# Ciena (CIEN) — Analyst Forecast

CIEN · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/cien/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buy | 19 | 6 | 0 | 25 |

## Price target

| Low | Average | High | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| $347.00 | $479.91 | $605.00 | 11 |

Last price $356.52 (as of Oct 16, 2026).

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 30, 2026 | Bernstein | Initiated Coverage | Outperform | $440.00 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Upgraded | In-Line → Outperform | $550.00 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $520.00 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $450.00 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Rosenblatt | Maintained | Buy | $525.00 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $548.00 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Rosenblatt | Maintained | Buy | $525.00 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Barclays | Maintained | Overweight | $475.00 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | $394.00 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Maintained | Equal-Weight | $425.00 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | $605.00 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Buy | $400.00 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | B. Riley Securities | Maintained | Neutral | $347.00 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $520.00 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | B. Riley Securities | Maintained | Neutral | $413.00 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $600.00 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | Rosenblatt | Maintained | Buy | $720.00 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Northland Capital Markets | Upgraded | Market Perform → Outperform | $500.00 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | TD Cowen | Maintained | Buy | $575.00 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Needham | Maintained | Buy | $600.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What is the price target for CIEN stock?

The average 12-month analyst price target for Ciena (CIEN) is $479.91, with a high estimate of $605.00 and a low of $347.00, across 11 analysts.

### Is CIEN a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Ciena currently average a Buy rating: 19 buy, 6 hold and 0 sell, from 25 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What upside do analysts see for CIEN?

The average price target of $479.91 implies 34.61% upside from the last price of $356.52.

### What is the latest analyst rating on CIEN?

On Sep 30, 2026, Bernstein initiated coverage of Ciena at Outperform with a price target of $440.00.

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