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Company snapshot — ViaSat Inc

VSAT in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook 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 Closelook tracks it
Viasat sits in HALO Growth 100 and the Russell 1000, and it carries a Closelook 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 Closelook company score reads 44/100 composite (momentum 76, quality 24, valuation 57) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’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.

Signals for this name

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

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 Closelook scores where it exists.

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 Closelook index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

HALO Growth 100 · as of 2026-09-17

DayWeekMonth3 months
VSAT+2.9%−1.6%−4.0%+13.1%
Space & Satellite+2.5%+1.8%−7.0%—
HALO Growth 100+0.9%−0.7%−8.0%—

Against the index: 0.9 pts behind on the week, 4.0 pts ahead on the month; against its Space & Satellite sleeve 3.0 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 55/100 · S&P 500 fund at 58, above its 50- and 200-day averagesEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-17
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +2.7% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-17
  • Sector × region Technology in US: −2.1% week · −3.4% month · −1.2% quarter · +32.1% 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 → 2026-09-16
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.00 · down 0.41 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-17

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-18

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 Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-18.

Is VSAT in a Closelook index?

Yes — ViaSat Inc is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-09-18.

What is ViaSat Inc's Closelook composite score?

44 out of 100, with momentum 76, quality 24 and valuation 57 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-18. Scores are Closelook's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does VSAT trade against its moving averages?

Resizing — 21.5% off its high: 21.5% below its 52-week high — a deeper resizing of the trend, not a shallow dip. As of 2026-09-17 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is VSAT doing against its Closelook index?

Over the past month ViaSat Inc is −4.0% against −8.0% for the HALO Growth 100 — 4.0 points ahead of its index, as of 2026-09-17. Its Space & Satellite sleeve is −7.0% 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.

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 Closelook 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 does this page show?

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

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