The 36-month beta value for VSAT is also noteworthy at 1.34. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 1 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 107.20M, and at present, short sellers hold a 20.12% of that float. The average trading volume of VSAT on December 10, 2024 was 2.78M shares.
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VSAT) stock’s latest price update
Viasat, Inc (NASDAQ: VSAT) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 8.30 compared to its previous closing price of 8.80. However, the company has seen a fall of -5.27% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-12-09 that ViaSat (VSAT) reported earnings 30 days ago. What’s next for the stock?
VSAT’s Market Performance
Viasat, Inc (VSAT) has experienced a -5.27% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a 0.53% rise in the past month, and a -36.21% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 10.16%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 10.09% for VSAT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 10.41% for VSAT’s stock, with a -35.49% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 -3.15% 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 -67.26% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 10.09%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 10.16%, as shares surge +6.01% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -21.76% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VSAT fell by -5.27%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -48.46% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $8.63. In addition, Viasat, Inc saw -65.90% 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:
- -0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.3 for the gross margin
The net margin for Viasat, Inc stands at -0.08. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value -7.60, with -2.21 for asset returns.
Based on Viasat, Inc (VSAT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.64 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.78. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.02.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 363.98 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.19. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.54. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.79for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.25. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.44.
Conclusion
In summary, Viasat, Inc (VSAT) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others 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.
