Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Viasat, Inc shares valued at $833,250 were sold by Chase Garrett L. on Sep 15 ’25. At $33.33 per share, Chase Garrett L. sold 25,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 18,377 shares worth approximately $0.67 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Duffy Shawn Lynn sold 50,000 shares, netting a total of over 1,643,950 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $32.88 each, the insider now holds 34,764 shares.
Before that, SHAWN DUFFY had added 50,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $1,643,950, the Officer bought Viasat, Inc shares for $32.88 each.
As published in a research note from Barclays on October 01, 2025, Viasat, Inc [VSAT] has been rated down from an Equal weight to an Underweight and the price target has been revised to $23. Analysts at Deutsche Bank downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of August 04, 2025, William Blair has increased its “Mkt perform” rating to a “an Outperform” for VSAT. Earlier on March 24, 2025, Deutsche Bank upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for VSAT stock which previously was a “a Hold”.
Analyzing VSAT Stock Performance
On last trading session, Viasat, Inc [NASDAQ: VSAT] plunged -1.16% to $36.49. The stock’s lowest price that day was $35.98, but it reached a high of $38.67 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 2.36%. Over the course of the year, Viasat, Inc shares have jumped approximately 234.46%.
Is Viasat, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Viasat, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-30 dropping by -0.69 million shares to 15.56 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 16.25 million shares. A decline of -4.46% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.09 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 4.09.
Which companies own the most shares of Viasat, Inc (VSAT)?
In terms of Viasat, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 23 in the next 12 months, down nearly -37.7% from the previous closing price of $36.92. Analysts anticipate Viasat, Inc stock to reach 23 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 23. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Viasat, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 24, 2025, Cantor Fitzgerald assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $12.
