Q3 EPS Estimates for Viavi Solutions Raised by Analyst

Viavi Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAV) – Equities research analysts at Northland Securities raised their Q3 2026 earnings estimates for shares of Viavi Solutions in a report issued on Thursday, January 29th. Northland Securities analyst T. Savageaux now anticipates that the communications equipment provider will post earnings per share of $0.18 for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.12. The consensus estimate for Viavi Solutions’ current full-year earnings is $0.26 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Viavi Solutions’ Q4 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.03. Viavi Solutions had a positive return on equity of 13.03% and a negative net margin of 3.38%.The company had revenue of $369.30 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $365.25 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.13 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 36.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Viavi Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.220-4.000 EPS.

Other equities analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Viavi Solutions from $24.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. B. Riley raised their price objective on shares of Viavi Solutions from $18.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, January 26th. UBS Group lifted their price objective 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. Rosenblatt Securities set a $27.00 target price on shares of Viavi Solutions in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Viavi Solutions from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $22.13.

Viavi Solutions Price Performance

VIAV stock opened at $25.58 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $18.71 and its 200 day moving average price is $14.86. Viavi Solutions has a 12-month low of $8.10 and a 12-month high of $26.08. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46. The company has a market capitalization of $5.92 billion, a PE ratio of -142.11 and a beta of 0.95.

Insider Transactions at Viavi Solutions

In related news, SVP Kevin Christopher Siebert sold 24,225 shares of Viavi Solutions stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.26, for a total value of $442,348.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 49,225 shares in the company, valued at $898,848.50. The trade was a 32.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Ilan Daskal sold 170,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.49, for a total transaction of $2,973,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 10,132 shares in the company, valued at approximately $177,208.68. This represents a 94.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 478,763 shares of company stock valued at $8,516,987 over the last quarter. Insiders own 1.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Viavi Solutions

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership raised its holdings in Viavi Solutions by 431.1% during the third quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 6,639,682 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $84,258,000 after purchasing an additional 5,389,435 shares in the last quarter. Aberdeen Group plc acquired a new position in shares of Viavi Solutions in the 3rd quarter valued at $20,110,000. Schroder Investment Management Group grew its position in shares of Viavi Solutions by 16.6% in the 2nd quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 8,213,451 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $82,709,000 after buying an additional 1,166,547 shares during the last quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Viavi Solutions by 92.9% during the 3rd quarter. Tributary Capital Management LLC now owns 2,207,642 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $28,015,000 after acquiring an additional 1,063,330 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC raised its stake in Viavi Solutions by 772.9% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 1,163,336 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $14,763,000 after acquiring an additional 1,030,071 shares in the last quarter. 95.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.