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As of close of business last night, Viasat, Inc’s stock clocked out at $8.49, up 3.92% from its previous closing price of $8.17. In other words, the price has increased by $3.92 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.77 million shares were traded. VSAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.58 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.14.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of VSAT’s stock, we examine 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.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 1096228736 and an Enterprise Value of 7140856832. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.579 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.351.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSAT is 1.08, which has changed by -0.4526112 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.05430484 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 -10.19%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.01%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VSAT traded 3.57M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2815750 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 82.92% stake in the company. Shares short for VSAT as of 1743379200 were 25247338 with a Short Ratio of 7.08, compared to 1740700800 on 25803617. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 25247338 and a Short% of Float of 26.779999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
