Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) Stock Price Expected to Rise, B. Riley Financial Analyst Says

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) had its target price raised by equities research analysts at B. Riley Financial from $26.00 to $53.00 in a research note issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “buy” rating on the communications equipment provider’s stock. B. Riley Financial’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 10.99% from the stock’s current price.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Viavi Solutions from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price target on Viavi Solutions from $28.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen downgraded Viavi Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, March 7th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Viavi Solutions in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Susquehanna increased their price target on Viavi Solutions from $18.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “positive” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $28.88.

Viavi Solutions Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VIAV opened at $47.75 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 2.61, a quick ratio of 2.32 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46. Viavi Solutions has a 12 month low of $8.10 and a 12 month high of $48.89. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.67 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.95. The stock has a market cap of $11.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -265.26 and a beta of 0.85.

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $369.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $365.25 million. Viavi Solutions had a positive return on equity of 13.03% and a negative net margin of 3.38%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 36.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.13 EPS. Viavi Solutions has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.220-4.000 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Viavi Solutions will post 0.64 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Kevin Christopher Siebert sold 7,264 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.78, for a total transaction of $252,641.92. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 28,384 shares in the company, valued at $987,195.52. This trade represents a 20.38% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Paul Mcnab sold 3,551 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.89, for a total value of $116,792.39. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 18,198 shares in the company, valued at $598,532.22. This trade represents a 16.33% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders sold 485,772 shares of company stock worth $12,736,803. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viavi Solutions

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Viavi Solutions by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,400 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $204,000 after acquiring an additional 394 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Viavi Solutions by 2.0% during the 4th quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 24,555 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $438,000 after acquiring an additional 473 shares during the period. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System grew its position in shares of Viavi Solutions by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 32,572 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $580,000 after acquiring an additional 478 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd lifted its stake in Viavi Solutions by 22.9% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 3,631 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $46,000 after buying an additional 676 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund lifted its stake in Viavi Solutions by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 51,094 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $910,000 after buying an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. 95.54% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Viavi Solutions

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

• Positive Sentiment: B. Riley raised its price target to $53 and reiterated a “buy” rating, citing stronger fundamentals; the new PT implies further upside from current levels and likely helped push the stock higher. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities boosted FY2027 EPS forecasts (from $0.80 to $1.04) and issued Q4 FY2027 EPS estimates, signaling analyst confidence in margin and growth progress — a catalyst for multiple expansion and investor sentiment. MarketBeat
• Positive Sentiment: ECSite announced advanced automation integration with Viavi to accelerate hyperscale data‑center fiber testing — a commercial/technology win that can drive revenue in the growing data‑center optics testing market. TMCnet
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts published Q1 earnings previews for Viavi; these consensus previews matter ahead of results but are informational until actual results/guidance are released. American Banking News
• Neutral Sentiment: abrdn’s Q1 fund commentary mentioned positions/overview that include small‑cap exposure; such fund notes can influence flows but are not a direct company update. Seeking Alpha
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short‑interest data for April appears anomalous (shows 0 shares / NaN change), indicating unreliable reporting rather than a material change in short exposure — unlikely to be driving today’s move. (Data source: exchange short‑interest release)

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.