Live Earnings Conference Call: Viasat will host a live Q1 2026 earnings call on August 5, 2025 at 5:30PM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to Viasat's Q1 2026 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. Viasat (VSAT) Competitors $20.28 +3.70 (+22.32%) Closing price 08/4/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.52 +0.24 (+1.18%) As of 05:45 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock VSAT vs. CLFD, ANET, IDCC, CALX, EXTR, BELFB, DGII, HLIT, ADTN, and NTGRShould you be buying Viasat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viasat include Clearfield (CLFD), Arista Networks (ANET), InterDigital (IDCC), Calix (CALX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Bel Fuse (BELFB), Digi International (DGII), Harmonic (HLIT), ADTRAN (ADTN), and NETGEAR (NTGR). Viasat vs. Its Competitors Clearfield Arista Networks InterDigital Calix Extreme Networks Bel Fuse Digi International Harmonic ADTRAN NETGEAR Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) and Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, CLFD or VSAT? Clearfield has a beta of 1.63, indicating that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viasat has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is CLFD or VSAT more profitable? Clearfield has a net margin of -1.04% compared to Viasat's net margin of -12.72%. Clearfield's return on equity of -0.68% beat Viasat's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Clearfield-1.04% -0.68% -0.59% Viasat -12.72%-7.10%-2.14% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CLFD or VSAT? 88.7% of Clearfield shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.1% of Viasat shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of Clearfield shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Viasat shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CLFD or VSAT? Clearfield has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viasat. Clearfield is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viasat, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioClearfield$166.71M3.64-$12.45M-$0.14-313.50Viasat$4.52B0.60-$574.96M-$4.45-4.56 Do analysts recommend CLFD or VSAT? Clearfield currently has a consensus target price of $50.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.92%. Viasat has a consensus target price of $19.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.31%. Given Clearfield's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Clearfield is more favorable than Viasat.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Clearfield 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Viasat 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Does the media prefer CLFD or VSAT? In the previous week, Viasat had 20 more articles in the media than Clearfield. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Viasat and 5 mentions for Clearfield. Viasat's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Clearfield's score of 0.38 indicating that Viasat is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Clearfield 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Viasat 6 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryClearfield beats Viasat on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Viasat News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VSAT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VSAT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart VSAT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricViasatWireless Equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.23B$13.18B$28.69B$9.35BDividend YieldN/A1.74%3.09%4.16%P/E Ratio-4.5621.2949.5924.41Price / Sales0.60286.021,548.9090.24Price / Cash1.6318.1033.4627.20Price / Book0.5628.328.345.77Net Income-$574.96M$203.49M$802.12M$264.99M7 Day Performance38.05%1.15%5.49%-0.68%1 Month Performance24.34%-1.65%0.03%7.08%1 Year Performance17.09%20.11%53,088.08%23.80% Viasat Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VSATViasat2.4304 of 5 stars$20.28+22.3%$19.00-6.3%+8.8%$2.23B$4.52B-4.567,000News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCLFDClearfield1.5122 of 5 stars$45.20+2.0%$46.75+3.4%+12.5%$625.16M$178.21M-322.861,130ANETArista Networks4.5321 of 5 stars$117.53+2.8%$111.40-5.2%+50.6%$147.61B$7.44B49.754,412Positive NewsInsider TradeIDCCInterDigital2.0483 of 5 stars$222.11-1.0%$160.00-28.0%+98.5%$5.76B$868.52M17.61420Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionGap UpCALXCalix1.5724 of 5 stars$56.49+2.2%$59.25+4.9%+53.1%$3.69B$831.52M-141.221,820EXTRExtreme Networks2.979 of 5 stars$17.93+0.4%$18.92+5.5%+38.3%$2.39B$1.12B-43.732,656Upcoming EarningsInsider TradeBELFBBel Fuse2.9901 of 5 stars$126.75+5.8%$113.60-10.4%+105.6%$1.61B$534.79M31.075,370Dividend IncreaseInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeDGIIDigi International2.0069 of 5 stars$34.31+2.3%$35.67+4.0%+30.5%$1.27B$424.05M30.36790Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHLITHarmonic4.2131 of 5 stars$9.14+1.6%$12.33+34.9%-38.0%$1.03B$678.72M20.311,240Analyst DowngradeADTNADTRAN3.0317 of 5 stars$9.67+4.8%$12.00+24.1%+55.8%$773.41M$922.72M-5.693,234News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeNTGRNETGEAR3.822 of 5 stars$25.52-1.0%$29.00+13.6%+55.3%$734.47M$673.76M31.12690Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Clearfield Alternatives Arista Networks Alternatives InterDigital Alternatives Calix Alternatives Extreme Networks Alternatives Bel Fuse Alternatives Digi International Alternatives Harmonic Alternatives ADTRAN Alternatives NETGEAR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VSAT) was last updated on 8/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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