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After finishing at $11.17 in the prior trading day, Viasat, Inc (NASDAQ: VSAT) closed at $8.83, down -20.95%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$20.95 from its previous closing price. On the day, 13.79 million shares were traded. VSAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $9.41 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.555.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VSAT by taking a closer look at its different ratios. 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.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Cantor Fitzgerald on January 24, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $12.
On October 15, 2024, Needham reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $28 to $19.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on September 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $29 to $15.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 10 ’25 when CPP Investment Board Private H 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.
CPP Investment Board Private H bought 3,750,000 shares of VSAT for $41,887,500 on Feb 10 ’25. On Feb 10 ’25, another insider, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, who serves as the Affiliate of the company, bought 3,750,000 shares for $11.17 each.
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 1140129536 and an Enterprise Value of 7029818368. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.24. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.553 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.6.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSAT is 1.37, which has changed by -0.42064315 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21313763 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 -6.06%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -32.51%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.68M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3716660 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 129.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 107.44M. Insiders hold about 16.32% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.41% stake in the company. Shares short for VSAT as of 1736899200 were 24401420 with a Short Ratio of 6.63, compared to 1734048000 on 23634148. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 24401420 and a Short% of Float of 26.08.
