Viavi Solutions (VIAV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Viavi Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAV) develops test, measurement, and assurance technologies for communications networks and optical systems. Its products and software help telecommunications providers, network equipment manufacturers, data centers, government organizations, and other enterprises build, validate, monitor, and maintain wired and wireless networks.

The company’s offerings include instruments and software for fiber-optic testing, network installation and certification, service activation, network performance monitoring, troubleshooting, and telecommunications equipment testing. Viavi also provides optical security and performance products, including components and systems used in 3D sensing, anti-counterfeiting, and other specialized optical applications.

Viavi was formed in 2015 when JDS Uniphase separated its communications test and measurement business from its optical-products operations. Based in Chandler, Arizona, the company serves customers internationally through a global sales and support network, with products used across telecommunications, cloud and data-center, aerospace and defense, consumer electronics, and government markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $38.00 to $39.73
• 50-Day Range: $32.23 to $46.26
• 52-Week Range: $11.93 to $60.43
• Volume: 4.73 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.85 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $55.43
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Viavi Solutions Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Viavi Solutions scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 125th out of 596 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Viavi Solutions has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.78, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Viavi Solutions has a consensus price target of $55.43, representing about 43.0% upside from its current price of $38.75.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Viavi Solutions has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 23.48%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Viavi Solutions are expected to grow by 23.48% in the coming year, from $1.32 to $1.63 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Viavi Solutions is -258.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Viavi Solutions is -258.32, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Viavi Solutions has a P/B Ratio of 6.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.98% of the float of Viavi Solutions has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Viavi Solutions has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.59, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Viavi Solutions has recently increased by 9.05%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Viavi Solutions does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Viavi Solutions does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.99

News Sentiment

Viavi Solutions has a news sentiment score of 0.99. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Viavi Solutions this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 10 people have searched for VIAV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -41% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

9 people have added Viavi Solutions to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 800% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Viavi Solutions insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,676,449.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.80% of the stock of Viavi Solutions is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.54% of the stock of Viavi Solutions is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 9/11/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/28/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 6/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Communications Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Communications Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VIAV
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:VIAVV
• CIK: 912093
• Web: www.viavisolutions.com
• Phone: (408) 404-3600
• Fax: 408-404-4500
• Employees: 4,100
• Year Founded: 1923

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Viavi Solutions: $55.43
• High Price Target: $70.00
• Low Price Target: $23.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +43.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.78
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.15)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 29.36
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$30.40 million
• Net Margins: -2.00%
• Pretax Margin: 1.07%
• Return on Equity: 19.60%
• Return on Assets: 7.48%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.27
• Current Ratio: 1.85
• Quick Ratio: 1.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.52 billion
• Price / Sales: 6.30
• Cash Flow: $1.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 29.90
• Book Value: $5.87 per share
• Price / Book: 6.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 246,750,000
• Free Float: 242,309,000
• Market Cap: $9.56 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.22