Analyst Consensus ?
ConsensusBuy42 ratings
Bullish3378.6%
Neutral921.4%
Bearish00.0%
FN2 Earnings Intelligence
Ciena Corporation analyst ratings
Ciena Corporation (CIEN) analyst consensus, price targets, and firm-level rating history from FN2 Research.
Analyst 52W Price Targets
$351.15Previous close
$50Low
$291.85Average
$650High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 28, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | In Line | Upgrade | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Rosenblatt | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Needham | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight | Equal Weight | Maintain | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 17, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 4, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 4, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 4, 2026 |
| B. Riley Securities | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Northland Capital Markets | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jun 4, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 26, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 18, 2026 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Neutral | Outperform | Downgrade | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 7, 2023 |
| Loop Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Cowen & Co. | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Sep 2, 2022 |
| MKM Partners | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 4, 2020 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jun 5, 2020 |
| Nomura Instinet | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 5, 2020 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 5, 2020 |
| B. Riley FBR | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | May 13, 2020 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Neutral | Upgrade | Dec 13, 2019 |
| B. Riley | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 7, 2019 |
| Northland Securities | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Apr 15, 2019 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Mar 6, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 6, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 30, 2019 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Drexel Hamilton | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 8, 2016 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade | Sep 9, 2015 |
| Northland | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 21, 2014 |
| National Alliance | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 8, 2014 |
| Dougherty | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 19, 2014 |
| William Blair | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 17, 2013 |
| FBR Capital | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Oct 25, 2012 |
| Lazard | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Oct 1, 2012 |
| Miller Tabak | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 12, 2012 |
| Morgan Keegan | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 21, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $351.15. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernstein | Daniel Zhu | $440 | $354.92 | +25.3% | Sep 30, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $550 | $348.8 | +56.6% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $548 | $355.23 | +56.1% | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Northland Securities | Analyst unavailable | $550 | $362.33 | +56.6% | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $450 | $340.5 | +28.2% | Sep 17, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $550 | $344.08 | +56.6% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $394 | $320.32 | +12.2% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $425 | $322.16 | +21.0% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $475 | $317.46 | +35.3% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| C.L. King | Dave King | $347 | $317.46 | -1.2% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Mike Genovese | $525 | $317.46 | +49.5% | Sep 4, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $375 | $317.46 | +6.8% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Needham | Analyst unavailable | $520 | $317.46 | +48.1% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $600 | $315.63 | +70.9% | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Northland Securities | Analyst unavailable | $500 | $405.54 | +42.4% | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Jim Kelleher | $650 | $521.2 | +85.1% | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Northland Securities | Tim Savageaux | $450 | $503.77 | +28.2% | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $607 | $535.63 | +72.9% | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $490 | $535.63 | +39.5% | Jun 5, 2026 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $508 | $535.63 | +44.7% | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Needham | Ryan Koontz | $600 | $535.63 | +70.9% | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $530 | $528.96 | +50.9% | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Ruben Roy | $615 | $570.18 | +75.1% | May 29, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Ruben Roy | $585 | $538.51 | +66.6% | May 5, 2026 |
| Redburn Partners | Mike Harrison | $416 | $527.58 | +18.5% | May 1, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $405 | $506.56 | +15.3% | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $370 | $318.54 | +5.4% | Mar 9, 2026 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $285 | $305.42 | -18.8% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Mike Genovese | $350 | $304.24 | -0.3% | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $286 | $299.3 | -18.6% | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | George Notter | $375 | $299.3 | +6.8% | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Ruben Roy | $320 | $299.3 | -8.9% | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $320 | $299.35 | -8.9% | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Needham | Ryan Koontz | $370 | $296.45 | +5.4% | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $280 | $334.95 | -20.3% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $330 | $308.12 | -6.0% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $280 | $228.39 | -20.3% | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $213 | $209.84 | -39.3% | Dec 17, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $280 | $220.46 | -20.3% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $230 | $225.65 | -34.5% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $195 | $225.19 | -44.5% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Tim Savageaux | $190 | $242.25 | -45.9% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $279 | $242.25 | -20.5% | Dec 12, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $242.25 | -31.7% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Ruben Roy | $270 | $242.25 | -23.1% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $240.19 | -31.7% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $240.16 | -28.8% | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Analyst unavailable | $230 | $212.93 | -34.5% | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Needham | Ryan Koontz | $240 | $195.73 | -31.7% | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $195.47 | -47.3% | Dec 4, 2025 |
| BNP Paribas | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $155.94 | -47.3% | Oct 13, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $140 | $163.61 | -60.1% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $120 | $116.69 | -65.8% | Sep 5, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Analyst unavailable | $100 | $81.33 | -71.5% | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Northland Securities | Tim Savageaux | $85 | $72.9 | -75.8% | Jun 6, 2025 |
| Needham | Analyst unavailable | $90 | $66.4 | -74.4% | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $100 | $64.66 | -71.5% | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Jefferies | George Notter | $105 | $83.92 | -70.1% | Dec 18, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Ruben Roy | $75 | $65.25 | -78.6% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| BNP Paribas | Karl Ackerman | $67 | $65.25 | -80.9% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| J.P. Morgan | Samik Chatterjee | $65 | $63.48 | -81.5% | Oct 7, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Atif Malik | $68 | $58.73 | -80.6% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Tal Liani | $59 | $52.43 | -83.2% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Mike Genovese | $60 | $54.56 | -82.9% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $67 | $54.93 | -80.9% | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $55 | $45.92 | -84.3% | Jun 11, 2024 |
| CFRA | Keith Snyder | $50 | $45.61 | -85.8% | Jun 10, 2024 |
| Argus Research | Jim Kelleher | $76 | $45.75 | -78.4% | Jun 7, 2024 |
| B.Riley Financial | Dave King | $66 | $45.75 | -81.2% | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Mike Genovese | $54 | $48.56 | -84.6% | Jun 7, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Ruben Roy | $62 | $48.56 | -82.3% | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $54 | $49.11 | -84.6% | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Amit Daryanani | $60 | $48.97 | -82.9% | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Mike Genovese | $52.5 | $49.34 | -85.0% | May 30, 2024 |
| BNP Paribas | Karl Ackerman | $57 | $46.74 | -83.8% | Apr 11, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Amit Daryanani | $57 | $49.72 | -83.8% | Jan 12, 2024 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $50 | $42.04 | -85.8% | Aug 28, 2023 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $60 | $43.36 | -82.9% | Jun 7, 2023 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $70 | $50.68 | -80.1% | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $71 | $50.47 | -79.8% | Dec 9, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $55 | $44.63 | -84.3% | Sep 2, 2022 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $46 | -81.5% | Sep 2, 2022 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $55 | $45.48 | -84.3% | Sep 2, 2022 |
| Needham | Alex Henderson | $88 | $52.08 | -74.9% | Aug 29, 2022 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Fahad Najem | $84 | $42.54 | -76.1% | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Argus Research | Analyst unavailable | $68 | $48.76 | -80.6% | Jun 3, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $65 | $50.68 | -81.5% | Jun 3, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Simon Leopold | $64 | $50.68 | -81.8% | Jun 2, 2022 |
| J.P. Morgan | Samik Chatterjee | $72 | $50.68 | -79.5% | Jun 2, 2022 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Michael Genovese | $70 | $50.68 | -80.1% | Jun 2, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Paul Silverstein | $96 | $50.82 | -72.7% | May 31, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Amit Daryanani | $65 | $50.82 | -81.5% | May 31, 2022 |
| Rosenblatt Securities | Analyst unavailable | $70 | $49.84 | -80.1% | May 23, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $67 | $55.84 | -80.9% | Apr 16, 2022 |
| Evercore ISI | Amit Daryanani | $75 | $57.38 | -78.6% | Mar 10, 2022 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Fahad Najam | $92 | $69.36 | -73.8% | Feb 16, 2022 |
| Bank of America Securities | Tal Liani | $91 | $73.91 | -74.1% | Jan 11, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Jim Suva | $85 | $74.12 | -75.8% | Dec 13, 2021 |
| Goldman Sachs | Rod Hall | $78 | $73.35 | -77.8% | Dec 10, 2021 |
| J.P. Morgan | Samik Chatterjee | $85 | $73.35 | -75.8% | Dec 10, 2021 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $84 | $73.35 | -76.1% | Dec 10, 2021 |
| Morgan Stanley | Meta Marshall | $74 | $73.35 | -78.9% | Dec 10, 2021 |
| Northland Securities | Tim Savageaux | $51 | $60.01 | -85.5% | Jun 4, 2021 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | John Marchetti | $66 | $58.38 | -81.2% | Jun 3, 2021 |
| Wolfe Research | Jeff Kvaal | $68 | $58.38 | -80.6% | Jun 3, 2021 |
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