We note that the Viavi Solutions Inc. (NASDAQ:VIAV) EVP, Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Paul McNab, recently sold US$60k worth of stock for US$37.37 per share. It wasn't a huge sale, but it did reduce their holding by 10%. This does not instill confidence.

Viavi Solutions Insider Transactions Over The Last Year

The President, Oleg Khaykin, made the biggest insider sale in the last 12 months. That single transaction was for US$13m worth of shares at a price of US$51.82 each. While insider selling is a negative, to us, it is more negative if the shares are sold at a lower price. It's of some comfort that this sale was conducted at a price well above the current share price, which is US$38.40. So it may not shed much light on insider confidence at current levels.

Insiders in Viavi Solutions didn't buy any shares in the last year. You can see the insider transactions (by companies and individuals) over the last year depicted in the chart below. By clicking on the graph below, you can see the precise details of each insider transaction!

I will like Viavi Solutions better if I see some big insider buys.

Insider Ownership Of Viavi Solutions

Many investors like to check how much of a company is owned by insiders. A high insider ownership often makes company leadership more mindful of shareholder interests. Viavi Solutions insiders own about US$83m worth of shares. That equates to 0.9% of the company. We've certainly seen higher levels of insider ownership elsewhere, but these holdings are enough to suggest alignment between insiders and the other shareholders.

So What Does This Data Suggest About Viavi Solutions Insiders?

An insider sold Viavi Solutions shares recently, but they didn't buy any. And there weren't any purchases to give us comfort, over the last year. Insiders own shares, but we're still pretty cautious, given the history of sales. We're in no rush to buy! So while it's helpful to know what insiders are doing in terms of buying or selling, it's also helpful to know the risks that a particular company is facing.

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For the purposes of this article, insiders are those individuals who report their transactions to the relevant regulatory body. We currently account for open market transactions and private dispositions of direct interests only, but not derivative transactions or indirect interests.

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