Kevin Christopher Siebert Sells 8,255 Shares of Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) Stock

Viavi Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAV) SVP Kevin Christopher Siebert sold 8,255 shares of Viavi Solutions stock in a transaction on Monday, May 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $54.02, for a total value of $445,935.10. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 20,129 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,087,368.58. This represents a 29.08% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.

Kevin Christopher Siebert also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, March 2nd, Kevin Christopher Siebert sold 7,264 shares of Viavi Solutions stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.78, for a total value of $252,641.92.

Viavi Solutions Stock Up 2.8%

NASDAQ VIAV opened at $53.97 on Wednesday. Viavi Solutions Inc. has a 52 week low of $8.75 and a 52 week high of $60.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.39, a current ratio of 1.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $36.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $25.27. The firm has a market cap of $12.62 billion, a PE ratio of -224.87 and a beta of 1.22.

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $406.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $393.80 million. Viavi Solutions had a negative net margin of 4.03% and a positive return on equity of 16.80%. Viavi Solutions’s revenue was up 42.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.15 EPS. Viavi Solutions has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.290-0.310 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Viavi Solutions Inc. will post 0.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Viavi Solutions News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analyst upgrade to FY2026 estimates — Northland Securities raised its FY2026 EPS estimate to $0.75 (from $0.65), above the Street consensus of $0.64; upward estimate revisions help justify higher valuation expectations. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: New product launch expands addressable market — VIAVI introduced the CyberFlood CF1000, a native 400G security and application performance test appliance aimed at multi‑terabit and AI data center validation; this strengthens VIAVI’s position in AI/data‑center testing and could drive near‑term revenue tailwinds if customers adopt at scale. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Recent results and analyst sentiment supportive — VIAVI beat on last quarter’s EPS and revenue, raised Q4 guidance to $0.29–$0.31, and has seen multiple price‑target increases from analysts; strong revenue growth and improved adjusted margins underpin bullish analyst moves. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed fundamental view — a recent Seeking Alpha piece cautions that VIAV’s dramatic share gains have been driven by AI/data‑center hype; while adjusted operating margin and adjusted EPS have improved materially, GAAP earnings remain affected by charges and the NSE business is cyclical—this raises execution risk if data‑center demand cools. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling — SVP Kevin Siebert sold 8,255 shares at an average price of ~$54 on May 4 (disclosed in SEC filings); substantial insider sales can be perceived negatively by the market even if the seller retains a meaningful stake. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

VIAV has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Susquehanna boosted their price objective on shares of Viavi Solutions from $25.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “positive” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on shares of Viavi Solutions from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Viavi Solutions in a report on Wednesday, April 29th. B. Riley Financial boosted their price objective on shares of Viavi Solutions from $26.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Viavi Solutions from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $39.25.

Institutional Trading of Viavi Solutions

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. WPG Advisers LLC increased its stake in Viavi Solutions by 96.2% during the first quarter. WPG Advisers LLC now owns 775 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 380 shares during the period. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Viavi Solutions during the first quarter worth about $50,000. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in Viavi Solutions during the fourth quarter worth about $34,000. Hantz Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in Viavi Solutions by 86.2% during the fourth quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,845 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $51,000 after purchasing an additional 1,317 shares during the period. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Viavi Solutions during the third quarter worth about $44,000. 95.54% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.