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Gage Brodie, Senior Vice President of Global Products & Supply at Ciena Corp (NYSE:CIEN), recently sold shares of the company’s stock, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The transaction, which took place on April 15, involved the sale of 350 shares at a price of $58.51 each, totaling $20,478. This sale was conducted under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, which allows insiders to set up a predetermined plan to sell company stock. According to InvestingPro analysis, Ciena maintains strong financial health with a current ratio of 3.65, indicating solid liquidity. Following this transaction, Brodie holds 46,583 shares, which include unvested Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Performance Stock Units (PSUs). For comprehensive insider trading patterns and detailed analysis of Ciena’s valuation metrics, including its current P/E ratio of 109.2, investors can access the full Pro Research Report on InvestingPro.
In other recent news, CIENA Corporation reported first-quarter revenue of $1.07 billion, surpassing both UBS’s estimate of $1.06 billion and consensus expectations. Earnings per share also exceeded projections, coming in at $0.64 compared to the anticipated $0.44. Despite this performance, UBS lowered its price target for CIENA to $73.00 from $85.00, maintaining a Neutral rating due to non-recurring items that boosted the gross margin. Stifel analysts, however, reiterated a Buy rating with a $95.00 price target, citing CIENA’s strategic focus on AI and data center advancements. Evercore ISI maintained an ’In Line’ rating with a $68.00 price target, noting CIENA’s pioneering role in developing coherent lite pluggables. In corporate governance, CIENA’s shareholders approved board nominees and ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent auditor. Additionally, a network trial with Lumen Technologies demonstrated a 1.2 terabit wavelength using CIENA’s WaveLogic 6 Extreme technology, highlighting the company’s leadership in high-speed optical innovation.
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