Navigating the Volatility of Viasat, Inc.’s (VSAT) Stock

The stock of Viasat, Inc. (VSAT) has gone down by -1.44% for the week, with a -17.15% drop in the past month and a -36.72% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.23%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 5.07% for VSAT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.95% for VSAT stock, with a simple moving average of -37.37% for the last 200 days.

Is It Worth Investing in Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) Right Now?

Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.35.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”

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The public float for VSAT is 106.38M, and currently, short sellers hold a 14.07% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of VSAT on October 23, 2024 was 2.28M shares.

VSAT) stock’s latest price update

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT)’s stock price has plunge by -1.71relation to previous closing price of 10.79. Nevertheless, the company has seen a -1.44% plunge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-10-15 that Viasat’s successful trial of direct-to-device connectivity in India will likely boost its commercial opportunities in the region.

Analysts’ Opinion of VSAT

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VSAT stocks, with Needham repeating the rating for VSAT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for VSAT in the upcoming period, according to Needham is $19 based on the research report published on October 15, 2024 of the current year 2024.

JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VSAT reach a price target of $15, previously predicting the price at $29. The rating they have provided for VSAT stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on September 17th, 2024.

JP Morgan gave a rating of “Overweight” to VSAT, setting the target price at $30 in the report published on October 17th of the previous year.

VSAT Trading at -23.25% 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 -63.57% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 5.07%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.23%, as shares sank -16.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -50.97% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, VSAT fell by -1.49%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -58.96% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $11.28. In addition, Viasat, Inc. saw -62.06% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VSAT starting from BALDRIDGE RICHARD A, who purchase 55,000 shares at the price of $14.91 back on Sep 12 ’24. After this action, BALDRIDGE RICHARD A now owns 55,000 shares of Viasat, Inc., valued at $820,000 using the latest closing price.

CPP Investment Board Private H, the of Viasat, Inc., sale 2,811,442 shares at $19.90 during a trade that took place back on Aug 12 ’24, which means that CPP Investment Board Private H is holding 8,545,334 shares at $55,947,696 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for VSAT

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -0.17 for the present operating margin
  • 0.32 for the gross margin

The net margin for Viasat, Inc. stands at -0.22. The total capital return value is set at -0.05. Equity return is now at value -18.50, with -5.97 for asset returns.

Based on Viasat, Inc. (VSAT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.59 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.1. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.44. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -2.84.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 267.72 million with net debt to EBITDA at 19.77. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.55. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.28for 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 3.08.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, Viasat, Inc. (VSAT) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.

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