The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.95. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for VIAV is 218.75M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.90% of that float. On February 27, 2025, the average trading volume of VIAV was 2.03M shares.
VIAV) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Viavi Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: VIAV) has increased by 0.27 when compared to last closing price of 11.27. Despite this, the company has experienced a -7.00% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. prnewswire.com reported 2025-02-25 that CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — VIAVI Solutions Inc. (VIAVI) (NASDAQ: VIAV) today announced it will showcase advances underpinning the key shifts in the telecom industry with over 20 companies at MWC Barcelona, March 3-6, 2025.
VIAV’s Market Performance
Viavi Solutions Inc (VIAV) has seen a -7.00% fall in stock performance for the week, with a 16.37% gain in the past month and a 14.14% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.77%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.10% for VIAV. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.08% for VIAV stock, with a simple moving average of 24.84% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VIAV
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VIAV stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for VIAV by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VIAV in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $15 based on the research report published on January 31, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VIAV reach a price target of $9.50, previously predicting the price at $8. The rating they have provided for VIAV stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on December 17th, 2024.
UBS gave a rating of “Neutral” to VIAV, setting the target price at $10.60 in the report published on November 19th of the previous year.
VIAV Trading at 3.37% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VIAV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.45% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.10%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.77%, as shares surge +14.26% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.41% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VIAV fell by -7.00%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +53.95% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.90. In addition, Viavi Solutions Inc saw 11.88% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VIAV starting from BARNES KEITH, who sale 15,418 shares at the price of $12.24 back on Feb 04 ’25. After this action, BARNES KEITH now owns 178,881 shares of Viavi Solutions Inc, valued at $188,716 using the latest closing price.
McNab Paul, the EVP, Chief Mktg & Stgy Officer of Viavi Solutions Inc, sale 4,930 shares at $12.19 during a trade that took place back on Feb 04 ’25, which means that McNab Paul is holding 33,447 shares at $60,097 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VIAV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.57 for the gross margin
The net margin for Viavi Solutions Inc stands at -0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.02. Equity return is now at value -5.53, with -2.18 for asset returns.
Based on Viavi Solutions Inc (VIAV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.48 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.16. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.94. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 101.2 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.73. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.64. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.58. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.55.
Conclusion
To sum up, Viavi Solutions Inc (VIAV) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
