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The price of Viasat, Inc (NASDAQ: VSAT) closed at $15.4 in the last session, up 5.48% from day before closing price of $14.6. In other words, the price has increased by $5.48 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.81 million shares were traded. VSAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.42 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.45.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VSAT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 2006928000 and an Enterprise Value of 8001097728. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.44 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.77 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.805.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSAT is 1.20, which has changed by -0.18432206 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17774606 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 23.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 50.73%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VSAT traded on average about 3.31M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2140780 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 130.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 113.11M. Insiders hold about 13.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.01% stake in the company. Shares short for VSAT as of 1751241600 were 23873240 with a Short Ratio of 7.21, compared to 1748563200 on 25016617. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 23873240 and a Short% of Float of 25.0.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
