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The price of Viasat, Inc (NASDAQ: VSAT) closed at $21.29 in the last session, up 4.98% from day before closing price of $20.28. In other words, the price has increased by $4.98 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.79 million shares were traded. VSAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.75.
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 March 24, 2025, Deutsche Bank Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $15.
On January 24, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $12.Cantor Fitzgerald initiated its Neutral rating on January 24, 2025, with a $12 target price.
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 2858267904 and an Enterprise Value of 8768679936. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.94 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.362.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSAT is 1.19, which has changed by 0.19808662 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 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 57.07%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 103.44%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VSAT traded on average about 3.55M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4053830 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 134.25M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 116.52M. Insiders hold about 13.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.66% stake in the company. Shares short for VSAT as of 1752537600 were 23329290 with a Short Ratio of 6.57, compared to 1749772800 on 24002103. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 23329290 and a Short% of Float of 22.799999.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
