What is Northland Capmk’s Forecast for Ciena Q4 Earnings?

Ciena Co. (NYSE:CIEN) – Analysts at Northland Capmk lowered their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ciena in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 12th. Northland Capmk analyst T. Savageaux now forecasts that the communications equipment provider will post earnings per share of $0.53 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.55. Northland Capmk has a “Strong-Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ciena’s current full-year earnings is $1.60 per share.

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 12th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.66 by ($0.12). The business had revenue of $1.12 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. Ciena had a net margin of 2.09% and a return on equity of 4.72%. Ciena’s revenue for the quarter was down .5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.56 earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on Ciena from $80.00 to $76.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. Bank of America raised Ciena from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $70.00 to $95.00 in a research report on Friday, December 13th. Northland Securities raised Ciena from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $60.00 to $75.00 in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Ciena from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price objective for the company from $84.00 to $88.00 in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Citigroup increased their target price on shares of Ciena from $84.00 to $98.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, December 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $81.38.

Ciena Stock Performance

Shares of CIEN opened at $62.30 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $83.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $73.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 2.72 and a current ratio of 3.55. Ciena has a twelve month low of $43.30 and a twelve month high of $101.44. The firm has a market cap of $8.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 109.30, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 0.91.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ciena

In related news, CEO Gary B. Smith sold 13,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $83.66, for a total value of $1,137,776.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 425,749 shares in the company, valued at approximately $35,618,161.34. This trade represents a 3.10 % 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 Brodie Gage sold 350 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.16, for a total transaction of $31,556.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now directly owns 49,197 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,435,601.52. This represents a 0.71 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 63,442 shares of company stock valued at $5,337,764 in the last ninety days. 0.93% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CIEN. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ciena by 108.6% during the 4th quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 290 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Ciena by 925.0% in the fourth quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 328 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 296 shares during the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Ciena by 328.2% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 364 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its position in Ciena by 73.7% during the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 356 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Ciena by 77.2% in the fourth quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 420 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 183 shares in the last quarter. 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.