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In the latest session, Viasat, Inc (NASDAQ: VSAT) closed at $8.73 down -5.83% from its previous closing price of $9.27. In other words, the price has decreased by -$5.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.53 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Viasat, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.55 and its Current Ratio is at 1.72. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.65 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.53.
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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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:
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 0.25.
Stock Price History:
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 -8.34%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.72%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 130.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 113.25M. Insiders hold about 13.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.03% stake in the company.
