Explosive rally ignites debate: Viasat shares surged more than 14% in a single session, nearing 52-week highs as telecom stocks broadly advanced. Social media users marveled at the momentum, positioning the company as the top global holder of mobile satellite service spectrum with bandwidth dwarfing competitors. The move underscores growing investor focus on Viasat's satellite capabilities amid heightened sector interest.
Analyst upgrades fuel optimism: Prominent discussions highlighted Needham's raised price target to $58, emphasizing ViaSat-3 progress and direct-to-device opportunities. Traders anticipate confirmation on the VS-3 F2 reflector's deployment after three weeks on station, viewing it as a pivotal catalyst. This binary event has traders weighing sustained upside against historical resistance near $50.
Massive gains narrative persists: Recurring posts celebrate over 600% returns since reports of unusual congressional purchases last year, with daily gains amplifying the story. While some flag litigation risks from rivals, the prevailing chatter reflects excitement over Viasat's strategic assets. Momentum shows no signs of abating as eyes turn to upcoming announcements.
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 19 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 19 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 2 sales selling 51,480 shares for an estimated $1,873,022.
- CRAIG ANDREW MILLER (SVP, Pres Viasat Government) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 40,645 shares for an estimated $1,856,317.
- ROBERT JAMES BLAIR (SVP, General Counsel) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 32,680 shares for an estimated $1,511,456.
- GARRETT L. CHASE (SVP, Chief Financial Officer) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 25,000 shares for an estimated $872,636.
- BENJAMIN EDWARD PALMER (SVP, Pres Commercial) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 5,180 shares for an estimated $211,164.
- CAMELLIA E FITZGERALD (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 2,810 shares for an estimated $134,880
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 186 institutional investors add shares of Viasat stock to their portfolio, and 140 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- 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
- ROYAL BANK OF CANADA removed 996,771 shares (-89.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $34,348,728
- AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC added 917,644 shares (+24.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $31,622,012
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 772,026 shares (-74.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $26,604,015
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Viasat Government Contracts
We have seen $88,887,779 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
- 47QFLA25Q0043 VIASAT TO13 USMC: $10,761,094
- AEROSPACE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT AND GROUND OPERATING EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT: $9,001,780
- BFT2 FOLLOW ON AWARD: $7,657,512
- 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 Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $VSAT recently. We have seen 3 analysts offer price targets for $VSAT in the last 6 months, with a median target of $50.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Ryan Koontz from Needham set a target price of $58.0 on 03/27/2026
- Edison Yu from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $48.0 on 02/09/2026
- Philip Cusick from JP Morgan set a target price of $50.0 on 11/11/2025
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.
