Viavi Solutions (VIAV) Competitors $10.06 +0.01 (+0.10%) Closing price 04/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.06 +0.00 (+0.05%) As of 04/15/2025 05:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VIAV vs. CLS, DRS, CRDO, NXT, OLED, QRVO, ALGM, LITE, TSEM, and SITMShould you be buying Viavi Solutions stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viavi Solutions include Celestica (CLS), Leonardo DRS (DRS), Credo Technology Group (CRDO), Nextracker (NXT), Universal Display (OLED), Qorvo (QRVO), Allegro MicroSystems (ALGM), Lumentum (LITE), Tower Semiconductor (TSEM), and SiTime (SITM). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Viavi Solutions vs. Celestica Leonardo DRS Credo Technology Group Nextracker Universal Display Qorvo Allegro MicroSystems Lumentum Tower Semiconductor SiTime Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) and Celestica (NYSE:CLS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, risk and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community favor VIAV or CLS? Viavi Solutions received 299 more outperform votes than Celestica when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.43% of users gave Viavi Solutions an outperform vote while only 56.76% of users gave Celestica an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformViavi SolutionsOutperform Votes67767.43% Underperform Votes32732.57% CelesticaOutperform Votes37856.76% Underperform Votes28843.24% Do institutionals and insiders believe in VIAV or CLS? 95.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Celestica shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Celestica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend VIAV or CLS? Viavi Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $12.50, indicating a potential upside of 24.25%. Celestica has a consensus target price of $108.33, indicating a potential upside of 31.19%. Given Celestica's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Celestica is more favorable than Viavi Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Viavi Solutions 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.44Celestica 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is VIAV or CLS more profitable? Celestica has a net margin of 4.61% compared to Viavi Solutions' net margin of -3.87%. Celestica's return on equity of 23.34% beat Viavi Solutions' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Viavi Solutions-3.87% 2.90% 1.16% Celestica 4.61%23.34%7.10% Which has higher valuation & earnings, VIAV or CLS? Celestica has higher revenue and earnings than Viavi Solutions. Viavi Solutions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Celestica, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioViavi Solutions$1.01B2.22-$25.80M-$0.18-55.89Celestica$9.65B0.99$428M$3.7422.08 Does the media favor VIAV or CLS? In the previous week, Celestica had 18 more articles in the media than Viavi Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Celestica and 5 mentions for Viavi Solutions. Celestica's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Viavi Solutions' score of 0.53 indicating that Celestica is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Viavi Solutions 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Celestica 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, VIAV or CLS? Viavi Solutions has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Celestica has a beta of 2.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCelestica beats Viavi Solutions on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Viavi Solutions News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VIAV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VIAV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricViavi SolutionsSemiconductors & related devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.23B$48.58B$22.17B$7.57BDividend YieldN/A2.82%3.01%4.32%P/E Ratio-55.8934.7439.4917.82Price / Sales2.2283.861,985.9694.61Price / Cash29.1526.4934.6334.64Price / Book3.285.795.774.00Net Income-$25.80M$751.41M$736.02M$247.23M7 Day Performance-1.18%-2.51%0.76%1.45%1 Month Performance-8.04%-15.02%-5.36%-6.24%1 Year Performance20.91%-0.45%52,780.55%0.60% Viavi Solutions Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VIAVViavi Solutions4.1957 of 5 stars$10.06+0.1%$12.50+24.3%+20.9%$2.23B$1.01B-55.893,600Gap UpCLSCelestica4.2808 of 5 stars$70.14+6.0%$110.83+58.0%+86.2%$8.13B$9.65B18.7523,900Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeDRSLeonardo DRS2.6221 of 5 stars$30.52+1.2%$34.83+14.1%+73.6%$8.09B$3.23B38.636,580News CoveragePositive NewsCRDOCredo Technology Group4.069 of 5 stars$35.91+7.8%$74.60+107.7%+101.5%$6.10B$327.53M-239.40380Insider TradeHigh Trading VolumeNXTNextracker3.4833 of 5 stars$37.90-2.9%$56.14+48.1%-9.5%$5.52B$2.77B9.641,050Analyst ForecastOLEDUniversal Display4.4994 of 5 stars$112.84-0.5%$190.43+68.8%-27.0%$5.36B$647.68M24.27440Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeQRVOQorvo4.5118 of 5 stars$56.39+0.1%$95.84+70.0%-47.5%$5.27B$3.79B201.398,900Short Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeALGMAllegro MicroSystems2.7651 of 5 stars$21.06-1.2%$31.20+48.1%-24.3%$3.88B$772.76M-60.174,040Options VolumeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownLITELumentum4.7248 of 5 stars$52.26+5.4%$87.40+67.2%+26.0%$3.62B$1.41B-6.807,257Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTSEMTower Semiconductor4.3055 of 5 stars$31.85+7.4%$60.00+88.4%+12.9%$3.53B$1.44B17.125,215Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSITMSiTime2.1036 of 5 stars$122.85+3.0%$232.00+88.8%+76.1%$2.90B$202.70M-30.33380Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLS Competitors DRS Competitors CRDO Competitors NXT Competitors OLED Competitors QRVO Competitors ALGM Competitors LITE Competitors TSEM Competitors SITM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VIAV) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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