Share on Stocktwits Voya Investment Management LLC lowered its stake in Viasat Inc. (NASDAQ:VSAT – Free Report) by 10.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 33,490 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock after selling 4,088 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Viasat were worth $349,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Get Viasat alerts: Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Viasat by 233.4% in the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 3,177 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 2,224 shares during the last quarter. MAI Capital Management grew its position in shares of Viasat by 74.7% during the 1st quarter. MAI Capital Management now owns 3,836 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 1,640 shares during the last quarter. Quarry LP grew its position in shares of Viasat by 2,412.3% during the 1st quarter. Quarry LP now owns 5,728 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $60,000 after buying an additional 5,500 shares during the last quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Viasat during the 1st quarter valued at about $63,000. Finally, US Bancorp DE grew its position in shares of Viasat by 46.4% during the 1st quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 6,367 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $66,000 after buying an additional 2,019 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 86.05% of the company’s stock. Analyst Ratings Changes A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on VSAT shares. William Blair reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Viasat in a research report on Wednesday, August 27th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Viasat from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Viasat from $10.00 to $23.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Needham & Company LLC boosted their price objective on shares of Viasat from $16.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “hold” rating on shares of Viasat in a research report on Thursday, August 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $21.43.