Viasat
American communications company. Based in Carlsbad, founded 1986.
- Where
- Carlsbad
- Founded
- 1986
- Notable investors
- VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC, VANGUARD GROUP INC, BlackRock, Inc., BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA disclosed holders above 5%, from SEC filings
No chief executive on record here. We show a name only where we can point at the page it came from.
$71.68last price
Sep 14, 13:32 UTC
-13.5%30 days
falling
+387.9%since Jul 25, 2025
302 sessions held
$9.9Bmarket value
138M shares, 10-Q Jul 23, 2026
5holders in SEC 5% filings
6 filings
$9.9B market value
$71.68 a share on Sep 14, 2026, multiplied by 138 million shares from their 10-Q dated Jul 23, 2026.
- Price
- $71.68 on Sep 14, 2026
- Shares outstanding
- 137.8M as of Jul 23, 2026
- Source of the count
- 10-Q
- Product
- $9.9B
Price, 302 sessions
Who holds a disclosed stake
| Holder | Filings | Most recent | Form |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 1 | Apr 30, 2026 | SCHEDULE 13G |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 1 | Apr 29, 2026 | SCHEDULE 13G |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | 2 | Mar 27, 2026 | SCHEDULE 13G/A |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 1 | Oct 17, 2025 | SCHEDULE 13G/A |
| BAUPOST GROUP LLC/MA | 1 | Sep 8, 2025 | SCHEDULE 13G/A |
Disclosure is required above 5% and again on a material change, so a holder appearing more than once has amended its position rather than necessarily added to it.
Filings that report a transaction
| Filed | Form | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 9, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 4 | Insider transaction |
| May 28, 2026 | 8-K | Material event 2.02,9.01 |
Twenty most recent of 52.
US federal awards
Matched by recipient name, so a subsidiary awarded under its own legal name may be absent.
| Signed | Amount | Agency | What for |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2026 | $75M | Department of the Air Force | PTS-G SWARM 1 DESIGN, DEVELOP, TEST, AND PRODUCE GLOBAL VARIANTS OF… |
Patent activity
The record holds 11 filings, 11 in the spacecraft class. A filing dates the work: a grant is usually the same invention two or three years older. Full patent desk
| Filed | Title | Class |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2025 | MODULATING SATELLITE CAPACITY | 455/13.1 space |
| Jun 19, 2025 | TECHNIQUES FOR DEPLOYABLE-PANEL ANTENNAS | 343/702 space |
| Sep 12, 2024 | DYNAMIC SPATIAL ALLOCATION OF SATELLITE CAPACITY BASED ON MOBILE VESSEL… | 370/319 space |
| Jul 11, 2024 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING HYPERSONIC VEHICLES | 342/27 space |
| Jun 12, 2023 | DYNAMIC SPATIAL ALLOCATION OF SATELLITE CAPACITY BASED ON MOBILE VESSEL… | 370/319 space |
| Mar 17, 2023 | MODULATING SATELLITE CAPACITY | 455/13.1 space |
| Sep 22, 2022 | SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH NON-GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBITS | 455/13.1 space |
| Mar 4, 2022 | DYNAMIC SPATIAL ALLOCATION OF SATELLITE CAPACITY BASED ON MOBILE VESSEL… | 370/319 space |
| Aug 26, 2020 | DYNAMIC SPATIAL ALLOCATION OF SATELLITE CAPACITY BASED ON MOBILE VESSEL… | 370/319 space |
| Apr 12, 2019 | DYNAMIC SPATIAL ALLOCATION OF SATELLITE CAPACITY BASED ON MOBILE VESSEL… | 370/352 space |
| Feb 15, 2017 | DYNAMIC SPATIAL ALLOCATION OF SATELLITE CAPACITY BASED ON MOBILE VESSEL… | 370/319 space |