Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) Issues Earnings Results

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The communications equipment provider reported $0.07 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.10 by ($0.03), Zacks reports. Viavi Solutions had a negative net margin of 3.78% and a positive return on equity of 2.22%. Viavi Solutions updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 0.100-0.130 EPS.

Viavi Solutions Stock Performance

NASDAQ VIAV traded up $0.10 on Thursday, hitting $10.00. 2,235,010 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,481,713. The company has a market capitalization of $2.22 billion, a PE ratio of -58.80 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 3.71 and a quick ratio of 3.31. The business’s fifty day moving average is $10.26 and its 200 day moving average is $9.21. Viavi Solutions has a 52 week low of $6.60 and a 52 week high of $11.49.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group began coverage on Viavi Solutions in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $10.60 price target on the stock. Northland Securities lifted their price objective on shares of Viavi Solutions from $11.00 to $13.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, November 1st. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Viavi Solutions in a research note on Monday, December 16th. Morgan Stanley restated an “underweight” rating and set a $9.50 target price (up from $8.00) on shares of Viavi Solutions in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their target price on Viavi Solutions from $10.50 to $12.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, December 16th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, three have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $10.44.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Masood Jabbar sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.14, for a total transaction of $152,100.00. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 225,333 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,284,876.62. The trade was a 6.24 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, SVP Luke M. Scrivanich sold 2,802 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.43, for a total value of $29,224.86. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 54,517 shares in the company, valued at approximately $568,612.31. This trade represents a 4.89 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 47,802 shares of company stock valued at $481,625 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.52% of the company’s stock.

Viavi Solutions Company Profile

Viavi Solutions, Inc engages in the provision of network test, monitoring, and assurance solutions for communications service providers, enterprises, network equipment manufacturers, government and avionics. It operates through the following segments: Network Enablement, Service Enablement, and Optical Security and Performance.