Overview
Smart money at a glance
Filings to Oct 1, 2026Net selling: insiders sold $15.8M and bought $0 on the open market in 90 days (SEC Form 4). Congress: no trades disclosed in 180 days.
- Company insidersSEC Form 4, last 90 days
- -$15.8M netNet selling
- CongressSTOCK Act, last 180 days
- NoneNo trades disclosed
- Big fundsSEC 13F, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
- 8 added, 6 cutMore adding
Key stats
Fundamentals Sep 30- Open
- $352.42
- 52-wk high
- $637.51
- High
- $356.99
- 52-wk low
- $147.36
- Low
- $339.33
- Prev close
- $354.92
- Mkt cap
- $50.33B
- P/E
- 79.4x
- Volume
- 1.83M
- Fwd P/E
- 39.8x
- Beta
- 1.31
- P/S
- 8.4x
- P/B
- 16.0x
- Profit margin
- +10.9%
- Op margin
- +18.1%
- ROE
- +22.4%
What do analysts expect?
Analyst target and ratings are on paid plans
See the 12-month consensus target and the buy/hold/sell rating split.
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Are insiders buying or selling Ciena Corp (CIEN) stock?
Net selling: insiders sold $15.8M and bought $0 of CIEN stock on the open market in the 90 days to Oct 1, 2026, according to SEC Form 4 filings. $13.4M of the sales were made under pre-set Rule 10b5-1 trading plans. The largest was Smith, Gary B (President, CEO), who sold $5.7M. The latest filing was on Sep 29, 2026.
Which members of Congress have traded CIEN recently?
None. No member of Congress disclosed a CIEN trade with a trade date in the last 180 days, according to House and Senate STOCK Act filings.
How current is this CIEN smart-money data?
This summary uses filings available on Oct 1, 2026. Insiders must report trades to the SEC within 2 business days, members of Congress have up to 45 days to disclose a trade, and funds file 13F holdings up to 45 days after each quarter ends, so the latest moves may not be public yet.
Smart money
8 funds hold a position and insiders have been net selling.
What funds are doing
Buys/Adds (1)
- MG

Man Group
$155.2M
added
Sells/Trims (2)
- JR

Josh Resnick
$367.5M
trimmed
- LP

Lone Pine
$314.3M
sold
What insiders are doing
How top traders are positioned
Activist stakes, short interest & more
Earnings
Earnings came in 30.8% above what analysts expected.
Earnings per share
$1.46 expected
Revenue
$1.63B expected
Company adjusted EPS
From the company's release
Compared on the analyst basis, which counts earnings differently from the company.
GAAP EPS was $1.83 and adjusted EPS was $2.11. The gaap figure is comparable to consensus.
Q4 2026 guidance
$1.75B
$1.70B expected+3.2%
What the street expects next
What the company said
Financials
What it sold, what it cost, what was left.
| USD | Oct 2025 | Jan 2026 | Apr 2026 | Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What came in | ||||
| Revenue | $1.35B | $1.43B | $1.57B | $1.67B |
| Cost of what it sold | $774.8M | $801.5M | $879.2M | $911.9M |
| Gross profit | $577.2M | $625.5M | $691.6M | $759.3M |
| What it spent | ||||
| Research and development | $228.9M | $221.5M | $237.9M | $236.7M |
| Sales and admin | $67.3M | $59.2M | $61.2M | $62.8M |
| Other operating costs | $162.5M | $153.6M | $154.6M | $158.6M |
| Total operating expenses | $458.7M | $434.3M | $453.7M | $458.1M |
| What was left | ||||
| Operating profit | $118.5M | $191.2M | $237.9M | $301.2M |
| Interest on debt | $22.0M | $21.3M | $20.9M | $5.8M |
| Profit before tax | $2.9M | $181.1M | $231.1M | $310.6M |
| Tax | -$16.6M | $30.8M | $12.8M | $44.2M |
| Net profit | $19.5M | $150.3M | $218.2M | $266.4M |
| EBITDA | $62.2M | $246.2M | $298.1M | $365.1M |
Technicals
Price structure
This stock is under pressure.
Trend
Under pressure
15 / 100
RSI 14
20D volatility
52-week range
20D support
20D resistance
Returns
Price vs moving averages
Volume pace
News
What the news says
Coverage is bullish
Local public company launches $200M fund for early-stage AI firms
BullishSep 28Form 4 Ciena Corp For: 27 September By Investing.com
NeutralSep 27Form 4 Ciena Corp For: 27 September By Investing.com
NeutralSep 27Ciena director Thomas Nevens sells $1.34m in stock
Leans bearishSep 26After a $739,599 June sale, Ciena (CIEN) officer Joseph Cumello proposes another share sale.
NeutralSep 25Ciena (CIEN) Stock Gets a $550 Price Target as AI Networking Opportunity Expands
BullishSep 25Shares valued at $1.34M are proposed for sale by a Ciena (NYSE: CIEN) director.
NeutralSep 24Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) Clears All Eight Growth Rules With Accelerating Earnings and Sales
BullishSep 22
Macro
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