FY2025 Earnings Forecast for Viasat Issued By William Blair

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) – Analysts at William Blair lifted their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Viasat in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, April 15th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now forecasts that the communications equipment provider will post earnings of ($0.61) per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of ($0.80). William Blair currently has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Viasat’s current full-year earnings is ($0.54) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Viasat’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.31) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.23) EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on VSAT. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Viasat from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $15.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, March 24th. Cantor Fitzgerald assumed coverage on Viasat in a research note on Friday, January 24th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $12.00 price objective for the company. Barclays boosted their target price on shares of Viasat from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Viasat from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price target on shares of Viasat from $26.00 to $12.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Viasat has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $14.57.

Viasat Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VSAT opened at $8.49 on Friday. 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 firm has a 50-day moving average price of $9.32 and a 200 day moving average price of $9.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.10 billion, a PE ratio of -2.53 and a beta of 1.06. Viasat has a 12-month low of $6.69 and a 12-month high of $26.70.

Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The communications equipment provider reported ($1.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.53) by ($0.70). Viasat had a negative net margin of 9.49% and a negative return on equity of 8.37%.

Insider Transactions at Viasat

In related news, insider Cpp Investment Board Private H sold 3,750,000 shares of Viasat stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.00, for a total value of $33,750,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 4,795,334 shares in the company, valued at $43,158,006. This trade represents a 43.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 3.20% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. National Bank of Canada FI acquired a new position in Viasat in the third quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC raised its position in shares of Viasat by 75.3% during the 4th quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 2,950 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 1,267 shares during the last quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Viasat in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Viasat by 850.4% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 3,963 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 3,546 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New Age Alpha Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Viasat in the 4th quarter worth $35,000. Institutional investors own 86.05% of the company’s stock.

About Viasat

Viasat, 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.