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Viavi Solutions Inc (NASDAQ: VIAV) closed the day trading at $9.34 down -12.30% from the previous closing price of $10.65. In other words, the price has decreased by -$12.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 11.09 million shares were traded. VIAV stock price reached its highest trading level at $9.385 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.1.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VIAV, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.49. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.32 and its Current Ratio is at 1.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.54.
On January 31, 2025, Needham Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $15.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Equal-Weight to Underweight on December 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $8 to $9.50.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 07 ’25 when Veler James L Jr sold 13,807 shares for $10.86 per share. The transaction valued at 149,944 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Veler James L Jr bought 13,807 shares of VIAV for $149,893 on Mar 07 ’25. On Mar 05 ’25, another insider, McNab Paul, who serves as the EVP, Chief Mktg & Stgy Officer of the company, sold 9,034 shares for $11.09 each. As a result, the insider received 100,187 and left with 38,775 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VIAV now has a Market Capitalization of 2085033600 and an Enterprise Value of 2055430400. As of this moment, Viavi’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 444.76, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.24. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 18.66. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.98 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.04. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.965 whereas that against EBITDA is 19.632.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VIAV is 0.93, which has changed by 0.2672999 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09765589 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VIAV has reached a high of $12.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.60. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -12.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.77%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VIAV traded about 2.18M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VIAV traded about 2673630 shares per day. A total of 222.14M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 218.52M. Insiders hold about 1.63% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.31% stake in the company. Shares short for VIAV as of 1744675200 were 5846245 with a Short Ratio of 2.68, compared to 1741910400 on 4988124. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5846245 and a Short% of Float of 3.7900000000000005.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
