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SelectedToday6M Return

CIENCiena Corp+ 0.43%− 5.74%
CSCOCisco Systems Inc+ 0.69%+ 40.17%
ANETArista Networks Inc+ 0.86%+ 48.66%
MSIMotorola Solutions Inc− 0.43%− 0.35%

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Each series is converted to a percentage of its own starting point, so all of them begin at zero. What is compared is the return over the period, not price levels.

CIEN− 5.7%CSCO+ 40.2%ANET+ 48.7%MSI− 0.4%Tap or hover the chart for values along the way

Metric	CIENCiena Corp	CSCOCisco Systems Inc	ANETArista Networks Inc	MSIMotorola Solutions Inc
Return
Last Price	318.84	109.36	193.09	470.20
Daily Change	+ 0.43%	+ 0.69%	+ 0.86%	− 0.43%
Period ReturnPast 6 Months	− 5.74%	+ 40.17%	+ 48.66%	− 0.35%
Valuation
Market Cap	$45.1 B	$431 B	$243 B	$78.1 B
P/E Ratio	106.13	36.44	60.89	37.06
Dividend Yield	—	3.23%	—	1.22%
Net MarginTrailing 12M	7.9%	19.7%	38.4%	17.4%
Risk
Beta	1.32	1.01	1.59	0.88
52-Week Range	92.46 — $637.51	66.13 — $130.37	114.52 — $214.89	359.36 — $494.85
Company
Sector	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology	Information Technology
Industry	Communications	Communications	Communications	Communications

Company

CIENInformation Technology · Communications
CSCOInformation Technology · Communications
ANETInformation Technology · Communications
MSIInformation Technology · Communications

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