Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) SVP Sells $537,632.64 in Stock

Viavi Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAV) SVP Gary Staley sold 20,742 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.92, for a total transaction of $537,632.64. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 182,810 shares in the company, valued at $4,738,435.20. This represents a 10.19% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Viavi Solutions Trading Up 3.3%

Shares of VIAV stock opened at $25.32 on Friday. Viavi Solutions Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $8.10 and a fifty-two week high of $26.84. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $19.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.86 billion, a P/E ratio of -140.66 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a current ratio of 2.61.

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $369.30 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $365.25 million. Viavi Solutions had a negative net margin of 3.38% and a positive return on equity of 13.03%. The firm’s revenue was up 36.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.13 EPS. Viavi Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.220-4.000 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Viavi Solutions Inc. will post 0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have issued reports on VIAV. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on Viavi Solutions from $24.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group raised their target price on shares of Viavi Solutions from $12.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. B. Riley lifted their price target on shares of Viavi Solutions from $18.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. Argus increased their price objective on shares of Viavi Solutions from $16.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Viavi Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 18th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.13.

Institutional Trading of Viavi Solutions

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in shares of Viavi Solutions by 33.6% during the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,278 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 825 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Viavi Solutions during the 3rd quarter worth $44,000. Covestor Ltd lifted its position in Viavi Solutions by 22.9% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 3,631 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 676 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Viavi Solutions by 32.0% in the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,707 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 898 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strs Ohio purchased a new position in shares of Viavi Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $159,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.54% of the company’s stock.

Viavi Solutions News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Viavi Solutions this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results and revenue momentum — Viavi reported an EPS beat and ~36% year-over-year revenue growth, and set updated near-term guidance, supporting improved earnings visibility and investor confidence.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades and higher price targets — Several firms have raised targets and reiterated buy/positive views (Needham, Rosenblatt, Susquehanna and others), which likely helped buying interest and pushed consensus toward a “Moderate Buy.” Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Momentum and technical interest — Coverage from Zacks and other outlets highlights VIAV as a momentum/52-week-high story, which tends to attract technical traders and fund flows. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Institutional repositioning — Recent 3Q filings show large hedge-fund buys (Arrowstreet, Schroder, Millennium, etc.), indicating strong institutional exposure; this is supportive but not an immediate catalyst.
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — Multiple insiders sold significant blocks this week (CEO Oleg Khaykin and SVP Gary Staley among others). Large Form 4 sales can weigh on near-term sentiment even though insiders retain sizable holdings: CEO sale (Feb 5) Read More., CEO sale (Feb 4) Read More., SVP Gary W. Staley filings Read More. and Read More., EVP Paul McNab sale Read More..

About Viavi Solutions

Viavi Solutions Inc is a provider of network test, monitoring and assurance solutions for communications service providers, cable operators, enterprises and government agencies. The company offers an extensive portfolio of fiber optic and copper cable test and measurement instruments, wireless network testing equipment and network performance monitoring software. Its products are designed to support the deployment, maintenance and optimization of high-speed broadband, 5G wireless, data center and enterprise networks.

Viavi’s product offerings are organized into two primary segments: Network & Service Enablement and Optical Security & Performance.