Viavi Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAV) Receives $25.00 Consensus Price Target from Brokerages

Shares of Viavi Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAV) have been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the nine analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $28.8750.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on VIAV shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Viavi Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of Viavi Solutions from $28.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price objective on shares of Viavi Solutions from $27.00 to $42.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 18th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Viavi Solutions in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, B. Riley Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Viavi Solutions from $26.00 to $53.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday.

Viavi Solutions News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: B. Riley raised its price target to $53 and reiterated a “buy” rating, citing stronger fundamentals; the new PT implies further upside from current levels and likely helped push the stock higher. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities boosted FY2027 EPS forecasts (from $0.80 to $1.04) and issued Q4 FY2027 EPS estimates, signaling analyst confidence in margin and growth progress — a catalyst for multiple expansion and investor sentiment. MarketBeat
• Positive Sentiment: ECSite announced advanced automation integration with Viavi to accelerate hyperscale data‑center fiber testing — a commercial/technology win that can drive revenue in the growing data‑center optics testing market. TMCnet
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts published Q1 earnings previews for Viavi; these consensus previews matter ahead of results but are informational until actual results/guidance are released. American Banking News
• Neutral Sentiment: abrdn’s Q1 fund commentary mentioned positions/overview that include small‑cap exposure; such fund notes can influence flows but are not a direct company update. Seeking Alpha
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data for April appears anomalous (shows 0 shares / NaN change), indicating unreliable reporting rather than a material change in short exposure — unlikely to be driving today’s move. (Data source: exchange short‑interest release)

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Oleg Khaykin sold 74,315 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.48, for a total value of $1,967,861.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,849,437 shares in the company, valued at $48,973,091.76. The trade was a 3.86% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, SVP Gary W. Staley sold 24,237 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $23.93, for a total transaction of $579,991.41. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 136,267 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,260,869.31. The trade was a 15.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 485,772 shares of company stock valued at $12,736,803. 1.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viavi Solutions

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. State of Wyoming purchased a new position in Viavi Solutions in the 4th quarter worth approximately $34,000. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Viavi Solutions by 33.6% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,278 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 825 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in Viavi Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Covestor Ltd grew its position in Viavi Solutions by 22.9% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 3,631 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 676 shares during the period. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Viavi Solutions by 32.0% in the 3rd quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,707 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 898 shares during the period. 95.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Viavi Solutions Price Performance

VIAV stock opened at $47.75 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $34.67 and a 200-day moving average price of $24.02. Viavi Solutions has a 52-week low of $8.10 and a 52-week high of $48.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -265.26 and a beta of 0.85. 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 released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.03. Viavi Solutions had a negative net margin of 3.38% and a positive return on equity of 13.03%. The firm had revenue of $369.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $365.25 million. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.13 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 36.4% on a year-over-year basis. Viavi Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.220-4.000 EPS. Equities research analysts forecast that Viavi Solutions will post 0.64 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Viavi Solutions Company Profile

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.