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Decision snapshot: CIEN stock price vs JNPR: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at JNPR's multiple
Needs JNPR P/E.
Implied fair value · at CIEN's multiple
Needs CIEN P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth edge
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
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Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
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Trendline
Nine period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Ciena Corp · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. · implied price per share
Bear
$16.15
Base
$19.35
Bull
$23.51
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe CIEN can sustain its 18.8% revenue growth and expand margins meaningfully from current levels, then CIEN can be held or selectively accumulated because the current valuation only makes sense under strong execution; otherwise, the rich multiples and low current profitability argue for caution.
CIEN trades at very elevated multiples, with a 450.4x P/E, 11.4x P/S, 117.4x EV/EBITDA, and 11.4x EV/Revenue, which suggests the market is pricing in substantial future improvement. The historical price band of $344.56 to $421.12 places the current price of $382.84 near the middle of its recent range, while the DCF range of $12.96 to $17.53 implies a much lower intrinsic value estimate.
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