Viavi Solutions Ownership

VIAV Stock  USD 11.36  0.01  0.09%   
Viavi Solutions shows a total of 222.14 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Viavi Solutions outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to take positions in Viavi Solutions to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutions are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Viavi Solutions. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Viavi Solutions as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. On August 15, 2024, Representative Josh Gottheimer of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Viavi Solutions's common stock.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
1991-09-30
Previous Quarter
222 M
Current Value
224.8 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
165.7 M
Quarterly Volatility
87.2 M
 
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Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Viavi Stock Ownership Analysis

About 98.0% of the company outstanding shares are owned by institutional investors. The book value of Viavi Solutions was at this time reported as 3.07. The company has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 2.41. Viavi Solutions recorded a loss per share of 0.18. The entity had not issued any dividends in recent years. The firm had 1758:1000 split on the 4th of August 2015. Viavi Solutions Inc. provides network test, monitoring, and assurance solutions for communications service providers, enterprises, network equipment manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers, government, and avionics customers in the Americas, the Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Viavi Solutions Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. Viavi Solutions operates under Communication Equipment classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 3600 people. For more information please call Oleg Khaykin at (408) 404-3600 or visit https://www.viavisolutions.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Viavi Solutions also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Viavi Solutions' stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Viavi Solutions' strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Viavi Solutions Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

1.73 Billion

Viavi Solutions Insider Trades History

Only 1.56% of Viavi Solutions are currently held by insiders. Unlike Viavi Solutions' institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Viavi Solutions' private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Viavi Solutions' insider trades
 
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Viavi Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Viavi Solutions is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Viavi Solutions backward and forwards among themselves. Viavi Solutions' institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Viavi Solutions' securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Gw&k Investment Management, Llc2024-12-31
3.5 M
Bank Of New York Mellon Corp2024-12-31
3.5 M
Woodline Partners Lp2024-12-31
3.4 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-12-31
3.3 M
Neuberger Berman Group Llc2024-12-31
2.7 M
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2024-12-31
2.5 M
Northern Trust Corp2024-12-31
2.5 M
Ameriprise Financial Inc2024-12-31
2.3 M
Ophir Asset Management Pty Ltd2024-12-31
2.1 M
Blackrock Inc2024-12-31
35.5 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-12-31
29.9 M
Note, although Viavi Solutions' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Viavi Solutions Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Viavi Solutions insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Viavi Solutions' material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Viavi Solutions insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Viavi Solutions' latest congressional trading

Congressional trading in companies like Viavi Solutions, is subject to rigorous scrutiny to prevent conflicts of interest and insider trading. This is governed by multiple SEC regulations which were established to foster transparency and deter members of Congress from leveraging non-public information for personal gain. This oversight helps maintain public trust and ensures that investments in Viavi Solutions by those in governmental positions are based on the same information available to the general public.
2024-08-15Representative Josh GottheimerAcquired Under $15KVerify

Viavi Solutions Outstanding Bonds

Viavi Solutions issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Viavi Solutions uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Viavi bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Viavi Solutions has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Viavi Solutions Corporate Filings

F4
10th of March 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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8K
3rd of March 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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10th of February 2025
Other Reports
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10Q
31st of January 2025
Quarterly performance report mandated by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to be filed by publicly traded corporations
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