Susquehanna Raises Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) Price Target to $65.00

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) had its price objective hoisted by stock analysts at Susquehanna from $25.00 to $65.00 in a report released on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “positive” rating on the communications equipment provider’s stock. Susquehanna’s target price would indicate a potential upside of 22.94% from the stock’s current price.

VIAV has been the subject of a number of other reports. Rosenblatt Securities increased their target price on shares of Viavi Solutions from $27.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on Viavi Solutions from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Needham & Company LLC increased their price objective on Viavi Solutions from $28.00 to $36.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Viavi Solutions from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 7th. Finally, B. Riley Financial increased their price objective on Viavi Solutions from $26.00 to $53.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Viavi Solutions currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $33.88.

Viavi Solutions Stock Performance

VIAV stock traded up $7.34 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $52.87. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 14,172,345 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,750,605. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $35.76 and its 200 day moving average price is $24.62. The company has a quick ratio of 2.32, a current ratio of 2.61 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.46. Viavi Solutions has a 1 year low of $8.10 and a 1 year high of $60.43. The stock has a market cap of $12.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -294.90 and a beta of 0.85.

Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 29th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.05. Viavi Solutions had a positive return on equity of 13.03% and a negative net margin of 3.38%.The business had revenue of $406.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $393.81 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.15 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 42.8% on a year-over-year basis. Viavi Solutions has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 0.290-0.310 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Viavi Solutions will post 0.64 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Viavi Solutions news, Director Richard Belluzzo sold 15,775 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.85, for a total transaction of $423,558.75. Following the sale, the director owned 211,850 shares in the company, valued at $5,688,172.50. This represents a 6.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Paul Mcnab sold 3,551 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The stock was 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 approximately $598,532.22. This represents a 16.33% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 485,772 shares of company stock valued at $12,736,803. 1.80% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viavi Solutions

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. WPG Advisers LLC lifted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 380 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Viavi Solutions by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,400 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $204,000 after acquiring an additional 394 shares in the last quarter. Lido Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Viavi Solutions by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Lido Advisors LLC now owns 24,555 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $438,000 after acquiring an additional 473 shares in the last quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System lifted its position in shares of Viavi Solutions by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Maryland State Retirement & Pension System now owns 32,572 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $580,000 after acquiring an additional 478 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Covestor Ltd lifted its position in shares of Viavi Solutions by 22.9% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 3,631 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 676 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.54% of the company’s stock.

Viavi Solutions News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q3 results beat consensus: VIAV reported $0.27 EPS (above estimates) and $406.8M revenue, up 42.8% year?over?year, with improving operating profit and cash generation — a primary driver of the stock move. VIAVI Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised Q4 FY2026 guidance well above Street expectations: EPS guidance of $0.290–$0.310 (vs. consensus ~$0.230) and revenue guidance of ~$427–$437M (vs. consensus ~$402M), supporting a bullish near?term outlook. View Press Release / Slide Deck
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst sentiment has been improving — at least one outlet reported a sizeable target increase after the results, which can amplify buying interest. VIAV price target increased
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call transcript and slide presentation are available for investors to review management’s detail on demand trends (e.g., data?center exposure) and margin dynamics; useful for assessing sustainability of the beat. Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Macro/context piece: coverage highlights that data?center demand is a tailwind but also faces policy/regulatory hurdles — a mixed backdrop for future growth cadence. Viavi, Generac lift forecasts
• Negative Sentiment: Some reporting flagged weaker GAAP net income / diluted EPS metrics year?over?year and significant insider selling disclosed in third?party summaries; those items could limit upside or cause volatility despite the beat. Viavi Stock Falls on Q3 2026 Earnings

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.