Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Expectations By $0.03 EPS

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

Viavi Solutions Stock Up 1.0 %

Shares of NASDAQ VIAV traded up $0.10 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $10.00. The company had a trading volume of 2,204,725 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,477,767. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.22 billion, a P/E ratio of -58.80 and a beta of 0.91. Viavi Solutions has a 1-year low of $6.60 and a 1-year high of $11.49. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $10.26 and its 200-day moving average is $9.21. The company has a quick ratio of 3.31, a current ratio of 3.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

VIAV has been the topic of several analyst reports. Rosenblatt Securities upped their target price on shares of Viavi Solutions from $8.25 to $10.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Northland Securities upped their price objective on Viavi Solutions from $11.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of Viavi Solutions in a research report on Tuesday, November 19th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $10.60 price target on the stock. StockNews.com upgraded Viavi Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 9th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Viavi Solutions in a report on Monday, December 16th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating, three have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Viavi Solutions presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $10.44.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, SVP Luke M. Scrivanich sold 2,802 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was 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 directly owns 54,517 shares in the company, valued at $568,612.31. The trade was a 4.89 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Masood Jabbar sold 15,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $10.14, for a total value of $152,100.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 225,333 shares in the company, valued at $2,284,876.62. The trade was a 6.24 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 47,802 shares of company stock valued at $481,625. 1.52% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About Viavi Solutions

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.