Viasat, Inc [NASDAQ: VSAT] gained 2.18% or 0.2 points to close at $9.37 with a heavy trading volume of 2812653 shares.
The daily chart for VSAT points out that the company has recorded -27.42% loss over the past six months.
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If we look at the average trading volume of 2.71M shares, VSAT reached to a volume of 2812653 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Viasat, Inc [VSAT]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for VSAT shares is $22.50 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on VSAT stock is a recommendation set at 2.33. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Needham have made an estimate for Viasat, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on October 15, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, JP Morgan dropped their target price from $29 to $15. The new note on the price target was released on September 17, 2024, representing the official price target for Viasat, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $35 to $30, while JP Morgan kept a Overweight rating on VSAT stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Viasat, Inc is set at 0.77, with the Price to Sales ratio for VSAT stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.27. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.24, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 27.49.
Trading performance analysis for VSAT stock
Viasat, Inc [VSAT] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 10.24. With this latest performance, VSAT shares dropped by -3.50% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -27.42% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -65.98% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for VSAT stock in for the last two-week period is set at 52.17, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 55.69, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 49.53 for Viasat, Inc [VSAT]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 9.35, while it was recorded at 9.01 for the last single week of trading, and 14.18 for the last 200 days.
Viasat, Inc [VSAT]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Viasat, Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.34 and a Current Ratio set at 1.44.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Viasat, Inc [VSAT]
There are presently around $87.01%, or 96.35%% of VSAT stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of VSAT stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 14.76 million shares, which is approximately 12.5947%. BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA, holding 13.76 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$174.74 million in VSAT stocks shares; and BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA, currently with $$163.02 million in VSAT stock with ownership which is approximately 10.9538%.
