Ciena Corporation (CIEN): Today's Featured Telecommunications Laggard
(
) pushed the Telecommunications industry lower today making it today's featured Telecommunications laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.4%. By the end of trading, Ciena Corporation fell $0.22 (-1.1%) to $19.86 on light volume. Throughout the day, 2,379,140 shares of Ciena Corporation exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 3,788,200 shares. The stock ranged in price between $19.65-$20.16 after having opened the day at $20.13 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $20.08. Other companies within the Telecommunications industry that declined today were:
(
), down 6.7%,
Maxcom Telecomunicaciones S.A.B. de C.V
(
), down 6.6%,
(
), down 5.9% and
Trunkbow International Holdings
(
), down 5.7%.
Ciena Corporation provides communications networking equipment, software, and services that support the transport, switching, aggregation, and management of voice, video, and data traffic worldwide. Ciena Corporation has a market cap of $2.0 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are up 27.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Monday. Currently there are 11 analysts that rate Ciena Corporation a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 6 rate it a hold.
TheStreet Ratings rates
Ciena Corporation
as a
. Among the areas we feel are negative, one of the most important has been weak operating cash flow.
- You can view the full Ciena Corporation Ratings Report.
On the positive front,
(
), up 22.2%,
(
), up 14.0%,
(
), up 6.9% and
(
), up 6.4% , were all gainers within the telecommunications industry with
(
) being today's featured telecommunications industry leader.
- Use our telecommunications section to find industry-relevant news.
- Or find some new ideas from our top rated stocks lists.
For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the telecommunications industry could consider
(
) while those bearish on the telecommunications industry could consider
ProShares Ult Sht Telecommunication
(
).
- Find other investment ideas from our top rated ETFs lists.
null