VSAT short interest declines, indicating growing optimism among investors

Samantha Gray

Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Viasat, Inc shares valued at $80,793 were sold by Blair Robert James on Nov 18 ’25. At $35.61 per share, Blair Robert James sold 2,269 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 68,519 shares worth approximately $2.39 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, ROBERT BLAIR purchased 2,269 shares, netting a total of over 80,793 in proceeds.

Before that, Palmer Benjamin Edward had sold 2,780 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $100,260, the President, Maritime traded Viasat, Inc shares for $36.06 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 2,780 shares, worth approximately $0.97 million.

As published in a research note from JP Morgan on November 11, 2025, Viasat, Inc [VSAT] has been rated up from a Neutral to an Overweight and the price target has been revised to $50. Analysts at Raymond James upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early November. As of October 01, 2025, Barclays has decreased its “an Equal weight” rating to a “an Underweight” for VSAT. Earlier on August 07, 2025, Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for VSAT stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing VSAT Stock Performance

On last trading session, Viasat, Inc [NASDAQ: VSAT] plunged -0.99% to $34.92. The stock’s lowest price that day was $34.689, but it reached a high of $37.2399 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -6.93%. Over the course of the year, Viasat, Inc shares have jumped approximately 371.89%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $43.59 on 11/10/25 and a 52-week low of $7.36 on 04/09/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Viasat, Inc (VSAT)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 33.99, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 33.07. In the upper region, resistance lies at 36.54. The next price resistance is at 38.17. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 46.94 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Viasat, Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Viasat, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-10-31 dropping by -1.13 million shares to 14.42 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-09-30 was 15.56 million shares. A decline of -7.85% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.9 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 5.9.

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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 -34.79% from the previous closing price of $35.27. 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.

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