Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of "Hold" from the nine brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and four have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $18.88.
Several brokerages have commented on VSAT. Needham & Company LLC decreased their target price on shares of Viasat from $19.00 to $16.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. William Blair restated a "market perform" rating on shares of Viasat in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Viasat from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Viasat from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th. Finally, B. Riley decreased their target price on shares of Viasat from $56.00 to $52.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, May 27th.
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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Viasat
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position 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 buying an additional 256,389 shares in the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position 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 buying an additional 12,802 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Viasat by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 13,773,860 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $117,216,000 after purchasing an additional 194,006 shares during the last quarter. Mariner LLC acquired a new position in Viasat in the 4th quarter valued at about $682,000. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. acquired a new position in Viasat in the 4th quarter valued at about $42,000. 86.05% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Viasat Stock Performance
NASDAQ:VSAT traded up $1.20 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $12.60. The stock had a trading volume of 10,893,861 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,044,750. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $9.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $9.43. Viasat has a 12-month low of $6.69 and a 12-month high of $26.70. The company has a quick ratio of 1.60, a current ratio of 1.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market cap of $1.64 billion, a P/E ratio of -3.75 and a beta of 0.98.
About Viasat
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Get Free ReportViasat, 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.
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