After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Earlier, Yahoo Finance discussed this stock as it revealed Viasat Announces First U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command Ship Installation.
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This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Communication Equipment industry segment, falling under the Technology sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $20.23 and fluctuated between $21.33 as its day high and $20.09 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Viasat, Inc. is $2.54B. A total of 1.05 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.09M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, VSAT has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 19 BUYs and 23 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 420,188 shares during that period but sold 46,121.
In the most recent transaction, Miller Craig Andrew sold 150 shares of VSAT for 26.83 per share on Jan 05. After the transaction, the Pres. Global Space Networks now owns 13,248 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 06, Miller Craig Andrew sold 150 shares at 22.53 per share. VSAT shares that Pres. Global Space Networks owns now total 13,398.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Lippert Keven K disposed of 6,200 shares on Nov 16 at a per-share price of $19.58. This resulted in the Executive Vice President holding 24 shares of VSAT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Miller Craig Andrew sold 150 shares at $18.01 per share on Nov 07. Company shares held by the Pres. Global Space Networks now total 9,220.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for VSAT in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $35.57 with high estimates of $56.00 and low estimates of $23.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VSAT has a high of $47.35 and a low of $15.02.
As of this writing, VSAT has an earnings estimate of -$0.65 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 4 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.13 per share and a lower estimate of -$1.23. The company reported an EPS of -$6.16 in the last quarter, which was -967.60% lower than expectations of $0.71.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. VSAT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $310.46M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2022. There were $2.85B in debt and $770.42M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $40.72, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.68B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for VSAT is Buy with a score of 3.78.
