Insider Transactions at Viasat In other Viasat news, Director Richard A. Baldridge sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.00, for a total value of $3,100,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 197,161 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,111,991. This trade represents a 33.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 2.20% of the company’s stock. Institutional Inflows and Outflows A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Osaic Holdings Inc. increased its holdings in Viasat by 323.3% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 34,282 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $500,000 after buying an additional 26,183 shares in the last quarter. Delos Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Viasat in the second quarter valued at about $45,000. Caxton Associates LLP increased its holdings in Viasat by 47.4% in the second quarter. Caxton Associates LLP now owns 322,292 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,705,000 after buying an additional 103,680 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its holdings in Viasat by 5.8% in the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 290,197 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,237,000 after buying an additional 15,947 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in Viasat by 323.9% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 12,157 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $177,000 after buying an additional 9,289 shares in the last quarter. 86.05% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Viasat Price Performance Shares of NASDAQ:VSAT opened at $29.84 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.42. The company has a market cap of $4.01 billion, a P/E ratio of -6.46 and a beta of 1.26. Viasat has a 52 week low of $6.69 and a 52 week high of $34.05. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $25.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $15.70. Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.15) by $0.32. The firm had revenue of $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.13 billion. Viasat had a negative net margin of 13.11% and a negative return on equity of 6.37%. The firm’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.30 earnings per share. Research analysts predict that Viasat will post -0.54 earnings per share for the current year. Viasat Company Profile