Benzinga · Oct 23, 2026
AST SpaceMobile Stock Under Pressure: SpaceX Competition, ViaSat Dispute
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NASDAQ · VSAT
Viasat, Inc.
Technology · Communication Equipment
$77.99
Down-$2.35 (-3.01%)
Updated Oct 30, 2026, 7:05 PM
SID Score
6.5/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
62/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 5.18B
- P/E ratio
- -9.51
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $29.13 – $93.03
- Volume
- 3.17M
- Avg. volume
- 2.56M
Price performance · VSAT
VSAT price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 29, 2026
VSAT closed at $77.99 after 21 trading sessions, up 10.86% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $77.99
- Period change
- +10.86%
- Period low
- $58.83
- Period high
- $78.26
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | $76.96 | $81.30 | $76.78 | $77.99 | 3.17M |
| Oct 28, 2026 | $72.13 | $79.12 | $69.86 | $78.26 | 4.66M |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $68.27 | $72.75 | $67.25 | $70.30 | 2.46M |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $61.87 | $68.335 | $61.71 | $66.39 | 1.92M |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $58.99 | $61.93 | $58.04 | $61.47 | 5.12M |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $60.54 | $61.46 | $58.00 | $59.00 | 2.32M |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $60.82 | $63.1061 | $60.82 | $62.59 | 1.49M |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $59.43 | $60.73 | $58.01 | $60.17 | 1.23M |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $60.00 | $61.75 | $59.54 | $60.29 | 1.57M |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $61.00 | $61.49 | $58.31 | $58.83 | 1.64M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $59.82 | $61.72 | $58.20 | $61.50 | 3.44M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $64.62 | $65.5351 | $59.93 | $61.73 | 2.51M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $66.49 | $66.99 | $64.97 | $66.90 | 1.49M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $71.42 | $71.48 | $67.34 | $67.66 | 2.09M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $70.78 | $74.92 | $70.445 | $72.01 | 2.94M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $69.39 | $70.05 | $65.34 | $67.41 | 2.09M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $72.19 | $72.57 | $69.29 | $70.87 | 1.74M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $70.23 | $75.93 | $70.20 | $74.38 | 2.23M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $71.66 | $72.28 | $69.67 | $69.79 | 2.25M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $71.41 | $73.4061 | $70.04 | $72.00 | 1.95M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $69.87 | $72.20 | $68.01 | $70.35 | 1.27M |
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Viasat Inc provides bandwidth technologies and services in three segments: communication services and defense and advanced technologies. The communication services segment provides a wide range of broadband and narrowband communications solutions across government and commercial mobility markets, as well as for residential and enterprise fixed broadband customers: and the defense and advanced technologies segment develops and offers a diverse array of resilient, vertically integrated solutions to government and commercial customers, leveraging core technical competencies in encryption, cyber security, tactical gateways, modems and waveforms. A large majority of the firm's revenue is generated from communication services segment.
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Needham | Buy | — |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Needham | Buy | — |
| May 29, 2026 | B. Riley Securities | Buy | — |
| Apr 28, 2026 | B. Riley Securities | Buy | — |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Barclays | Equal-Weight | — |
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Yahoo · Oct 23, 2026
Stocktwits Space Race Weekly: RKLB, VSAT Beat SPCX With Modest Gains — ASTS And PL Sink Deeper
SpaceX continued Tesla merger talks and is reportedly exploring access to 80,000 U.S. cellular sites for a potential nationwide wireless network.
Yahoo · Oct 21, 2026
Rocket Lab Sets Another Spacecraft Milestone As Viasat Advances $81M NASA Program
The mission will test commercial satellite communications services for low Earth orbit operations as NASA prepares to retire its existing Tracking and Data Relay Satellite fleet.
Benzinga · Oct 21, 2026
Why Is Rocket Lab Stock Surging on Wednesday?
Why is Rocket Lab (RKLB) stock up Wednesday? Space stocks gains after SpaceX’s Q3 results.
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