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As of close of business last night, Viasat, Inc’s stock clocked out at $14.81, up 1.44% from its previous closing price of $14.6. In other words, the price has increased by $1.44 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.71 million shares were traded. VSAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.1498 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.31.
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 1.55 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:
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 1930039296 and an Enterprise Value of 7896841728. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.43 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.42. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.747 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.73.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VSAT is 1.18, which has changed by 0.022084236 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11937654 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 40.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 47.95%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VSAT traded 3.35M shares on average per day over the past three months and 3278160 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 130.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 113.15M. Insiders hold about 13.17% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 95.03% stake in the company. Shares short for VSAT as of 1749772800 were 24002103 with a Short Ratio of 7.17, compared to 1747267200 on 25975535. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 24002103 and a Short% of Float of 25.14.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Viasat, Inc (VSAT) is currently in the spotlight, with 3.0 analysts actively rating and assessing its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.04, with high estimates of $0.04 and low estimates of $0.03.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.45 and $0.13 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.29. EPS for the following year is $0.97, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $1.69 and $0.51.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 6 analysts expect revenue to total $1.12B. It ranges from a high estimate of $1.14B to a low estimate of $1.1B. As of the current estimate, Viasat, Inc’s year-ago sales were $1.13BFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $1.14B. There is a high estimate of $1.17B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $1.13B.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VSAT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $4.69B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $4.55B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $4.63B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $4.52BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $4.79B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $5.07B and the low estimate is $4.58B.
