Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Viavi Solutions Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Viavi Solutions Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Viavi Solutions Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Viavi Solutions Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for VIAV from analysts
• VIAV’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAV)

Before we jump into Viavi Solutions Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Viavi Solutions Inc. provides network test, monitoring, and assurance solutions for telecommunications, cloud, enterprises, first responders, military, aerospace, and critical infrastructures in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates in two segments, Network and Service Enablement (NSE) and Optical Security and Performance Products (OSP). The NSE segment provides testing, monitoring, assurance, and security solutions that address lab and production environments, network management, service assurance, and AIOps for wireless, wireline, cloud, satellite, public safety, military, and infrastructure networks. This segment also offers instruments, microprobes, and perpetual software licenses that support the development, production, maintenance, and optimization of network systems, as well as product support and professional services comprising repair, calibration, software support, and technical assistance for its products. Its OSP segment leverages its core optical coating technologies and volume manufacturing capability to design, manufacture, and sell technologies for the anti-counterfeiting, 3D sensing, government and aerospace, automotive, and industrial markets. The company has a strategic partnership with QuNu Labs Pvt. Ltd. for the development of quantum security and advanced network intelligence technologies. The company was formerly known as JDS Uniphase Corporation. Viavi Solutions Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.

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Viavi Solutions Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of May 08, 2026, 10:34 AM, CST, Viavi Solutions Inc.’s stock price was $51.250.

Viavi Solutions Inc. is up 0.39% from its previous closing price of $51.050.

During the last market session, Viavi Solutions Inc.’s stock traded between $51.045 and $52.690. Currently, there are approximately 232.00 million shares outstanding for Viavi Solutions Inc..

Viavi Solutions Inc.’s trailing earnings per share are negative, so the stock does not have a meaningful P/E ratio. We suggest investors evaluate other financial metrics to understand its overall valuation.

Viavi Solutions Inc. Stock Price History

Viavi Solutions Inc.’s (VIAV) price is currently down 2.19% so far this month.

During the month of May, Viavi Solutions Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $57.010 and a low of $49.750.

Over the last year, Viavi Solutions Inc. has hit prices as high as $60.430 and as low as $8.870. Year to date, Viavi Solutions Inc.’s stock is up 187.6%.

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What Caused Viavi Solutions Inc. Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of May 07, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Viavi Solutions Inc.’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Viavi Solutions Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Viavi Solutions Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Viavi Solutions Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Viavi Solutions Inc. (VIAV) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Viavi Solutions Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of May 07, 2026, Viavi Solutions Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 54.81%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 98 and is considered to be Very Strong.

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Viavi Solutions Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of May 8, 2026, Viavi Solutions Inc.’s stock price is $51.250, which is up 0.39% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Viavi Solutions Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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