseph Cardoso★★★★★★★★★★#2887 · hits 58% · avg +10.2% | J.P. Morgan | $605 | Buy | +81.8% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 06:30 | 0.0%next day +1.2% · 5 days +3.3% | ↗ |
| Sean O'Loughlin★★★★★★★★★★#5486 · hits 52% · avg +6.0% | TD Cowen | $400 | Buy | +20.2% | Reiterated | 16.09.26on TipRanks Sep 17 04:35 | +2.3%next day 0.0% · 5 days +2.4% | ↗ |
| Jim Kelleher★★★★★★★★★★#27 · hits 71% · avg +34.6% | Argus Research | $650 → $550−15.4% | Buy | +65.3% | Reiterated | 09.09.26on TipRanks Sep 10 09:20 | −0.5%next day −0.4% · 5 days +1.8% | ↗ |
| David Vogt★★★★★★★★★★#1701 · hits 61% · avg +13.2% | UBS | $508 → $394−22.4% | Hold | +18.4% | Reiterated | 04.09.26on TipRanks 08:35 | +1.5%next day +6.9% · 5 days +0.8% | ↗ |
| Dave Kang★★★★★★★★★★#85 · hits 65% · avg +28.3% | B. Riley Securities | $413 → $347−16.0% | Hold | +4.3% | Reiterated | 04.09.26on TipRanks 08:30 | +1.5%next day +6.9% · 5 days +0.8% | ↗ |
| Simon Leopold★★★★★★★★★★#128 · hits 59% · avg +27.9% | Raymond James | $530 → $600+13.2% | Buy | +80.3% | Reiterated | 03.09.26on TipRanks 15:10 | −11.4%next day +1.5% · 5 days +11.3% | ↗ |
| Unknown Analyst | Northland Securities | $500 | Buy | +50.3% | Upgrade | 19.08.26on TipRanks Aug 20 05:55 | −1.7%next day −0.9% · 5 days +1.5% | ↗ |
| Mike Harrison★★★★★★★★★★#4944 · hits 62% · avg +17.9% | Rothschild & Co Redburn | $416 | Hold | +25.0% | Initiated | 01.05.26on TipRanks 04:50 | +1.2%next day +1.0% · 5 days 0.0% | ↗ |
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The latest rating of each analyst in the last 12 months, as TipRanks lists them. Every rating kept, earlier ones included
Best analysts covering Ciena
TipRanks picks them by their record on this stock; the figures under the name are their record across all their ratings.
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $518 at a price of $352 (+47.2%); now: $518 at $333 (+55.6%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 20 |
| Buy | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 12 |
| Hold | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Sell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 10.12.26 (Q4 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $2.08 (from $1.89 to $2.22). Last quarter: $2.11.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $1.8B (from $1.8B to $1.8B). Last quarter: $1.7B.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Technology
About Ciena
- CEO: Gary Smith
- Employees: 8,989
- 8150 Maple Lawn Boulevard, Fulton, MD, 20759, US
- www.ciena.com
Ciena Corporation is a global technology company focused on telecommunications infrastructure. It delivers integrated solutions – including specialized hardware, software applications, and professional services – designed to facilitate the efficient transmission, routing, switching, aggregation, delivery, and overall management of video, data, and voice traffic across communication networks worldwide. Within its Networking Platforms division, Ciena develops and supplies advanced hardware and integrated solutions. These products are specifically engineered to optimize the convergence of various optical transport methods (like coherent optical transport and optical transport network switching) with packet switching, enabling high-performance data handling. The product portfolio spans a range of packet-optical platforms (e.g., the 6500, 5400, and Z-Series), reconfigurable switching systems (such as the 5430), Waveserver interconnect systems, and dedicated switches for service delivery and aggregation (including the 3000 and 5000 families). This segment also provides the essential operating system software and advanced features embedded within its hardware offerings. Ciena's Blue Planet Automation Software and Services arm is dedicated to intelligent network automation. It offers solutions for orchestrating services across multiple network domains, maintaining precise network inventory, optimizing data routes, coordinating virtualized network functions (NFV), and delivering insightful analytics, alongside related support. The Platform Software and Services segment provides unified management platforms, exemplified by its OneControl system, as well as other software tools for comprehensive network planning, operational control, and ongoing oversight. Finally, the Global Services segment delivers end-to-end client support. This includes strategic consulting, detailed network architecture design, expert installation and deployment, ongoing maintenance, and comprehensive tr
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