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In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Viasat Inc’s stock price such as:

• Viasat Inc’s current stock price and volume
• Why Viasat Inc’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for VSAT from analysts
• VSAT’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Viasat Inc (VSAT)

Before we jump into Viasat Inc’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently rise, let’s take a look at some background.

Viasat, Inc. is a provider of communications technologies and services. Its segments include satellite services, commercial networks and government systems. Its satellite services segment provides satellite-based broadband and related services to commercial airlines and other aircraft, residential customers, and enterprises, maritime vessels and other mobile broadband customers, and prepaid Internet users. Its commercial networks segment develops and offers advanced satellite and wireless broadband platforms, ground networking equipment, radio frequency and advanced microwave solutions, application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip design, satellite payload development and space-to-earth connectivity systems. The government systems segment provides global mobile broadband services and narrowband products and services to military and government users and develops and offers network-centric, Internet protocol-based fixed and mobile secure communications products and solutions.

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Viasat Inc’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of September 05, 2024, 4:00 PM, CST, Viasat Inc’s stock price was $17.33.

Viasat Inc is up 14.31% from its previous closing price of $15.16.

During the last market session, Viasat Inc’s stock traded between $14.87 and $15.60. Currently, there are 126.58 million shares of Viasat Inc stock available for purchase.

Unfortunately, Viasat Inc’s P/E ratio is not significant enough to use for stock price evaluation. We recommend investors evaluate other financial metrics to understand its overall valuation.

Viasat Inc Stock Price History

Viasat Inc’s (VSAT) price is currently up 10.38% so far this month.

During the month of September, Viasat Inc’s stock price has reached a high of $17.40 and a low of $14.87.

Over the last year, Viasat Inc has hit prices as high as $29.11 and as low as $11.76. Year to date, Viasat Inc’s stock is down 45.24%.

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What Caused Viasat Inc Stock’s Price to Rise?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of September 04, 2024, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Viasat Inc’s stock and 3 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Viasat Inc’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Viasat Inc’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Viasat Inc’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a B, which means it is considered to be Value.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Viasat Inc (VSAT) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Viasat Inc

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of September 04, 2024, Viasat Inc has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of -14.97%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 23 and is considered to be Weak.

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Viasat Inc Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of September 5, 2024, Viasat Inc’s stock price is $17.33, which is up 14.31% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Viasat Inc stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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