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VSAT Viasat (VSAT) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Telecom · Communications services, nec · CIK 0000797721
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Congress · 1Form 144 · 13
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
309
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
51
Codes C/M, not in net · $2.2M priced

What the filings say about VSAT

Insiders, 180 days
-$53.7M net sold
8 sellers · 27% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-09-28
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$22.6M
13 notices

Viasat insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, VIASAT INC insiders sold a net $53.7M of stock across 101 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Chase Garrett L.
SVP, Chief Financial Officer
SELL
2026-10-22 SECtraded 2026-10-20
3,000
$176.0K
+14.4%
Context
  • 19 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (19 sales), the last on Sep 21, 2026.
  • The trade is 6.2% of the 48,534 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 309 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Chief Financial Officer Chase Garrett L. sold about $176.0K of VSAT under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 20, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 309 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chase Garrett L.
SVP, Chief Financial Officer
SELL
2026-10-22 SECtraded 2026-10-20
1,000
$59.4K
+14.4%
Context
  • 19 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (19 sales), the last on Sep 21, 2026.
  • The trade is 2.1% of the 47,534 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 309 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Chief Financial Officer Chase Garrett L. sold about $59.4K of VSAT under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 20, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 309 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Miller Craig Andrew
SVP, Pres Viasat Government
SELL
2026-10-13 SECtraded 2026-10-09
5,188
$368.6K
+13.9%
Context
  • 19 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (19 sales), the last on Mar 17, 2026.
  • The trade is 10.7% of the 48,275 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 309 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Pres Viasat Government Miller Craig Andrew sold about $368.6K of VSAT under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 9, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 309 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Miller Craig Andrew
SVP, Pres Viasat Government
SELL
2026-10-13 SECtraded 2026-10-09
5,805
$417.5K
+13.9%
Context
  • 19 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (19 sales), the last on Mar 17, 2026.
  • The trade is 13.7% of the 42,470 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 309 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Pres Viasat Government Miller Craig Andrew sold about $417.5K of VSAT under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 9, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 309 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Miller Craig Andrew
SVP, Pres Viasat Government
SELL
2026-10-13 SECtraded 2026-10-09
900
$65.5K
+13.9%
Context
  • 19 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (19 sales), the last on Mar 17, 2026.
  • The trade is 2.2% of the 41,570 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 309 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: SVP, Pres Viasat Government Miller Craig Andrew sold about $65.5K of VSAT under a 10b5-1 plan on Oct 9, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 309 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
101 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$53.7M over 180 days
-$22.6M over 90 days
the lowest in Telecom
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Telecom
Funds
309 funds bought in last quarter
more than 89% of Telecom
Revenue
+2.7% year over year
more than 52% of Telecom
Margin
-0.7% net margin
more than 55% of Telecom
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
8.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 7.0 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 91% of Telecom
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 22SVP, Chief Financial Officer Chase Garrett L. sold $235.4K under a 10b5-1 plan (Oct 20)
Why it matters
A 10b5-1 plan schedules trades months ahead, so this says little about what the insider thinks today.
Oct 20Officer GARRETT CHASE filed to sell $235.4K by Oct 20 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.
Oct 13SVP, Pres Viasat Government Miller Craig Andrew sold $851.6K under a 10b5-1 plan (Oct 9)
Why it matters
A 10b5-1 plan schedules trades months ahead, so this says little about what the insider thinks today.
Oct 9Officer CRAIG MILLER filed to sell $851.6K by Oct 9 (Form 144)
Why it matters
A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell; the sale may not happen, and it says nothing about the price.
Oct 5SVP, Pres Commercial Palmer Benjamin Edward sold $139.7K under a 10b5-1 plan (Oct 1)
Why it matters
A 10b5-1 plan schedules trades months ahead, so this says little about what the insider thinks today.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+88.2%12M
-19%+34%+87%+140%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-06-08 · DANKBERG MARK D sold $9.7M2026-06-08 · DANKBERG MARK D sold $7.9M2026-06-08 · DANKBERG MARK D sold $7.4M2026-08-07 · BALDRIDGE RICHARD A sold $7.0M2026-08-07 · BALDRIDGE RICHARD A sold $6.4M2025-12-15 · DANKBERG MARK D sold $5.7M2026-08-07 · BALDRIDGE RICHARD A sold $4.6M2026-01-06 · DANKBERG MARK D sold $4.0M2026-08-07 · Blair Robert James sold $2.2M2026-06-03 · BALDRIDGE RICHARD A sold $1.9M2026-06-02 · Palmer Benjamin Edward sold $1.6M2026-03-02 · Miller Craig Andrew sold $1.5M2025-12-12 · Duffy Shawn Lynn sold $1.5M2025-12-15 · DANKBERG MARK D sold $1.2M2026-03-16 · Blair Robert James sold $905.0K2026-06-08 · DANKBERG MARK D sold $690.7K2026-03-16 · Blair Robert James sold $525.6K2025-12-12 · Duffy Shawn Lynn sold $422.9K2026-10-09 · Miller Craig Andrew sold $417.5K2025-12-15 · Chase Garrett L. sold $395.8K2026-10-09 · Miller Craig Andrew sold $368.6K2026-06-08 · DANKBERG MARK D sold $282.9K2026-03-17 · Miller Craig Andrew sold $263.0K2026-07-01 · Palmer Benjamin Edward sold $213.1K2026-08-04 · WISE THERESA sold $211.7K2025-12-15 · Chase Garrett L. sold $209.1K2025-12-15 · DANKBERG MARK D sold $201.3K2026-06-01 · Palmer Benjamin Edward sold $193.4K2026-09-21 · Chase Garrett L. sold $182.4K2026-08-03 · Palmer Benjamin Edward sold $181.1K2026-10-20 · Chase Garrett L. sold $176.0K2026-01-02 · Chase Garrett L. sold $175.2K2026-06-03 · Chase Garrett L. sold $174.3K2026-06-08 · WISE THERESA sold $172.5K2026-05-01 · Palmer Benjamin Edward sold $159.9K2026-08-20 · Chase Garrett L. sold $153.7K2026-08-20 · Chase Garrett L. sold $145.9K2026-10-01 · Palmer Benjamin Edward sold $139.7K2026-07-20 · Chase Garrett L. sold $138.8K2026-01-28 · FitzGerald Camellia E sold $134.9K2026-09-01 · Palmer Benjamin Edward sold $133.5K2026-09-21 · Chase Garrett L. sold $125.3K2026-10-20 · GARRETT CHASE filed to sell $235.4K2026-10-09 · CRAIG MILLER filed to sell $851.6K2026-10-01 · BENJAMIN EDWARD PALMER filed to sell $139.7K2026-09-21 · GARRETT CHASE filed to sell $307.6K2026-09-01 · BENJAMIN EDWARD PALMER filed to sell $133.5K2026-09-01 · JOHN STENBIT filed to sell $47.1K2026-08-20 · GARRETT CHASE filed to sell $299.6K2026-08-10 · BALDRIDGE RICHARD A filed to sell $11.0M2026-08-07 · BALDRIDGE FAMILY TRUST filed to sell $7.0M2026-08-07 · ROBERT BLAIR filed to sell $2.2M2026-08-04 · THERESA WISE filed to sell $211.7K2026-08-03 · BENJAMIN EDWARD PALMER filed to sell $181.1K2026-08-03 · JOHN STENBIT filed to sell $46.5K2026-07-20 · GARRETT CHASE filed to sell $288.9K2026-07-01 · BENJAMIN EDWARD PALMER filed to sell $213.1K2026-07-01 · JOHN STENBIT filed to sell $46.9K2026-06-22 · GARRETT CHASE filed to sell $249.6K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns VSAT: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
BlackRock, Inc.
20,747,957 sh
$1.9B
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
9,225,283 sh
$828.5M
STATE STREET CORP
6,093,552 sh
$547.3M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
5,894,743 sh
$529.4M
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC
5,736,575 sh
$515.2M

Congress trades in VSAT

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Jonathan Jackson
Sold 2026-09-28 · disclosed 21 days later
$50,001 - $100,000
Jonathan Jackson
Sold 2026-08-28 · disclosed 6 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Jonathan Jackson
Bought 2026-01-22 · disclosed 32 days later
$50,001 - $100,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Sold 2025-07-18 · disclosed 7 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Bought 2024-10-23 · disclosed 28 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
All stocks members of Congress are buying · Every member's trades

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

VSAT planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
GARRETT CHASE
Filed 2026-10-20
$235.4K
CRAIG MILLER
Filed 2026-10-09
$851.6K
BENJAMIN EDWARD PALMER
Filed 2026-10-01
$139.7K
GARRETT CHASE
Filed 2026-09-21
$307.6K
BENJAMIN EDWARD PALMER
Filed 2026-09-01
$133.5K

VSAT mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
13D Activist Fund
$11.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
9.8%
Hennessy Cornerstone Mid Cap 30 Fund
$92.7M position · as of 2026-07-31
7.3%
VanEck Space ETF
$3.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
6.6%
Procure Space ETF
$36.4M position · as of 2026-07-31
6.2%
Roundhill Space & Technology ETF
$4.1M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.5%
Firsthand Technology Opportunities Fund
$2.7M position · as of 2026-06-30
5.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Government contracts
Award ceilings over the contract's life, subsidiaries included. Not annual revenue (USASpending.gov).
Department Of Defense
BFT2 WARRANTIES/ LICENSES · 2018-06-29
$136.2M
General Services Administration
VIASAT TO16 · 2025-05-28
$73.0M
General Services Administration
VIASAT ESTABLISHMENT OF DELIVERY ORDER 15 · 2025-09-26
$28.9M
General Services Administration
JS VIASAT TO286 NAVY CYBER WARFARE DEV GROUP · 2024-07-02
$17.9M
General Services Administration
VIASAT TO03 AFLCMCHBDB · 2024-12-18
$16.5M
General Services Administration
JS VIASAT TO278 USAF AFLCMCHBDB · 2023-11-15
$11.7M
Federal awards ≥ $25M in the last 90 days, matched via the SAM.gov parent registry
Corporate PAC
The company's PAC: committee totals only, never individual donors (FEC).
Viasat, Inc. Political Action Committee ('Viasat Pac')
Cycle 2026 · $20K spent
$22.5K
Federal Election Commission, matched by the PAC's connected organisation
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Mark Dankberg
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$14.2M
n/a
$4.7M
-5%
+12%
2024
$7.9M
$2.1M
$3.3M
-78%
+3%
2023
$9.0M
-$1.8M
$6.6M
-62%
-17%
2021
$12.2M
$9.6M
$5.5M
+36%
+32%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $53.7M sold by insiders over 180 days, 309 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $22.6M in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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VSAT financials

Revenue growth
+2.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-0.7%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$4.6B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
-0.6%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$329.2M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
1.39x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.25x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
-0.6%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-0.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
n/a
effective tax rate 102%, not meaningful
Return on capital employed
+0.8%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$14.4B
market value at close 2026-10-27 on 2026-07-23 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+3.4%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-27
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-27. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2026-032025-032024-032023-03
Revenue$4.6B$4.5B$4.3B$2.6B
Operating income$108.1M-$97.5M-$889.8M-$156.0M
Net income-$34.1M-$575.0M-$1.1B$1.1B
EPS (diluted)-0.25-4.48-9.1214.29
Operating cash flow$1.6B$908.2M$688.2M$367.9M
Cash$1.7B$1.6B$1.9B$1.3B
Long-term debt$6.4B$6.5B$7.1B$2.4B
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

VSAT Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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VSAT ranks highest on institutional and government (73rd percentile) and growth (62nd), and lowest on insider conviction (1st), among Telecom peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
47
Inputs
  • Return on equity-0.6% · 42 pct, universe of 3,863
  • Return on assets-0.2% · 52 pct, sector of 43
  • Return on invested capitaleffective tax rate 102%, not meaningful
  • Return on capital employed+0.8% · 47 pct, sector of 35
Financial health
46
Inputs
  • Debt to equity1.39x · 20 pct, sector of 31
  • Cash flow to debt0.25x · 72 pct, sector of 33
Growth
62
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+2.7% · 52 pct, sector of 47
  • Backlog growth, YoY+20.0% · 73 pct, universe of 854
Insider conviction
0
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$51.7M · 0 pct, sector of 32
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 32
Institutional and government
73
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter309 · 89 pct, sector of 54
  • Congress net buyers, 365d0 · 40 pct, universe of 719
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quarters$3.3M · 89 pct, universe of 1,063
Risk and compliance
45
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+8.7% · 23 pct, sector of 74
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+12.6% · 66 pct, sector of 36
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

VSAT filings, in plain words

Are Viasat insiders buying or selling VSAT?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Viasat insiders were net sellers, a net $53.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 8 sellers.

Have members of Congress traded VSAT?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying VSAT and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Jonathan Jackson dated 2026-09-28.

Are there planned insider sales of VSAT?

Yes. 13 Form 144 notices of planned insider sales were filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $22.6M of stock; the latest, by GARRETT CHASE, was filed 2026-10-20.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Viasat insiders were net sellers of VSAT, a net $53.7M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 8 sellers. 27% of the 41 insider sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan; the rest were not flagged as planned. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying VSAT and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Jonathan Jackson dated 2026-09-28. Insiders filed 13 Form 144 notices of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $22.6M of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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