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Benjamin Edward Palmer sold $160k of VSAT

SVP, Pres Commercial at VIASAT INC. 2,400 shares at an average of $66.62, traded May 1, 2026, filed May 5, 2026.

Warning score
11
Value
$160k
2,400 shares
Holdings after
20,631
-10% from before
From 52-week low
+646%
low $8.73, close $65.12
From 52-week high
-1%
high $65.91, as of May 1, 2026

Score components

  • Role
    Officer
    +15
  • Trade size
    $160k at market
    +11
  • Share of holdings sold
    Sold 10% of holdings
    +5
  • Cluster
    No other insider selling within 14 days
    0
  • 10b5-1 plan
    Pre-scheduled under a 10b5-1 plan
    -20

What happened after comparable sells

Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.

Price around the trade, and since

From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.

VSATOct 12, 2026 · close 67.66
Since filing May 5, 2026: +3.2%SPY +8.1% · excess -4.9%

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Rows in this filing

Every transaction in Form 4 0001193125-26-206460, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
May 1, 2026SOpen-market sale
$.0001 par value common stock10b5-1
-2,400$66.62$160k20,631May 5, 2026

Related signals

Other insiders at VIASAT INC and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
Pro nowfree Oct 20, 2026
VSATsell 210b5-1
VIASAT INC
Craig Andrew Miller
SVP, Pres Viasat Government
$852k
11,893 shares
-22%
21Weak
VSATsell 310b5-1
VIASAT INC
Benjamin Edward Palmer
SVP, Pres Commercial
$140k
2,000 shares
-7%
24Weak
VSATsell 210b5-1
VIASAT INC
Garrett L. Chase
SVP, Chief Financial Officer
$308k
4,000 shares
-7%
21Weak
VSATsell 310b5-1
VIASAT INC
Benjamin Edward Palmer
SVP, Pres Commercial
$134k
2,000 shares
-6%
21Weak
VSATsell 310b5-1
VIASAT INC
John P Stenbit
director
$47k
705 shares
-56%
36Weak
VSATsell 510b5-1
VIASAT INC
Garrett L. Chase
SVP, Chief Financial Officer
$300k
4,000 shares
-13%
75Notable
VSATsell 6
VIASAT INC
Richard A Baldridge
director
$18M
223,542 shares
-100%
75Notable
VSATsell 6
VIASAT INC
Robert James Blair
SVP, General Counsel
$2.2M
27,064 shares
-55%
12Weak
VSATsell 510b5-1
VIASAT INC
Theresa Wise
director
$212k
2,500 shares
-19%
27Weak
VSATsell 610b5-1
VIASAT INC
Benjamin Edward Palmer
SVP, Pres Commercial
$181k
2,400 shares
-10%

Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.

Benjamin Edward Palmer sold $160k of VSAT | InsiderTell