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The price of Viasat, Inc (NASDAQ: VSAT) closed at $10.08 in the last session, up 2.34% from day before closing price of $9.85. In other words, the price has increased by $2.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.69 million shares were traded. VSAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.55 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $9.8799.
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 1.60 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.
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, Cantor Fitzgerald on January 24, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $12.
On October 15, 2024, Needham reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $28 to $19.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on September 17, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $29 to $15.
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 1301529600 and an Enterprise Value of 7346157568. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.27. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.624 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.505.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSAT is 1.11, which has changed by -0.37777776 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 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 6.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.26%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VSAT traded on average about 3.83M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2981890 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 129.12M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 111.90M. Insiders hold about 13.34% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 82.89% stake in the company. Shares short for VSAT as of 1740700800 were 25803617 with a Short Ratio of 6.74, compared to 1738281600 on 23884769. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 25803617 and a Short% of Float of 27.37.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
