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Another vote of confidence
GF Fund Management filed the paperwork and, surprise, it’s not running for the exits. The fund increased its Ciena position by 67.6% in Q4, ending up with 191,980 shares worth about $44.9 million. That makes Ciena roughly 0.8% of the portfolio and the fund’s 26th-largest holding.
Wall Street keeps piling on
This is happening against a pretty noisy backdrop of bullish calls. Bank of America and JPMorgan have both pushed price targets up to $550, and the bulls are leaning hard into Ciena’s AI networking story. The company’s latest quarter also helped the case: Ciena said it had about a $7 billion AI-driven backlog and posted strong results.
The catch? The price tag is wild
Here’s the part that should make investors squint a little: Ciena is trading at a P/E ratio around 323. That’s not “priced for perfection” territory. That’s more like “the market wants a standing ovation, a sequel, and a spinoff.” If growth keeps humming, fine. If it slows, the stock could get tattled on by gravity.
Big picture
Big funds buying more shares is usually a nice confidence signal, but it’s not a cheat code. For Ciena, the real question is whether the AI networking boom keeps feeding the backlog fast enough to justify the valuation glow-up.