The stock price of Viasat, Inc (NASDAQ: VSAT) has plunged by -2.15% when compared to previous closing price of $16.28, but the company has seen a 9.11% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-07-01 that CARLSBAD, Calif., July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has announced that orders for NexusWave have exceeded 1,000-vessels.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for VSAT is 1.20. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy”, 1 rating it as “overweight”, 6 rating it as “hold”, and 0 rating it as “sell”.
The public float for VSAT is 113.15M and currently, short sellers hold a 21.21% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of VSAT on July 08, 2025 was 3.42M shares.
VSAT’s Market Performance
VSAT stock saw an increase of 9.11% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 79.19% and a quarterly increase of 72.40%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.48%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.00% for Viasat, Inc (VSAT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 20.75% for VSAT stock, with a simple moving average of 58.66% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VSAT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VSAT stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for VSAT by listing it as a “Buy”. The predicted price for VSAT in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $15 based on the research report published on March 24, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Cantor Fitzgerald, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VSAT reach a price target of $12. The rating they have provided for VSAT stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on January 24th, 2025.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to VSAT, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on September 17th of the previous year.
VSAT Trading at 44.49% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VSAT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -40.34% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.00%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.48%, as shares surge +74.67% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +89.19% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VSAT rose by +9.11%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +17.39% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.19. In addition, Viasat, Inc saw 15.94% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VSAT starting from TRITON LUXTOPHOLDING SARL, who sold 3,750,000 shares at the price of $9.00 back on Feb 10 ’25. After this action, TRITON LUXTOPHOLDING SARL now owns 4,795,334 shares of Viasat, Inc, valued at $33,750,000 using the latest closing price.
ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN, the of Viasat, Inc, sale 3,750,000 shares at $9.00 during a trade that took place back on Feb 10 ’25, which means that ONTARIO TEACHERS PENSION PLAN is holding 4,795,334 shares at $33,750,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VSAT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.02% for the present operating margin
- 0.32% for the gross margin
The net margin for Viasat, Inc stands at -0.12%. The total capital return value is set at -0.01%. Equity return is now at value -12.00%, with -3.62% for asset returns.
Based on Viasat, Inc (VSAT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.62 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.65. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.23.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.24 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 4.86. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.77. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.37for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.29. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.72.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Viasat, Inc (VSAT) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
