Viasat (VSAT) Competitors

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VSAT vs. IDCC, CALX, EXTR, INFN, DGII, HLIT, BELFB, ADTN, NTGR, and RBBN

Should you be buying Viasat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viasat include InterDigital (IDCC), Calix (CALX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Infinera (INFN), Digi International (DGII), Harmonic (HLIT), Bel Fuse (BELFB), ADTRAN (ADTN), NETGEAR (NTGR), and Ribbon Communications (RBBN). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry.

Viasat vs.

Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) and InterDigital (NASDAQ:IDCC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

In the previous week, Viasat had 4 more articles in the media than InterDigital. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Viasat and 30 mentions for InterDigital. InterDigital's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Viasat's score of 0.05 indicating that InterDigital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Viasat
4 Very Positive mention(s)
11 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
InterDigital
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

86.1% of Viasat shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of InterDigital shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Viasat shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of InterDigital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

InterDigital has a net margin of 41.29% compared to Viasat's net margin of -9.49%. InterDigital's return on equity of 51.55% beat Viasat's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Viasat-9.49% -8.28% -2.50%
InterDigital 41.29%51.55%21.35%

InterDigital received 6 more outperform votes than Viasat when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.37% of users gave InterDigital an outperform vote while only 60.82% of users gave Viasat an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ViasatOutperform Votes
458
60.82%
Underperform Votes
295
39.18%
InterDigitalOutperform Votes
464
62.37%
Underperform Votes
280
37.63%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Viasat$4.28B0.27-$1.07B-$3.36-2.67
InterDigital$868.52M6.13$214.07M$12.0417.45

Viasat presently has a consensus target price of $15.43, suggesting a potential upside of 71.81%. InterDigital has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential downside of 42.90%. Given Viasat's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Viasat is more favorable than InterDigital.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Viasat
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
InterDigital
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Viasat has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, InterDigital has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

InterDigital beats Viasat on 12 of the 18 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$1.15B$12.03B$26.61B$9.04B
Dividend YieldN/A1.49%2.71%4.00%
P/E Ratio-2.6712.77244.0419.28
Price / Sales0.275.463,210.6179.86
Price / Cash12.0516.7436.8938.87
Price / Book0.2217.388.605.00
Net Income-$1.07B$377.17M$679.17M$222.75M
7 Day Performance-2.71%-3.53%0.95%-0.57%
1 Month Performance1.47%3.49%4.41%3.00%
1 Year Performance-56.41%46.22%23.17%17.85%

Viasat Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VSAT
Viasat
4.5238 of 5 stars
$8.98
+1.7%
$15.43
+71.8%
-56.4%$1.22B$4.28B0.007,500Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Gap Up
IDCC
InterDigital
2.4336 of 5 stars
$211.25
+3.4%
$120.00
-43.2%
+101.8%$5.35B$868.52M17.53420Dividend Increase
Short Interest ↓
CALX
Calix
1.9116 of 5 stars
$41.78
+1.7%
$43.17
+3.3%
+15.7%$2.77B$831.52M-92.791,760Short Interest ↓
Gap Down
EXTR
Extreme Networks
4.3847 of 5 stars
$15.66
+1.7%
$20.30
+29.7%
+23.3%$2.08B$1.12B-16.642,656
INFN
Infinera
0.4652 of 5 stars
$6.66
+0.7%
$7.09
+6.5%
+24.2%$1.58B$1.61B-13.863,389
DGII
Digi International
1.4984 of 5 stars
$35.44
+0.9%
$36.75
+3.7%
+13.8%$1.31B$424.05M36.87790Analyst Revision
HLIT
Harmonic
4.3089 of 5 stars
$11.13
flat
$14.75
+32.5%
-32.3%$1.30B$607.91M15.251,359Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Buyback Announcement
Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Gap Down
BELFB
Bel Fuse
3.9101 of 5 stars
$82.92
+2.5%
$98.33
+18.6%
+10.4%$1.04B$639.81M19.015,260
ADTN
ADTRAN
2.3936 of 5 stars
$11.48
+3.3%
$12.75
+11.1%
+62.6%$908.02M$1.15B-1.763,227Short Interest ↓
NTGR
NETGEAR
3.458 of 5 stars
$30.15
+2.6%
$21.00
-30.4%
+109.7%$867.42M$673.76M75.38690Short Interest ↑
RBBN
Ribbon Communications
4.2878 of 5 stars
$4.31
+5.3%
$6.00
+39.4%
+37.9%$755.01M$826.34M-13.453,107Earnings Report
News Coverage
Gap Down

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This page (NASDAQ:VSAT) was last updated on 2/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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