On September 17, Ciena rose 4.81% in regular trading, trading at $361.23/share, with turnover of $161 million. The gain came amid a broad optical communication sector rally, supported by Morgan Stanley raising its price target on Ciena to $450 from $425 while maintaining an Equalweight rating.
The rebound follows a sharp selloff on September 14, when Ciena dropped over 6% after major AI executives collectively called for slowing frontier AI model development, triggering concerns over semiconductor and optical networking demand. The current move appears to represent an oversold recovery, reinforced by multiple positive catalysts. Ciena recently launched Ciena Ventures, a $200 million corporate venture capital program targeting early-stage investments in networking infrastructure, data center architectures, optical networking technologies, and adjacent areas such as computing and emerging communications.
Fundamentally, Ciena reported strong fiscal Q3 results with adjusted EPS of $2.11, significantly beating the $1.73 consensus estimate and representing a 215% year-over-year increase. Revenue reached $1.67 billion, also above expectations. The company raised its full-year revenue guidance to $6.42 billion, exceeding the Street estimate of $6.34 billion. The average analyst rating remains Overweight with a mean price target of $510.10.
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