Viasat, Inc. (VSAT)Technology | Communication Equipment | Carlsbad, United States | NasdaqGS
62.85 USD
+1.62
(2.646%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 63.30 +0.45 (0.716%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:34 p.m. EDT
VSAT is currently in a volatile and uncertain environment. While the stock has shown some upward momentum in recent days, the fundamental data indicates a lack of profitability and high debt levels. The recent news suggests mixed sentiment, with insider selling and takeover buzz. The options activity highlights a range of speculation, but the lack of dividends and the high beta suggest it may not be a stable investment for long-term or dividend-focused investors. Short-term traders may consider the recent price movements and options activity for potential momentum or volatility plays, but caution is advised due to the overall risk profile. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoTheta ✓ | 0.076986 |
| MSTL | 0.079992 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.082366 |
| AutoETS | 0.084559 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 6.91 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.268 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.81 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 146.485 |
| Revenue per Share | 34.678 |
| Market Cap | 8,537,004,032 |
| Forward P/E | 156.54 |
| Beta | 1.45 |
| Profit Margins | -7.34% |
| Website | https://www.viasat.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 3:34 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The calls and puts data indicate a range of activity with significant OI and IV spikes at various strikes. The presence of ATM anchors and top OI at strikes like 55.0 and 65.0 suggests potential for both bullish and bearish speculation. However, the high IV spikes at certain strikes (e.g., 25.0 and 3.0) indicate uncertainty or volatility expectations. The overall options activity suggests a cautious approach, with traders potentially anticipating a range-bound or volatile price movement.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 6.35054 |
| Address1 | 6,155 El Camino Real |
| All Time High | 97.31 |
| All Time Low | 3.5 |
| Ask | 79.29 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 1 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.9 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 1,620,720 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,710,036 |
| Average Volume | 1,710,036 |
| Average Volume10Days | 1,620,720 |
| Beta | 1.451 |
| Bid | 62.69 |
| Bid Size | 3 |
| Board Risk | 6 |
| Book Value | 33.646 |
| City | Carlsbad |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 62.85 |
| Current Ratio | 2.127 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 64.46 |
| Day Low | 61.36 |
| Debt To Equity | 146.485 |
| Display Name | Viasat |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,770,330,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,770,330,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,770,325,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,779,220,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,779,220,800 |
| Ebitda | 1,390,274,048 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.30118 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.096 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.041 |
| Enterprise Value | 14,036,001,792 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.093 |
| Eps Forward | 0.4015 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.6 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 760 929 3941 |
| Fifty Day Average | 48.2632 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 14.5868 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.3022344 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 635.054 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 64.46 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.6100006 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.02497674 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 7.95 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 54.899998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 6.90566 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 7.95 - 64.46 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 849,623,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 132,094,679 |
| Forward Eps | 0.4015 |
| Forward P E | 156.53798 |
| Free Cashflow | 400,580,256 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 7,000 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33326998 |
| Gross Profits | 1,538,406,016 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.057540003 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.95959 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 135,831,401 |
| Industry | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Disp | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Key | communication-equipment |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,743,379,200 |
| Last Split Date | 967,766,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Viasat, Inc. provides broadband and communications products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates through Communication Services; and Defense and Advanced Technologies segments. The company offers satellite-based broadband and narrowband communications solutions; broadband services, including broadband internet access and voice over internet protocol; fixed and mobile broadband and narrowband services; develops and sells satellite, wireless products, and terminals; and design, develop, and produce space system solutions for geostationary, medium, and low earth orbit. It also provides in-flight connectivity, narrowband safety operational data, and other complementary services; multimedia connectivity for military and government; tactical and beyond-line-of-sight communications; intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance; L-band advanced communications element terminals; enterprise connectivity solutions; Internet-of-Things; and L-band managed, energy, and prepaid internet services. In addition, the company offers networking, cybersecurity, and information assurance products and services; high assurance internet protocol encryption solutions; MOJO expeditionary tactical gateway; government satellite communication systems, mobile and fixed broadband modems, ground and airborne terminals, antennas and gateways, Ka-band earth stations, and other multi-band/multi-function antennas, as well as design products for manpacks, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, seagoing vessels, ground-mobile vehicles, space-based systems, and fixed applications. Further, it designs and develops GEO, LEO, and MEO satellites, payload, antenna technologies, and other small satellite platforms; develops commercial communication satellite product, orchestration of sovereign and multi-orbit solutions, and direct-to-device; and licenses intellectual property. Viasat, Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. |
| Long Name | Viasat, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 8,537,004,032 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_359638 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -338,963,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,774,915,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 8,315,598,369 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 7 |
| Open | 61.9 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,566,033,024 |
| Operating Margins | 0.027509999 |
| Overall Risk | 4 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.26 |
| Phone | 760 476 2200 |
| Post Market Change | 0.45000076 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.7159917 |
| Post Market Price | 63.3 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,470,336 |
| Previous Close | 61.23 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 57.50228 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.8679783 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.8494079 |
| Profit Margins | -0.07343 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.682 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.875 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 1.62 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.64576 |
| Regular Market Day High | 64.46 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 61.36 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 61.36 - 64.46 |
| Regular Market Open | 61.9 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 61.23 |
| Regular Market Price | 62.85 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,825,401 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00356 |
| Return On Equity | -0.0639 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.03 |
| Revenue Per Share | 34.678 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 7 |
| Shares Outstanding | 135,831,401 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0728 |
| Shares Short | 9,893,851 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 11,446,353 |
| Short Name | ViaSat, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0952 |
| Short Ratio | 6.13 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | VSAT |
| Target High Price | 58.0 |
| Target Low Price | 48.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 51.14286 |
| Target Median Price | 50.0 |
| Total Cash | 1,346,136,064 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 9.91 |
| Total Debt | 6,783,330,816 |
| Total Revenue | 4,616,074,240 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.6 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 35.70825 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 27.14175 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.7600975 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,825,401 |
| Website | https://www.viasat.com |
| Zip | 92,009 |