Yahoo Finance Insider Sale: President and CEO Gary Smith Sells Shares of Ciena Corp (CIEN)
On May 1, 2024, Gary Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ciena Corp (NYSE:CIEN), sold 4,166 shares of the company. The transaction was filed on the same day with the SEC.
Ciena Corp (NYSE:CIEN) specializes in the design, manufacture, and sale of network hardware, software, and services. The company provides solutions that help operators, enterprises, and governments manage the increasing demand for high-bandwidth applications and services.
Over the past year, the insider has sold a total of 158,332 shares of Ciena Corp and has not purchased any shares. The company has seen a total of 53 insider sells and no insider buys during the same period.
As of the latest sale, shares of Ciena Corp were trading at $46.66, giving the company a market cap of $6.90 billion. The price-earnings ratio stands at 30.99, above both the industry median of 23.77 and the company's historical median.
The stock's GF Value is estimated at $59.76, indicating that Ciena Corp is modestly undervalued with a price-to-GF-Value ratio of 0.78.
The GF Value is calculated considering historical multiples such as the price-earnings ratio, price-sales ratio, price-book ratio, and price-to-free cash flow, along with a GuruFocus adjustment factor based on past returns and growth, and future business performance estimates from Morningstar analysts.
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