Viavi Solutions (VIAV) to Release Earnings on Wednesday

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) is expected to be releasing its Q2 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, January 28th. Analysts expect Viavi Solutions to post earnings of $0.19 per share and revenue of $365.2520 million for the quarter. Viavi Solutions has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.180-0.200 EPS. Interested persons may visit the the company’s upcoming Q2 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.02. Viavi Solutions had a return on equity of 10.70% and a net margin of 1.33%.The firm had revenue of $299.10 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $294.35 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.06 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 25.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Viavi Solutions to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $0 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Viavi Solutions Price Performance

NASDAQ VIAV opened at $18.64 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.88, a quick ratio of 1.74 and a current ratio of 1.99. The stock has a market cap of $4.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 266.29 and a beta of 0.94. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.14. Viavi Solutions has a 52-week low of $8.10 and a 52-week high of $19.75.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Eugenia Corrales sold 3,384 shares of Viavi Solutions stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.76, for a total value of $63,483.84. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 3,384 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,483.84. This trade represents a 50.00% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Oleg Khaykin sold 68,810 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $17.77, for a total transaction of $1,222,753.70. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,956,195 shares in the company, valued at $34,761,585.15. This represents a 3.40% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 606,226 shares of company stock worth $10,714,820 in the last quarter. 1.80% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Viavi Solutions

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VIAV. Lido Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Viavi Solutions by 3.0% in the third quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 24,082 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $306,000 after buying an additional 697 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of Viavi Solutions by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 205,931 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $2,074,000 after acquiring an additional 1,537 shares during the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. raised its stake in Viavi Solutions by 16.4% in the 3rd quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. now owns 14,749 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $187,000 after acquiring an additional 2,075 shares during the period. Amundi lifted its holdings in Viavi Solutions by 8.5% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 39,957 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $511,000 after purchasing an additional 3,130 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Viavi Solutions during the 3rd quarter valued at $44,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 95.54% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

VIAV has been the topic of a number of research reports. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price target on Viavi Solutions from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Wall Street Zen lowered Viavi Solutions from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday. B. Riley upgraded Viavi Solutions from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $18.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price target on Viavi Solutions from $15.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on shares of Viavi Solutions from $16.00 to $20.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 30th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $17.44.

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.