Viasat, Inc. provides broadband and communications products and services worldwide. The company's Satellite Services segment offers satellite-based fixed broadband services, including broadband internet access and voice over internet protocol services to consumers and businesses; in-flight entertainment, internet, and aviation software services to commercial airlines; community internet services; mobile broadband services, including satellite-based internet services to energy offshore vessels, cruise ships, consumer ferries, and yachts; and advanced software and communication infrastructure services, which include ultra-secure solutions IP connectivity, bandwidth-optimized over-the-top applications, industrial internet-of-things big data enablement, and industry-leading machine learning analytics. This segment provides broadband Internet services to approximately 590,000 subscribers. Its Commercial Networks segment offers fixed satellite communication systems comprising satellite network infrastructure and ground terminals; mobile broadband satellite communication systems; antenna systems for terrestrial and satellite applications, such as earth imaging, remote sensing, mobile satellite communication, Ka-band earth stations, and other multi-band antennas; design and technology services comprising analysis, design, and development of satellites and ground systems; application specific integrated circuit and monolithic microwave integrated circuit chips; and network function virtualization. Its Government Systems segment offers various mobile and fixed broadband modems, terminals, network access control systems, and antenna systems; cybersecurity and information assurance products and services; and tactical radio and information distribution systems to enable voice, and real-time collection and dissemination of video and data using secure, and jam-resistant transmission links. The company was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.
IPO Year: 1996
Exchange: NASDAQ
Website: viasat.com
| Date | Price Target | Rating | Analyst |
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| 1/24/2025 | $12.00 | Neutral | Cantor Fitzgerald |
| 10/15/2024 | $28.00 → $19.00 | Buy | Needham |
| 9/17/2024 | $29.00 → $15.00 | Overweight → Neutral | JP Morgan |
| 10/17/2023 | $22.00 | Hold | Deutsche Bank |
| 10/17/2023 | $35.00 → $30.00 | Neutral → Overweight | JP Morgan |
| 8/16/2023 | $35.00 | Neutral | JP Morgan |
| 1/26/2023 | Outperform → Mkt Perform | William Blair | |
| 11/15/2022 | Outperform → Mkt Perform | Raymond James | |
| 2/4/2022 | $62.00 → $58.00 | Outperform | Raymond James |
| 2/4/2022 | $70.00 → $66.00 | Buy | Needham |
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Scalable operational finance expertise supports growth plans CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced the appointment of Gary Chase as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 16, 2024. He will succeed Shawn Duffy, who will remain with Viasat in the role of Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Chase joins Viasat from Delta Air Lines, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Operational Finance and was a member of the Delta Leadership Committee, a group of top executives reporting directly to the CEO. During his more than 12-year tenure at Delta Air Lines, Mr. Chase oversaw a number
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MedBright AI Investments Inc. (the "Company" or "MedBright AI") (CSE:MBAI, OTCQB:MBAIF, FSE:1V7))) is pleased to announce that Trevor Vieweg has joined MedBright AI as Chief Executive Officer effective January 4, 2024. Mr. Vieweg was previously Head of Product Development at Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) and later served as Chief Technology Officer of Sea Machines Robotics, a venture backed AI and robotics start-up. He is an investor in, and co-founder of, Limmi, an artificial intelligence platform focused on powering complex healthcare data analytics systems, a MedBright AI investment. He holds a Bachelor's degree in mechanical & aero
ORANGE, Calif., July 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alignment Health — a consumer brand name of Alignment Healthcare, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALHC), a tech-enabled Medicare Advantage company — today announced the appointment of Melinda Kimbro as its new chief people officer. Kimbro joined on June 30 to lead the company's human resources (HR) function and will oversee all aspects of the Alignment employee experience, including talent acquisition, culture, diversity, equity and inclusion, total rewards, and facilities. She will also spearhead the strategic development of internal talent to help further drive innovation and provide rich, ongoing career growth opportunities for employees. "Championing ou
Decision follows Viasat's acquisition of Inmarsat CARLSBAD, Calif., June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, announced today that Rick Baldridge will be retiring from his role as Vice Chairman, effective June 30, 2023, and will remain a member of the Board of Directors. The announcement comes following a successful close of Viasat's acquisition of Inmarsat, a deal Baldridge led for the last two years. Baldridge joined Viasat in 1999, and has served in senior executive roles including Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 2002, and as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2003. He was appointed President an
Transaction Creates a New Global Partner in Satellite Communications CARLSBAD, Calif., May 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc., (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global communications company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Inmarsat. The combined company enhances our scale and scope to continue to drive growth in the increasingly dynamic and competitive satellite communications industry. The company's assets, once fully integrated, are expected to increase the pace and scope of innovation in the global satellite connectivity sector, offering new and improved capabilities to customers that will address the ever-increasing speed, flexibility, reliability, coverage and security they deman
Believes Shareholders Have Lost Confidence in Company's Leadership – As Evidenced by Double-Digit Decline in Share Price after Announcement of Planned Appointment of Michael Porcelain as CEO and Disappointing FY21 Results Highlights Company's Long-Term Underperformance, Strategic Inattention, and History of Failed M&A Strategy Remains Open to Constructive Resolution, Despite Comtech's Unfortunate Misrepresentation of Engagement with Outerbridge to Date Outerbridge Nominees Would Bring Essential Experience and Expertise to Comtech Board and Help Unlock the Company's Substantial Intrinsic Value Outerbridge Capital Management, LLC ("Outerbridge"), a beneficial owner of approximately 4.95%
SÃO PAULO, Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced the appointment of Leandro Gaunszer as managing director of Viasat Brazil. Based in São Paulo, Gaunszer will lead Viasat's strategic expansion in the country, helping to connect the unserved and underserved populations to high-speed, reliable connectivity services. Viasat has been operating in Brazil since 2018. With access to the SGDC-1 satellite through its partnership with Telebras, Viasat has been able to help connect thousands of government sites and millions of students under the Brazilian e-government initiative known as Governo Eletrônico – Serviço de Atendimento a
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced that it is expanding its long-standing relationship with Aeromexico. Mexico's global airline has selected to retrofit its Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet with Viasat's most advanced in-flight Wi-Fi solution. The fleet comprises 17 total aircraft, including eight B787-8s and nine B787-9s. The Boeing 787-8s will be equipped first, with installation for the 787-9s quickly following. The first of these new Viasat-equipped aircraft is set to enter service later in 2025. Viasat has provided in-flight connectivity on certain Aeromexico aircraft since 2018. The
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today published its third quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results in a letter to shareholders, which, along with webcast slides, is now posted to the Investor Relations section of Viasat's website. As previously announced, Viasat will host a conference call today, Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The dial in numbers for the conference are U.S. (800) 715-9871 and International (646) 307-1963. Please reference conference ID 2357759. Participants can also listen to the live webcast from the Investor Relations section of
LONDON, Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk), one of the world's largest containership operators, and Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, have signed an agreement to upgrade Inmarsat satellite communications services across Maersk's global fleet of approximately 340 container ships. The agreement will see bandwidth enhancements rolled out across Maersk's entire fleet of owned container ships between 2025 and 2026. These upgrades are part of Maersk's strategic roadmap to facilitate unified connectivity and transforms its vessels into fully operational floating offices as well as providing crews with improved connectivity. The concept of ‘floating office' is aime
TAIPEI, Taiwan and CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STARLUX, a Taipei-headquartered luxury carrier, and Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced STARLUX aircraft has launched enhanced service with Viasat's high performance in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution, marking an expanded relationship. The phased rollout of Viasat's high-speed, reliable in-flight Wi-Fi service will span STARLUX's entire active fleet. In total, 48 aircraft, including Airbus A330-900s, A321neos, A350-900 and A350-1000 aircraft will install or transition to Viasat's most advanced connectivity system, based on the ViaSat-3 compatible and multi-orbit re
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced that Inmarsat Government (dba Viasat) received a Task Order award to provide satellite communications (SATCOM) services under the Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services (SBS) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract, which was awarded in 2023 to multiple vendors by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on behalf of the U.S Space Force and Space Systems Command (SSC) Commercial Satellite Communications Office (CSCO). This is the first Task Order award for Viasat under the 10-year IDIQ contract, which
CARLSBAD., Calif., Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it will release its third quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results on Thursday, February 6, 2025 after the market closes, via a letter to shareholders posted to the Investor Relations section of its website. The Company will also host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. To participate on the live conference call, please dial: (800) 715-9871 in the U.S. or +1 (646) 307-1963 internationally and reference the conference ID 2357759. The live webcast will be available
CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced a restructuring of its Senior Executive Team to better position the company for long-term growth. Effective today, January 22, Craig Miller, currently President of Global Space Networks, will become Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives. In his new role, Miller will work closely with Mark Dankberg, Viasat's Chairman of the Board and CEO, regarding strategic growth initiatives. Girish Chandran, currently Chief Technology Officer, will take on additional responsibilities as President of Global Space Networks. Girish brings over 25 years of exp
CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, announced today it was selected by NASA to support the agency's direct-to-Earth (DTE) capabilities via the Near Space Network (NSN) Services contract, part of a five-year multi-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract program with an option to extend five years at a total cumulative value of $4.82 billion. Viasat is one of four commercial companies NASA announced will receive Task Order awards under this initiative. Initially, Viasat will provide global ground segment support services to NASA missions, with the potential to provide additional se
CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced that it has completed the divestiture of its Energy Services System Integration (SI) business to US-based private investment firm MAG Capital Partners. No further transaction details were announced. Gary Chase, Chief Financial Officer, Viasat said: "We are focused on taking strategic actions and continuously looking at ways to enhance our financial position and unlock value. This transaction is part of Viasat's strategy to actively manage our portfolio. While the SI business is a vibrant, stand-alone operation, it has minimal strategic synergies with our c
Viasat will provide flexible, software-defined networking technology for resilient command and control of all-domain attritable autonomous (ADA2) systems CARLSBAD, Calif., Dec. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it was selected by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver networking capability in support of the Replicator initiative by providing highly resilient command and control (C2) connectivity across unmanned systems. Replicator aims to deliver large masses of uncrewed, all-domain attritable autonomous (ADA2) systems for warfighter operations support and aligns with the overall U.S. Department of Defense
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CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 06, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today published its third quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results in a letter to shareholders, which, along with webcast slides, is now posted to the Investor Relations section of Viasat's website. As previously announced, Viasat will host a conference call today, Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The dial in numbers for the conference are U.S. (800) 715-9871 and International (646) 307-1963. Please reference conference ID 2357759. Participants can also listen to the live webcast from the Investor Relations section of
CARLSBAD., Calif., Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it will release its third quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results on Thursday, February 6, 2025 after the market closes, via a letter to shareholders posted to the Investor Relations section of its website. The Company will also host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. To participate on the live conference call, please dial: (800) 715-9871 in the U.S. or +1 (646) 307-1963 internationally and reference the conference ID 2357759. The live webcast will be available
CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today published its second quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results in a letter to shareholders, which, along with webcast slides, is now posted to the Investor Relations section of Viasat's website. As previously announced, Viasat will host a conference call today, Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The dial in numbers for the conference are U.S. (800) 715-9871 and International (646) 307-1963. Please reference conference ID 6994184. Participants can also listen to the live webcast from the Investor Relations section of the V
CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it will release its second quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 after the market closes, via a letter to shareholders posted to the Investor Relations section of its website. The Company will also host a conference call and webcast on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. To participate on the live conference call, please dial: (800) 715-9871 in the U.S. or +1 (646) 307-1963 internationally and reference the conference ID 6994184. The live webcast will be available on Viasat's I
CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it will host a Defense and Advanced Technologies: Investor Virtual Teach-In on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time / 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time with presentation materials for shareholders posted to the Investor Relations section of its website. The teach-in, delivered via conference call and webcast, will include a presentation followed by a Q&A period (estimated duration ~60 minutes depending on the number of questions). The presentation will focus on Viasat's Defense and Advanced Technologies reporting segment and will cover the breadth o
CARLSBAD, Calif., Aug. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today published its first quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results in a letter to shareholders, which, along with webcast slides and other related materials, has been posted to the Viasat Investor Relations website. As previously announced, Viasat will host a conference call today, Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The dial in numbers for the conference are U.S. (800) 715-9871 and International (646) 307-1963. Please reference conference ID 3567796. Participants can also listen to the live webcast and access the accompanying ma
CARLSBAD, Calif., July 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it will release its first quarter fiscal year 2025 financial results on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 after the market closes, via a letter to shareholders posted to the Investor Relations section of its website. The Company will also host a conference call and webcast on Wednesday, August 7, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. To participate on the live conference call, please dial: (800) 715-9871 in the U.S. or +1 (646) 307-1963 internationally and reference the conference ID 3567796. The live webcast will be available on Viasat's Invest
CARLSBAD, Calif., May 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today published its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 financial results in a letter to shareholders, which is now posted to the Investor Relations section of the website. As previously announced, Viasat will host a conference call today, Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The dial in numbers for the conference are U.S. (800) 715-9871 and International (646) 307-1963. Please reference conference ID 1095745. Participants
CARLSBAD, Calif., May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it will release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2024 financial results on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 after the market closes, via a letter to shareholders posted to the Investor Relations section of its website. The Company will also host a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. To participate on the live conference call, please dial: (800) 715-9871 in the U.S. or +1 (646) 307-1963 internationally and reference the conference ID 1095745. The live webcast will be available on Viasat's Investor R
CARLSBAD, Calif., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT), a global leader in satellite communications, today published its third quarter fiscal year 2024 financial results in a letter to shareholders, which is now posted to the Investor Relations section of the website. As previously announced, Viasat will host a conference call today, Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time / 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The dial in numbers for the conference are U.S. (800) 715-9871 and International (646) 307-1963. Please reference conference ID 6857849. Participants can also listen to the live webcast from the Investor Relations section of the website. The call will be archived an
Cantor Fitzgerald initiated coverage of Viasat with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $12.00
Needham reiterated coverage of Viasat with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $19.00 from $28.00 previously
JP Morgan downgraded Viasat from Overweight to Neutral and set a new price target of $15.00 from $29.00 previously
Deutsche Bank initiated coverage of Viasat with a rating of Hold and set a new price target of $22.00
JP Morgan upgraded Viasat from Neutral to Overweight and set a new price target of $30.00 from $35.00 previously
JP Morgan resumed coverage of Viasat with a rating of Neutral and set a new price target of $35.00
William Blair downgraded Viasat from Outperform to Mkt Perform
Raymond James downgraded Viasat from Outperform to Mkt Perform
Raymond James reiterated coverage of Viasat with a rating of Outperform and set a new price target of $58.00 from $62.00 previously
Needham reiterated coverage of Viasat with a rating of Buy and set a new price target of $66.00 from $70.00 previously