Research Analysts Issue Forecasts for Viasat Q1 Earnings

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Viasat in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, May 27th. B. Riley analyst M. Crawford forecasts that the communications equipment provider will post earnings of ($0.19) per share for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a "Buy" rating and a $52.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viasat's current full-year earnings is ($0.54) per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Viasat's Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.19) EPS.

VSAT has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on shares of Viasat from $26.00 to $12.00 and set an "equal weight" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Needham & Company LLC lowered their price objective on shares of Viasat from $19.00 to $16.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, May 22nd. William Blair restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Viasat in a report on Tuesday, April 15th. Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Viasat from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Viasat from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $18.88.

Viasat Stock Down 4.2%

Shares of Viasat stock traded down $0.39 during trading on Thursday, reaching $8.88. 3,531,684 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,831,018. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.80 and a quick ratio of 1.60. Viasat has a 1-year low of $6.69 and a 1-year high of $26.70. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $9.37 and a 200-day moving average price of $9.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.16 billion, a PE ratio of -2.64 and a beta of 1.01.

Institutional Trading of Viasat

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Viasat by 26.4% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,229,116 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $10,460,000 after acquiring an additional 256,389 shares in the last quarter. Everett Harris & Co. CA bought a new stake in shares of Viasat in the 4th quarter worth $1,111,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Viasat by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 413,122 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $3,516,000 after acquiring an additional 12,802 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Viasat by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,773,860 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $117,216,000 after acquiring an additional 194,006 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mariner LLC bought a new stake in shares of Viasat in the 4th quarter worth $682,000. Institutional investors own 86.05% of the company's stock.

About Viasat

Viasat, Inc provides broadband and communications products and services worldwide. The company's Satellite Services segment offers satellite-based fixed broadband services, including broadband internet access and voice over internet protocol services to consumers and businesses; in-flight entertainment and aviation software services to commercial airlines and private business jets; satellite-based connectivity services; mobile broadband services, including satellite-based internet services to energy offshore vessels, cruise ships, consumer ferries, and yachts; and energy services, which include ultra-secure solutions IP connectivity, bandwidth-optimized over-the-top applications, industrial internet-of-things big data enablement, and industry-leading machine learning analytics.