Ciena Surges as Optical Sector Rebounds from Recent Selloff
Ciena (CIEN) is rising by 4% in early trading, leading a rebound among optical and networking stocks after a sharp selloff the previous day. Corning (GLW), which had been the worst performer on Monday, remains nearly flat with only a 0.5% gain. Coherent (COHR) also sees modest gains of around 3%. The recovery appears to be sector-specific rather than part of broader market improvement, as both SPY and IYW ETFs are down by about half a percent. Ciena's recent performance has been volatile, with the stock falling nearly 22.5% over the past month despite strong fundamentals including $1.67 billion in Q3 revenue (up 37% YoY) and an updated FY26 guidance of $6.42B in revenue. CEO Gary Smith highlighted continued industry demand growth and a backlog expected to exceed $10 billion by fiscal year-end. The uneven recovery among optical peers suggests the rebound is not uniform, with Ciena and Coherent attracting more buying interest than Corning or Lumentum (LITE), which also reported strong revenue gains but has seen less price action.
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