Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) Stock Unloaded Rep. Lisa C. McClain

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently sold shares of Ciena Corporation (NYSE:CIEN). In a filing disclosed on November 21st, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Ciena stock on October 31st. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CHARLES SCHWAB 401K > SCHWAB 893” account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA) on 10/31/2025.
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• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Clorox (NYSE:CLX) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Pure Storage (NYSE:PSTG) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Sprouts Farmers Market (NASDAQ:SFM) on 10/31/2025.

Ciena Price Performance

Shares of Ciena stock opened at $195.44 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $27.57 billion, a PE ratio of 201.48, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $170.16 and a 200 day moving average of $116.59. The company has a current ratio of 3.28, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. Ciena Corporation has a 12 month low of $49.21 and a 12 month high of $214.17.

Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 6th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $844.44 million for the quarter. Ciena had a return on equity of 6.62% and a net margin of 3.10%. On average, research analysts expect that Ciena Corporation will post 1.6 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CIEN has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of Ciena from $141.00 to $230.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 10th. Morgan Stanley raised shares of Ciena from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $100.00 to $140.00 in a research note on Friday, October 10th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Ciena from $105.00 to $140.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Ciena from $78.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, September 5th. Finally, B. Riley reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $113.00 target price (up from $90.00) on shares of Ciena in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $153.20.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Gary B. Smith sold 6,800 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $209.45, for a total transaction of $1,424,260.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 261,670 shares in the company, valued at $54,806,781.50. The trade was a 2.53% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, Director Bruce L. Claflin sold 8,461 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $140.12, for a total value of $1,185,555.32. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 54,624 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,653,914.88. This trade represents a 13.41% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 51,935 shares of company stock valued at $8,029,442 in the last ninety days. 0.93% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in Ciena by 0.7% during the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 15,088,445 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,227,143,000 after purchasing an additional 103,199 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Ciena by 23.3% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 6,462,840 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $941,451,000 after buying an additional 1,219,787 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Ciena by 10.4% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 3,495,795 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $284,313,000 after buying an additional 329,821 shares during the last quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Ciena by 35.0% in the 2nd quarter. William Blair Investment Management LLC now owns 2,708,540 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $220,286,000 after buying an additional 702,909 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Lone Pine Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Ciena during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $292,310,000. 91.99% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

About Ciena

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.