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Viasat (VSAT) Competitors

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$9.60
-0.62 (-6.07%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

VSAT vs. LORL, GILT, CMTL, CMBM, IDCC, CALX, EXTR, HLIT, INFN, and DGII

Should you be buying Viasat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viasat include Loral Space & Communications Inc. (LORL), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), Cambium Networks (CMBM), InterDigital (IDCC), Calix (CALX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Harmonic (HLIT), Infinera (INFN), and Digi International (DGII). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Viasat vs.

Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) and Loral Space & Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:LORL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Viasat received 329 more outperform votes than Loral Space & Communications Inc. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.04% of users gave Viasat an outperform vote while only 37.46% of users gave Loral Space & Communications Inc. an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ViasatOutperform Votes
456
61.04%
Underperform Votes
291
38.96%
Loral Space & Communications Inc.Outperform Votes
127
37.46%
Underperform Votes
212
62.54%

In the previous week, Viasat had 5 more articles in the media than Loral Space & Communications Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Viasat and 0 mentions for Loral Space & Communications Inc.. Viasat's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Loral Space & Communications Inc.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Viasat is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Viasat Neutral
Loral Space & Communications Inc. Neutral

Viasat has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loral Space & Communications Inc. has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Viasat presently has a consensus price target of $20.83, suggesting a potential upside of 117.01%. Given Viasat's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Viasat is more favorable than Loral Space & Communications Inc..

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Viasat
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Loral Space & Communications Inc.
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

Loral Space & Communications Inc. has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Viasat's net margin of -22.13%. Loral Space & Communications Inc.'s return on equity of 49.27% beat Viasat's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Viasat-22.13% -19.76% -6.13%
Loral Space & Communications Inc. N/A 49.27%41.20%

Loral Space & Communications Inc. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Viasat. Viasat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loral Space & Communications Inc., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Viasat$4.63B0.26-$1.07B-$8.21-1.17
Loral Space & Communications Inc.N/AN/A$93.09M$3.6811.28

86.1% of Viasat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of Loral Space & Communications Inc. shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Viasat shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.6% of Loral Space & Communications Inc. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Viasat and Loral Space & Communications Inc. tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VSAT vs. The Competition

MetricViasatRadio & t.v. communications equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.23B$11.47B$22.36B$8.41B
Dividend YieldN/A1.52%2.72%4.20%
P/E Ratio-1.1714.95266.2817.70
Price / Sales0.262.933,644.6078.39
Price / Cash12.9415.1930.9833.56
Price / Book0.2413.486.994.57
Net Income-$1.07B$157.44M$649.10M$225.37M
7 Day Performance-6.16%-2.62%-0.55%-0.59%
1 Month Performance-19.60%2.15%0.19%1.51%
1 Year Performance-47.94%29.43%27.04%32.97%

Viasat Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VSAT
Viasat
3.9668 of 5 stars
$9.60
-6.1%
$20.83
+117.0%
-44.0%$1.23B$4.63B-1.177,500Upcoming Earnings
LORL
Loral Space & Communications Inc.
N/A$41.52
flat
N/A+0.0%$889.77MN/A11.28429
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks
4.0588 of 5 stars
$4.92
flat
$8.50
+72.8%
-10.1%$280.52M$292.25M14.061,183News Coverage
CMTL
Comtech Telecommunications
4.7488 of 5 stars
$3.73
+0.8%
$10.88
+191.6%
-67.1%$106.28M$563.03M-2.651,718Short Interest ↓
Positive News
CMBM
Cambium Networks
4.3697 of 5 stars
$1.28
+7.6%
$6.17
+381.8%
-73.0%$35.71M$171.54M-0.35570Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
IDCC
InterDigital
2.7001 of 5 stars
$147.75
+0.3%
$120.00
-18.8%
+96.9%$3.73B$732.66M14.86420News Coverage
Gap Up
CALX
Calix
2.2237 of 5 stars
$38.69
+2.1%
$42.50
+9.8%
+10.0%$2.54B$953.02M644.831,760Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
EXTR
Extreme Networks
4.5929 of 5 stars
$14.56
+0.8%
$15.90
+9.2%
-19.7%$1.89B$1.12B-21.412,656Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↓
Gap Up
HLIT
Harmonic
4.7325 of 5 stars
$14.80
+0.7%
$18.50
+25.0%
+19.0%$1.66B$555.10M30.831,359Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
Positive News
INFN
Infinera
0.8263 of 5 stars
$6.78
-0.6%
$7.09
+4.5%
+134.8%$1.59B$1.50B-14.743,389Short Interest ↓
DGII
Digi International
2.3558 of 5 stars
$30.47
+1.7%
$34.20
+12.2%
+17.7%$1.11B$431.16M66.24822Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:VSAT) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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