On August 5, Viasat declined 5.9% in regular trading, trading at approximately $81.39/share, with turnover of $24.75 million. The sell-off followed the company's fiscal Q1 2027 earnings report released after the prior session's close.
Viasat posted quarterly revenue of $1.157 billion, missing the analyst consensus estimate of $1.2 billion by 3.56% and declining 1.2% year-over-year. The company maintained its full-year fiscal 2027 guidance calling for mid-single-digit revenue growth and adjusted EBITDA flat to slightly up versus the prior year, failing to deliver an upside catalyst.
The stock had rallied significantly ahead of the report, driven by spectrum asset revaluation logic after Rocket Lab's $8 billion acquisition of Iridium for its spectrum resources. Analysts had estimated Viasat's wireless spectrum portfolio at approximately $15 billion, exceeding its then-market capitalization of roughly $12 billion. Combined with last quarter's adjusted EPS loss of $0.02 that sharply beat the expected $0.36 loss, accumulated bullish expectations set a high bar that the latest results failed to clear, triggering profit-taking pressure.
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