--- title: "Sanctuary Advisors LLC Makes New $6.54 Million Investment in Viasat Inc. $VSAT" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296889398.md" description: "Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new $6.54 million stake in Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT) during the second quarter, holding 72,798 shares. This follows activity from other institutional investors like Elevation Wealth Partners and Pilgrim Partners. Meanwhile, Viasat reported Q1 earnings missing estimates, with revenue of $1.17 billion. Analysts maintain a 'Moderate Buy' consensus with an average price target of $90.67, though insiders Richard Baldridge and Garrett Chase recently sold significant shares." datetime: "2026-08-25T09:36:41.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296889398.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296889398.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296889398.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Sanctuary Advisors LLC Makes New $6.54 Million Investment in Viasat Inc. $VSAT Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT - Free Report) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 72,798 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $6,538,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC owned 0.05% of Viasat as of its most recent SEC filing. - Viasat's Orbiting Profits: Space Force Jackpot? Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Valued Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Viasat during the first quarter worth $25,000. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in Viasat by 935.3% during the second quarter. Elevation Wealth Partners LLC now owns 352 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 318 shares during the last quarter. Pilgrim Partners Asia Pte Ltd purchased a new position in Viasat in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Viasat in the fourth quarter valued at about $38,000. Finally, EFG International AG acquired a new position in Viasat in the 4th quarter worth about $41,000. 86.05% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. ## Viasat Trading Down 3.3% Viasat stock opened at $72.28 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.68 and a quick ratio of 1.52. The company has a market capitalization of $9.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -301.17 and a beta of 1.72. Viasat Inc. has a one year low of $26.10 and a one year high of $93.03. The company's fifty day moving average price is $74.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $63.57. - 3 Satellite Stocks To Check Out Before SpaceX's IPO Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.32 by ($0.34). The company had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. Viasat had a positive return on equity of 1.44% and a negative net margin of 0.64%.Viasat's quarterly revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($0.02) EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Viasat Inc. will post -0.36 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. ## Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of research firms have recently weighed in on VSAT. New Street Research initiated coverage on Viasat in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. They set a "buy" rating and a $100.00 price target for the company. B. Riley Financial boosted their price target on Viasat from $94.00 to $106.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Weiss Ratings restated a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of Viasat in a report on Friday, July 17th. Barclays set a $49.00 price objective on shares of Viasat in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on shares of Viasat from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Viasat currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $90.67. - Small-Cap Standouts: These 3 Stocks Rose Over 300% in 2025 **Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on Viasat** ## Insiders Place Their Bets In other Viasat news, Director Richard A. Baldridge sold 223,542 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $80.62, for a total transaction of $18,021,956.04. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Garrett L. Chase sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $62.41, for a total value of $249,640.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 34,239 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,136,855.99. This trade represents a 10.46% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 675,861 shares of company stock worth $47,705,388 in the last three months. 1.40% of the stock is owned by insiders. ## About Viasat (Free Report) Viasat, Inc NASDAQ: VSAT provides high‐capacity satellite broadband and wireless communications services to consumer, commercial and government customers worldwide. The company designs and operates satellite systems and network infrastructure to deliver secure, high-speed connectivity across remote and underserved regions, as well as managed networking solutions for enterprises and public sector agencies. 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