Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) CEO Sells $1,853,768.82 in Stock

Viavi Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAV) CEO Oleg Khaykin sold 70,566 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.27, for a total transaction of $1,853,768.82. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,708,871 shares in the company, valued at approximately $44,892,041.17. The trade was a 3.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

Oleg Khaykin also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Thursday, February 5th, Oleg Khaykin sold 70,000 shares of Viavi Solutions stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.50, for a total transaction of $1,715,000.00.
• On Wednesday, February 4th, Oleg Khaykin sold 74,315 shares of Viavi Solutions stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.48, for a total transaction of $1,967,861.20.
• On Tuesday, December 2nd, Oleg Khaykin sold 68,810 shares of Viavi Solutions stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $17.77, for a total transaction of $1,222,753.70.
• On Monday, December 1st, Oleg Khaykin sold 85,836 shares of Viavi Solutions stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.63, for a total transaction of $1,513,288.68.

Viavi Solutions Trading Up 4.2%

Shares of VIAV stock opened at $26.38 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.10 billion, a PE ratio of -146.55 and a beta of 0.95. Viavi Solutions Inc. has a 52-week low of $8.10 and a 52-week high of $26.84. The business’s fifty day moving average is $19.32 and its 200 day moving average is $15.29. 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 announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $369.30 million for 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%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 36.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. Viavi Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.220-4.000 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Viavi Solutions Inc. will post 0.26 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Viavi Solutions by 39.7% during the third quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC now owns 224,014 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,843,000 after acquiring an additional 63,605 shares in the last quarter. Penserra Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Viavi Solutions during the 2nd quarter valued at $7,764,000. Oak Ridge Investments LLC bought a new position in Viavi Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth $3,855,000. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in Viavi Solutions by 29.5% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 974,906 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $12,372,000 after purchasing an additional 221,949 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. purchased a new stake in shares of Viavi Solutions in the 3rd quarter worth about $1,442,000. 95.54% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Viavi Solutions

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

• Positive Sentiment: Earnings and guidance beat — Viavi reported a January quarter that topped EPS and revenue estimates and gave upbeat near‑term guidance, supporting the stock’s rally. MarketBeat: VIAV profile & earnings
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrades/price-target increases — Several firms (Needham, B. Riley, Rosenblatt) have raised targets or reiterated buy ratings, lifting sentiment and expected upside. MarketBeat: analyst coverage
• Positive Sentiment: Institutional accumulation — Large hedge funds and asset managers (Arrowstreet, Millennium, Schroder, others) materially increased positions last quarter, signaling conviction from institutional investors. MarketBeat: institutional ownership
• Neutral Sentiment: Technical and balance-sheet context — The stock is well above its 50‑ and 200‑day moving averages and near its 52‑week high; liquidity and leverage metrics are moderate (current ratio ~2.6, debt/equity ~1.46). MarketBeat: price & fundamentals
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling — CEO Oleg Khaykin sold large blocks (70k+ shares across Feb 4–6) and SVP Gary Staley also sold meaningful holdings, which may pressure sentiment or supply in the near term. SEC filings: CEO Feb 6 sale Form 4 CEO Feb 6, CEO Feb 5 sale Form 4 CEO Feb 5, SVP sale alert InsiderTrades alert

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on VIAV shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Viavi Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Sunday, January 18th. UBS Group increased their target price on Viavi Solutions from $12.00 to $17.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Rosenblatt Securities set a $27.00 price target on Viavi Solutions in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Viavi Solutions in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on Viavi Solutions from $24.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Viavi Solutions currently has an average 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.