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The closing price of Viasat, Inc (NASDAQ: VSAT) was $10.52 for the day, up 1.06% from the previous closing price of $10.41. In other words, the price has increased by $1.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.51 million shares were traded. VSAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.58 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.2001.
Ratios:
Our analysis of VSAT’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.60 and its Current Ratio is at 1.80. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.46.
On January 24, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $12.
Needham reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on October 15, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $28 to $19.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 10 ’25 when TRITON LUXTOPHOLDING SARL sold 3,750,000 shares for $9.00 per share. The transaction valued at 33,750,000 led to the insider holds 4,795,334 shares of the business.
ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN sold 3,750,000 shares of VSAT for $33,750,000 on Feb 10 ’25. The now owns 4,795,334 shares after completing the transaction at $9.00 per share. On Feb 10 ’25, another insider, CPP Investment Board Private H, who serves as the of the company, sold 3,750,000 shares for $9.00 each. As a result, the insider received 33,750,000 and left with 4,795,334 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, VSAT now has a Market Capitalization of 1358342400 and an Enterprise Value of 7402970112. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.29. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.637 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.547.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSAT is 1.06, which has changed by -0.43042773 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11241627 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VSAT has reached a high of $26.70, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 11.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.62%.
Shares Statistics:
VSAT traded an average of 2.65M shares per day over the past three months and 2036180 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 129.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 111.92M. Insiders hold about 13.32% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.18% stake in the company. Shares short for VSAT as of 1745971200 were 25103495 with a Short Ratio of 9.49, compared to 1743379200 on 25247338. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 25103495 and a Short% of Float of 26.63.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
