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Viasat (VSAT) Competitors

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$6.93 +0.10 (+1.46%)
(As of 11/20/2024 ET)

VSAT vs. LORL, GILT, CMTL, CMBM, EXTR, CALX, INFN, HLIT, DGII, and BELFB

Should you be buying Viasat stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Viasat include Loral Space & Communications Inc. (LORL), Gilat Satellite Networks (GILT), Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL), Cambium Networks (CMBM), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Calix (CALX), Infinera (INFN), Harmonic (HLIT), Digi International (DGII), and Bel Fuse (BELFB). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Viasat vs.

Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) and Loral Space & Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:LORL) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.

Viasat has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its stock price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Loral Space & Communications Inc. has a beta of 1.85, indicating that its stock price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Viasat had 7 more articles in the media than Loral Space & Communications Inc.. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Viasat and 1 mentions for Loral Space & Communications Inc.. Viasat's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Loral Space & Communications Inc.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Viasat is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Viasat
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Loral Space & Communications Inc.
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Loral Space & Communications Inc. has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Viasat. Viasat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Loral Space & Communications Inc., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Viasat$4.28B0.21-$1.07B-$3.12-2.22
Loral Space & Communications Inc.N/AN/A$93.09M$3.6811.28

Loral Space & Communications Inc. has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Viasat's net margin of -8.73%. Loral Space & Communications Inc.'s return on equity of 49.27% beat Viasat's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Viasat-8.73% -7.58% -2.30%
Loral Space & Communications Inc. N/A 49.27%41.20%

Viasat presently has a consensus price target of $18.33, suggesting a potential upside of 164.55%. Given Viasat's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Viasat is more favorable than Loral Space & Communications Inc..

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Viasat
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Loral Space & Communications Inc.
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

86.1% of Viasat shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.1% of Loral Space & Communications Inc. shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Viasat shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.6% of Loral Space & Communications Inc. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Viasat received 329 more outperform votes than Loral Space & Communications Inc. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.96% of users gave Viasat an outperform vote while only 37.13% of users gave Loral Space & Communications Inc. an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ViasatOutperform Votes
456
60.96%
Underperform Votes
292
39.04%
Loral Space & Communications Inc.Outperform Votes
127
37.13%
Underperform Votes
215
62.87%

Summary

Viasat beats Loral Space & Communications Inc. on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VSAT vs. The Competition

MetricViasatRadio & t.v. communications equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$876.93M$12.21B$23.65B$8.81B
Dividend YieldN/A1.53%2.77%4.06%
P/E Ratio-2.2214.76268.7317.77
Price / Sales0.213.033,389.6775.18
Price / Cash8.6415.6232.4532.53
Price / Book0.1816.637.364.68
Net Income-$1.07B$264.39M$660.95M$226.08M
7 Day Performance-10.35%0.87%0.23%-1.04%
1 Month Performance-35.77%-2.01%0.81%1.04%
1 Year Performance-65.28%34.78%18.76%26.28%

Viasat Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VSAT
Viasat
3.7549 of 5 stars
$6.93
+1.5%
$18.33
+164.6%
-65.2%$876.93M$4.28B-2.227,500Analyst Forecast
LORL
Loral Space & Communications Inc.
N/A$41.52
flat
N/A+0.0%$889.77MN/A11.28429Analyst Forecast
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks
2.8334 of 5 stars
$5.27
-3.1%
$8.50
+61.3%
-16.3%$310.17M$302.93M18.171,183Analyst Revision
CMTL
Comtech Telecommunications
4.3413 of 5 stars
$3.03
+3.4%
$6.38
+110.4%
-75.4%$84.44M$540.40M-0.641,676
CMBM
Cambium Networks
4.1378 of 5 stars
$1.09
+1.9%
$5.50
+404.6%
-74.1%$30.78M$220.20M-0.36570Gap Up
EXTR
Extreme Networks
3.9909 of 5 stars
$15.43
+0.1%
$19.00
+23.1%
-6.8%$2.04B$1.03B-15.912,656
CALX
Calix
2.8803 of 5 stars
$30.43
-5.9%
$42.50
+39.7%
-21.3%$2.02B$1.04B-126.791,760
INFN
Infinera
1.0965 of 5 stars
$6.61
-0.3%
$7.09
+7.2%
+56.6%$1.57B$1.61B-13.773,389Short Interest ↓
Positive News
HLIT
Harmonic
4.618 of 5 stars
$12.08
-1.1%
$15.25
+26.2%
+10.7%$1.42B$623.65M16.551,359Positive News
DGII
Digi International
1.1998 of 5 stars
$31.55
+1.2%
$36.75
+16.5%
+24.8%$1.14B$424.05M51.72822
BELFB
Bel Fuse
4.4625 of 5 stars
$75.33
+2.1%
$95.00
+26.1%
+39.1%$925.45M$524.94M17.285,260Analyst Forecast
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:VSAT) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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