Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) EVP Sells $119,660.40 in Stock

Viavi Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAV) EVP Paul Mcnab sold 4,638 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.80, for a total transaction of $119,660.40. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 21,749 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $561,124.20. The trade was a 17.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link.

Paul Mcnab also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, November 26th, Paul Mcnab sold 1,657 shares of Viavi Solutions stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.14, for a total transaction of $30,057.98.

Viavi Solutions Price Performance

NASDAQ VIAV opened at $25.32 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a current ratio of 2.61. The business’s fifty day moving average is $19.16 and its 200 day moving average is $15.11. The company has a market capitalization of $5.86 billion, a PE ratio of -140.66 and a beta of 0.96. Viavi Solutions Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $8.10 and a fifty-two week high of $26.84.

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

Key Stories Impacting Viavi Solutions

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..

Institutional Trading of Viavi Solutions

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Covestor Ltd raised its stake in shares of Viavi Solutions by 22.9% during the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 3,631 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 676 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Viavi Solutions by 3.0% in the third quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 24,082 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $306,000 after purchasing an additional 697 shares during the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its position in shares of Viavi Solutions by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 51,094 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $910,000 after purchasing an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings 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 valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 825 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 in the last quarter. 95.54% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Needham & Company LLC boosted their target price on shares of Viavi Solutions from $24.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Viavi Solutions in a report on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Viavi Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Sunday, January 18th. Susquehanna raised their target price on shares of Viavi Solutions from $18.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities set a $27.00 price target on shares of Viavi Solutions in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.13.

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.