On July 15, Ciena fell 3.99% in regular trading, trading at approximately $428.57/share, with turnover of $59.73 million. The decline came as the optical communications sector resumed selling pressure following a short-lived rebound on July 14, with prior gains driven by NVIDIA's ultra-high capacity long-distance transmission network project on July 9 continuing to face profit-taking.

Investment bank Stifel previously noted that the current AI hardware sector selloff should be viewed as a rational valuation reset rather than a signal of weakening demand, emphasizing that market expectations had run ahead of fundamentals. The broader sector saw widespread declines, with Lumentum down 5.89%, Applied Optoelectronics down 7.26%, Arista Networks down 3.32%, Nokia down 2.72%, and Cisco down 2.34%.

On the fundamental side, Ciena's latest interim report showed revenue of $2.998 billion, up 36.38% year-over-year, with net profit surging 588.26%. Multiple institutions maintain overweight ratings, with BNP Paribas recently raising its price target to $640 while maintaining an outperform rating.

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