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As of close of business last night, Viasat, Inc’s stock clocked out at $9.08, down -4.72% from its previous closing price of $9.53. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.15 million shares were traded. VSAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $9.67 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.0.
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 1.34 and its Current Ratio is at 1.44. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.88 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.38.
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, Needham on October 15, 2024, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $19 from $28 previously.
On September 17, 2024, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $29 to $15.
JP Morgan Upgraded its Neutral to Overweight on October 17, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $35 to $30.
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 Dec 12 ’24 when MILLER MARK J sold 3,564 shares for $9.21 per share. The transaction valued at 32,824 led to the insider holds 350,351 shares of the business.
MILLER FAMILY TRUST bought 3,564 shares of VSAT for $32,837 on Dec 12 ’24. On Sep 12 ’24, another insider, BALDRIDGE RICHARD A, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 55,000 shares for $14.91 each. As a result, the insider paid 820,000 and bolstered with 55,000 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 1165817472 and an Enterprise Value of 6973324800. 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 1.54 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.555.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VSAT has reached a high of $27.66, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.58%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -35.00%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VSAT traded 2.79M shares on average per day over the past three months and 2870930 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 128.39M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 107.46M. Insiders hold about 16.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.21% stake in the company. Shares short for VSAT as of 1734048000 were 23634148 with a Short Ratio of 8.46, compared to 1731628800 on 21570665. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 23634148 and a Short% of Float of 25.259999999999998.
