In last trading session, Viasat, Inc (NASDAQ:VSAT) saw 2.07 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 1.08. Company’s recent per share price level of $8.42 trading at $0.26 or 3.19% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $1.09B. That closing price of VSAT’s stock is at a discount of -217.1% from its 52-week high price of $26.70 and is indicating a premium of 20.55% from its 52-week low price of $6.69. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 2.49 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 3.30 million if we extend that period to 3-months.
For Viasat, Inc (VSAT), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 2.20. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 4 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 2 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 2 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of 0.07 in the current quarter.
Viasat, Inc (NASDAQ:VSAT) trade information
Upright in the green during last session for gaining 3.19%, in the last five days VSAT remained trading in the red while hitting it’s week-highest on Wednesday, 04/23/25 when the stock touched $8.42 price level, adding 5.82% to its value on the day. Viasat, Inc’s shares saw a change of -1.06% in year-to-date performance and have moved -1.41% in past 5-day. Viasat, Inc (NASDAQ:VSAT) showed a performance of -24.75% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 25.25 million shares which calculate 9.06 days to cover the short interests.
Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 15 to the stock, which implies a rise of 43.87% to its current value. Analysts have been projecting 15 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 15. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -78.15% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -78.15% for stock’s current value.
Viasat, Inc (VSAT) estimates and forecasts
This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 5.19% from the last financial year’s standing.
7 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of 1.14B for the same. And 3 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of 1.12B in the next quarter. Company posted 1.15B and 1.13B of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier.
Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of -51.58% during past 5 years.
Viasat, Inc (NASDAQ:VSAT)’s Major holders
Insiders are in possession of 6.62% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 90.19 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 96.58%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 90.19% institutions for Viasat, Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. BLACKROCK INC. is the top institutional holder at VSAT for having 14.76 million shares of worth $187.45 million. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 11.6603 of the company’s outstanding shares.
The second largest institutional holder is BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA, which was holding about 13.76 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 10.8701 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $174.74 million.
On the other hand, iShares Trust-iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Mar 31, 2025 , the former fund manager was holding 5.34 shares of worth $45.0 million or 4.14% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 3.57 shares on Dec 31, 2024 , making its stake of worth around $30.02 million in the company or a holder of 2.76% of company’s stock.
