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ViaSat Inc (VSAT) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for VSAT, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Versus its index HALO Growth 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

HALO Growth 100 · as of 2026-09-25

DayWeekMonth3 months
VSAT−0.9%−4.4%+2.1%+17.9%
Space & Satellite+0.2%+2.0%−0.8%—
HALO Growth 1000.0%+0.2%−7.6%—

Against the index: 4.6 pts behind on the week, 9.7 pts ahead on the month; against its Space & Satellite sleeve 2.9 pts ahead on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Sector × region Technology in US: +3.6% week · +7.5% month · +8.5% quarter · +40.9% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLK.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-26
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25
How it trades on rate days beta 1.32 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How VSAT has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 1.32 — moves strongly with bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), ViaSat Inc moved 1.32% on average · correlation 0.15 · higher than 94% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 1.00 less rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −1.83% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days +0.05% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against HALO Growth 100 · Space & Satellite · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

HALO Growth 100 · Space & Satellite

Launch providers, satellite manufacturers, defence-grade space platforms. The orbital economy from sub-scale to commercial.

Compared against VSAT on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — ViaSat Inc

VSAT in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Viasat provides satellite and wireless communications through two segments, Communication Services and Defense and Advanced Technologies. It sells broadband internet, in-flight connectivity and voice services, alongside military-grade terminals, encryption systems and space-system design for satellites in geostationary, medium and low earth orbit. It is based in Carlsbad, California.
Where it sits in the stack
Viasat carries no seat in Rubin, the diary's AI build-out index, and no assigned layer there. It sits instead in HALO Growth 100, our growth index outside the megacaps, within the Space & Satellite sleeve that spans the orbital economy from sub-scale operators to commercial platforms. In that sleeve it is a supplier of satellite connectivity and defence communications rather than a constraint on chip or data-centre capacity.
Who it is priced against
Its peer group in the diary is Space & Satellite within HALO Growth 100, covering launch providers, satellite manufacturers and defence-grade space platforms; the named peers are Iridium Communications, L3Harris Technologies, MDA and AST SpaceMobile. The market also compares it with SpaceX's Starlink service.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
Viasat sits in HALO Growth 100 and the Russell 1000, and it carries a Closelooknet score, a composite reading across several modules; momentum is its strongest module and quality its weakest. It has not yet featured in the diary's daily editions.
What the diary watches
The diary watches whether Viasat's underlying earnings quality narrows the gap with its stronger price momentum, since the two modules currently point in opposite directions.

ViaSat Inc (VSAT) trades on US exchanges, classified under Technology. Constituent of HALO Growth 100.

The Closelooknet company score reads 45/100 composite (momentum 77, quality 24, valuation 56) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months · buybacks 18 m USD in FY2026

Dividends and capital return

What VSAT pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Buybacks, FY2026 18 m USD 0.2% of today's market value
  • Share count +3.5% in FY2026 81 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year
  • Capital returned 18 m USD · 3% of free cash flow dividends and buybacks together, against the year’s free cash flow

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is ViaSat Inc (VSAT)?

ViaSat Inc trades as VSAT on the US exchange (United States) and is classified under Technology in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

Is VSAT in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — ViaSat Inc is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-09-26.

What is ViaSat Inc's Closelooknet composite score?

45 out of 100, with momentum 77, quality 24 and valuation 56 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-26. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does VSAT trade against its moving averages?

Resizing — 20.8% off its high: 20.8% below its 52-week high — a deeper resizing of the trend, not a shallow dip. As of 2026-09-24 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is VSAT doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month ViaSat Inc is +2.1% against −7.6% for the HALO Growth 100 — 9.7 points ahead of its index, as of 2026-09-25. Its Space & Satellite sleeve is −0.8% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

How does ViaSat Inc trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year ViaSat Inc had a beta of 1.32 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it moves strongly with bonds, higher than 94% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −1.83% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What does ViaSat Inc do?

Viasat provides satellite and wireless communications through two segments, Communication Services and Defense and Advanced Technologies. It sells broadband internet, in-flight connectivity and voice services, alongside military-grade terminals, encryption systems and space-system design for satellites in geostationary, medium and low earth orbit. It is based in Carlsbad, California. Its peer group in the diary is Space & Satellite within HALO Growth 100, covering launch providers, satellite manufacturers and defence-grade space platforms; the named peers are Iridium Communications, L3Harris Technologies, MDA and AST SpaceMobile. The market also compares it with SpaceX's Starlink service.

Where does ViaSat Inc sit in the AI build-out?

Viasat carries no seat in Rubin, the diary's AI build-out index, and no assigned layer there. It sits instead in HALO Growth 100, our growth index outside the megacaps, within the Space & Satellite sleeve that spans the orbital economy from sub-scale operators to commercial platforms. In that sleeve it is a supplier of satellite connectivity and defence communications rather than a constraint on chip or data-centre capacity. Viasat sits in HALO Growth 100 and the Russell 1000, and it carries a Closelooknet score, a composite reading across several modules; momentum is its strongest module and quality its weakest. It has not yet featured in the diary's daily editions.

Does ViaSat Inc pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in ViaSat Inc’s price series over the last three years. In fiscal 2026 the company bought back 18 m USD of its own shares, 3% of that year’s free cash flow. The share count rose 3.5% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for VSAT, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

same Closelooknet index seat first, then Communication Equipment. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.