VSAT VIASAT INC
Last updated: May 11, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Bought back stock in 4/4 quarters. Q3 2012: $5M, Q2 2012: $0M, Q1 2012: $2M, Q3 2011: $4M
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Latest quarter $5M vs trailing avg $2M (+142%)
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Negative FCF ($-1.6B), buybacks not supported by cash flow
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
No insider open-market purchases in the last 12 months
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.
Need both buyback and insider purchase data
Insider Net Direction
Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?
Insiders bought $0M, sold $4M in the last 90 days (net selling)
Red Flag
Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.
Company buying back stock while insiders sold 23419091.9x more than bought. 5 C-suite officers among sellers
- FitzGerald Camellia E (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 1,119 shares on 2026-02-25
- FitzGerald Camellia E (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 2,810 shares on 2026-01-28
- DANKBERG MARK D (Chairman and CEO) sold 100,000 shares on 2026-01-06
- Chase Garrett L. (SVP, Chief Financial Officer) sold 5,000 shares on 2026-01-02
- DANKBERG MARK D (Chairman and CEO) sold 33,738 shares on 2025-12-15
- DANKBERG MARK D (Chairman and CEO) sold 160,669 shares on 2025-12-15
- DANKBERG MARK D (Chairman and CEO) sold 5,593 shares on 2025-12-15
- Chase Garrett L. (SVP, Chief Financial Officer) sold 11,536 shares on 2025-12-15
- Chase Garrett L. (SVP, Chief Financial Officer) sold 5,904 shares on 2025-12-15
- Chase Garrett L. (SVP, Chief Financial Officer) sold 2,560 shares on 2025-12-15