On August 25, Ciena rose 3.19% in pre-market trading, trading at $383.8/share, with turnover of $112,000. The stock is rebounding alongside the broader optical communications sector following a sharp collective selloff in the prior session.

The optical communications group experienced a technical bounce after the previous day's steep decline, which was driven by a market narrative shift from computing power scarcity to computing power oversupply. Peers Applied Optoelectronics rose 5.38%, Nokia gained 3.01%, and Lumentum advanced 2.99%. On August 24, Ciena had fallen 3.83% as the sector came under heavy pressure.

On the institutional front, BofA Securities recently lowered its price target on Ciena to $550 from $660 while maintaining a Buy rating, citing supply constraints limiting upside to full-year revenue expectations. Separately, Northland Capital upgraded Ciena to Outperform from Market Perform, raising its target to $500 from $450. The stock has declined over 35% since last quarter's results, with the next earnings report scheduled for September 3.

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