Ciena Corp. hit the lower rail of an upward sloped channel and a bullish signal was triggered at the same time
Ciena Corporation (NYSE: CIEN) provides hardware, software, and services for networking systems worldwide. The company has seen its stock trend higher since the fourth quarter of 2017. Over the last 11 months, the stock has been moving higher within a trend channel.
The stock moved above the upper rail of the trend channel in February but pulled back in March and that brought the stock down to the lower rail of the channel. We see on the daily chart that the stock is in oversold territory based on the stochastic readings, but the indicators made a bullish crossover on March 26.
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The Tickeron AI Prediction tool generated a bullish signal on Ciena on March 25 and that signal calls for a 4% increase in the price of the stock over the next month. The signal showed a confidence level of 89%. Previous predictions on the stock have been accurate 80% of the time.
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The fundamentals for Ciena show mixed results. Earnings grew by 120% in the most recent earnings report, but they had been declining by an average of 1% per year over the last three years.
Sales jumped by 20% in the most recent quarter and have been growing by an average of 8% per year over the last three years. The company’s return on equity is average at 10.4% and so is the profit margin at 9.2%.
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CIEN sees its 50-day moving average cross bullishly above its 200-day moving average
The 50-day moving average for CIEN moved above the 200-day moving average on July 12, 2024. This could be a long-term bullish signal for the stock as the stock shifts to an upward trend.
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Notable companies
The most notable companies in this group are Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO), Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE), Nokia Corp (NYSE:NOK), Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC), Juniper Networks (NYSE:JNPR), Ciena Corp (NYSE:CIEN), Lumentum Holdings (NASDAQ:LITE), CommScope Holding Company (NASDAQ:COMM).
Industry description
The Telecommunications Equipment industry produces voice and data communications equipment, which includes fiber optic delivery products, digital signal processors, high-speed voice, data and video delivery. Additionally, satellite systems, global positioning systems, wireless data systems, personal communications equipment, telephone handsets and payload equipment for satellites also fall into this category. Apple Inc., QUALCOMM Incorporated and Nokia are major global players in this segment.
Market Cap
The average market capitalization across the Telecommunications Equipment Industry is 4.65B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 1.59K to 202.5B. CSCO holds the highest valuation in this group at 202.5B. The lowest valued company is ABILF at 1.59K.
High and low price notable news
The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the Telecommunications Equipment Industry was 2%. For the same Industry, the average monthly price growth was 5%, and the average quarterly price growth was 11%. SIMTF experienced the highest price growth at 78%, while CAMPQ experienced the biggest fall at -84%.
Volume
The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the Telecommunications Equipment Industry was -40%. For the same stocks of the Industry, the average monthly volume growth was 35% and the average quarterly volume growth was 47%
Fundamental Analysis Ratings
The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows
Valuation Rating: 49
P/E Growth Rating: 60
Price Growth Rating: 55
SMR Rating: 83
Profit Risk Rating: 87
Seasonality Score: 1 (-100 ... +100)