Congressional purchase ignites buzz: Social media erupted after a U.S. representative disclosed buying around $100,000 in Viasat shares, spotlighting its satellite broadband for militaries and government contracts. Traders see this as insider confidence in the company's strategic positioning. Discussions emphasize tracking further developments.
Dramatic stock rally draws eyes: Viasat shares have surged over 550% since initial reports on political trades, fueling widespread excitement. Commentators highlight relative strength and potential all-time high breaks amid strong options volume. The rally underscores growing interest in its defense-tech prospects.
Partnerships enhance momentum: A new collaboration with Galaxy 1 for UAV SATCOM services amplified positive chatter. Viasat features prominently in space economy ecosystems alongside peers. Overall sentiment reflects bullish fervor on its orbital infrastructure role.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Viasat Insider Trading Activity
Viasat insiders have traded $VSAT stock on the open market 18 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 18 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VSAT stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- MARK D DANKBERG (Chairman and CEO) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 300,000 shares for an estimated $11,052,173.
- SHAWN LYNN DUFFY (SVP, Chief Accounting Officer) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 101,480 shares for an estimated $3,516,972.
- RICHARD A BALDRIDGE sold 100,000 shares for an estimated $3,099,900
- GARRETT L. CHASE (SVP, Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 50,000 shares for an estimated $1,705,886.
- CRAIG ANDREW MILLER (SVP, Pres Viasat Government) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 35,385 shares for an estimated $1,593,317.
- CAMELLIA E FITZGERALD (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 2,810 shares for an estimated $134,880
- BENJAMIN EDWARD PALMER (President, Maritime) sold 2,780 shares for an estimated $100,260
- ROBERT JAMES BLAIR (SVP, General Counsel) sold 2,269 shares for an estimated $80,792
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
Viasat Revenue
Viasat had revenues of $1.2B in Q3 2026. This is an increase of 2.96% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track VSAT financials on Quiver Quantitative's VSAT stock page.
Viasat Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $VSAT stock 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VSAT stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE JONATHAN L. JACKSON purchased up to $100,000 on 01/22.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Viasat Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 188 institutional investors add shares of Viasat stock to their portfolio, and 174 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA removed 9,190,728 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $269,288,330
- CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD removed 4,789,434 shares (-99.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $165,043,895
- PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added 3,112,670 shares (+2821.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $107,262,608
- MORGAN STANLEY removed 1,303,929 shares (-46.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $44,933,393
- JANE STREET GROUP, LLC added 1,261,895 shares (+3459.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $43,484,901
- JUMP FINANCIAL, LLC removed 1,089,065 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $31,909,604
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA removed 996,771 shares (-89.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $34,348,728
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Viasat Government Contracts
We have seen $92,218,946 of award payments to $VSAT over the last year.
Here are some of the awards which we have have seen pay out the most over the last year:
- VIASAT TO16: $19,206,070
- AEROSPACE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND GROUND OPERATING EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT: $14,001,780
- 47QFLA25Q0043 VIASAT TO13 USMC: $11,076,139
- BFT2 FOLLOW ON AWARD: $10,080,416
- VGNET KU PLUS-8 SIMOPS: $6,948,248
To track government contracts to publicy traded companies, check out Quiver Quantitative's government contracts dashboard.
Viasat Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $VSAT in the last several months. We have seen 0 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Barclays issued a "Underweight" rating on 10/01/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for Viasat, check out Quiver Quantitative's $VSAT forecast page.
Viasat Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $VSAT recently. We have seen 4 analysts offer price targets for $VSAT in the last 6 months, with a median target of $46.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- Edison Yu from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $48.0 on 02/09/2026
- Ryan Koontz from Needham set a target price of $45.0 on 01/21/2026
- Philip Cusick from JP Morgan set a target price of $50.0 on 11/11/2025
- Mathieu Robilliard from Barclays set a target price of $23.0 on 10/01/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
