Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes for Ciena (CIEN)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Ciena (NYSE: CIEN):

• 12/23/2025 – Ciena was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 12/21/2025 – Ciena was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 12/17/2025 – Ciena was given a new $213.00 price target on by analysts at Morgan Stanley.
• 12/13/2025 – Ciena was upgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 12/12/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at Argus from $135.00 to $280.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/12/2025 – Ciena had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at B. Riley.
• 12/12/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $120.00 to $230.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 12/12/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $185.00 to $195.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 12/12/2025 – Ciena was given a new $190.00 price target on by analysts at Northland Securities. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 12/12/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. to $280.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/12/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $138.00 to $279.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/12/2025 – Ciena was downgraded by analysts at Northland Capmk from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/12/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $215.00 to $250.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 12/12/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Corporation from $200.00 to $260.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/12/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities from $175.00 to $305.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/11/2025 – Ciena was given a new $240.00 price target on by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc..
• 12/11/2025 – Ciena was given a new $270.00 price target on by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus.
• 12/11/2025 – Ciena was given a new $240.00 price target on by analysts at Evercore ISI.
• 12/11/2025 – Ciena had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $250.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/11/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at Needham & Company LLC to $280.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/9/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $152.00 to $230.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/5/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at Needham & Company LLC from $130.00 to $240.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 12/4/2025 – Ciena had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $175.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/4/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $140.00 to $185.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 11/24/2025 – Ciena was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 11/10/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $141.00 to $230.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 11/10/2025 – Ciena had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $120.00 to $200.00. They now have an “in-line” rating on the stock.
• 11/8/2025 – Ciena was downgraded by analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ciena

In other news, CEO Gary B. Smith sold 6,800 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $192.61, for a total value of $1,309,748.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 254,870 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,090,510.70. This trade represents a 2.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Thomas Michael Nevens sold 8,554 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $224.66, for a total transaction of $1,921,741.64. Following the transaction, the director owned 9,422 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,116,746.52. This trade represents a 47.59% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 45,549 shares of company stock worth $8,614,156 over the last quarter. 0.93% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN) is a global supplier of telecommunications networking equipment, software and services. The company develops high-capacity optical transport systems and packet-optical platforms that enable service providers, cloud operators and large enterprises to build, manage and scale their networks. Ciena’s product portfolio includes coherent optical solutions, packet networking platforms and a suite of network automation software designed to optimize bandwidth, reduce latency and simplify network operations.

In addition to hardware offerings, Ciena provides professional services and support, including network design, implementation and ongoing maintenance.