In a report published Friday Goldman Sachs reiterated its Neutral rating on Ciena (NASDAQ: CIEN) on solid EPS beat and rasied its price target from $15 to $17.
Bank of America reported that, “Ciena reported F1Q (Jan) revenue of $453mn (up 9% yoy, down 3% qoq) inline with GS/Street at $452mn/$449mn, and non-GAAP EPS of $0.12, well above GS/Street at ($0.17)/($0.13). The beat was driven by higher gross margins and lower opex. For the April quarter, management guided revenue to $465-$495mn (midpoint of $480mn) vs. prior GSe/Street at $492mn/$483mn. It also expects gross margins to decline qoq to the low 40%s and opex to rise to the low $190mns on project costs from F1Q.”
Shares of Ciena closed $17.53 on Thursday.
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