On July 9, Ciena rose 5.13% in regular trading, trading at $476.66/share, with turnover of $115 million. The optical communications sector continued a broad-based rebound, with peers Lumentum up 11.95%, Applied Optoelectronics up 8.44%, and Nokia up 5.65%.
On the news front, NVIDIA is reportedly advancing an ultra-high-capacity long-distance transmission network project with a three-year total investment potentially ranging from $5 billion to $10 billion, and Ciena is viewed as one of the key potential beneficiaries. The rebound follows a sharp sector-wide selloff in prior sessions when the Nasdaq 100 fell over 2% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index plunged 6%, dragging Ciena down more than 5%.
On fundamentals, Ciena's latest interim report showed revenue of $2.998 billion, up 36.38% year-over-year, with net profit surging 588.26%. Barclays maintains an Outperform rating with a $607 price target, while BNP Paribas raised its target to $640, also maintaining Outperform. In June, Ciena completed a $2.875 billion convertible notes offering to support share repurchases and debt repayment.
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