Analysis: Jonathan Jackson's sell of VSAT (VIASAT INC)

Assessment: Low signal

A minor trim of a profitable Viasat position following public earnings and contract wins, aligned with corporate insider selling but showing zero policy-related informational edge.

Member: Jonathan Jackson
Party / state: D-IL
Chamber: House
Transaction: Sell
Amount: $1,001 - $15,000
Ticker: VSAT
Company: VIASAT INC
Trade date: 2026-08-28
Disclosure date: 2026-09-03
Disclosure lag: 6 days

Executive summary

This research package documents public-source context around Rep. Jonathan L. Jackson’s 2026-08-28 sale of VSAT and his limited historical activity in VSAT (one prior purchase on 2026-01-22). Public sources captured in this run include Viasat’s 2026-05-29 Form 10-K filing, two 8-K filings in August/September 2026, a Federal Register notice directly naming Viasat (FTZ production activity, June 2026), USAspending contract/IDV records showing DoD and GSA awards, and an August 2026 Viasat press release about the Space Force PTS-G program.

In the user-provided trading dataset, VSAT appears only twice for the member: a larger purchase on 2026-01-22 ($50,001-$100,000) and a smaller sale on 2026-08-28 ($1,001-$15,000), with the dataset’s matched realized return for the sale shown as +52.32%. In public context near the trade date, Viasat’s defense-related program activity is reflected in both USAspending (e.g., PTS-G related IDV and a $75M delivery order dated 2026-05-22) and a company press release dated 2026-08-17 describing Rocket Lab selection for a PTS-G satellite bus and referencing the May 2026 award date. The deterministic SEC enrichment provided also indicates multiple insider sales (Form 4 ‘S’ transactions) in August–September 2026. Due to a tool-imposed global search-result cap, this run did not extract detailed 10-K risk factor/regulatory text or complete committee schedule/floor schedule data in the requested windows.

Timeline

2026-01-22 — Jonathan Jackson purchased VSAT ($50,001-$100,000) (user-provided dataset).
2026-05-29 — Viasat filed Form 10-K for fiscal year ended 2026-03-31 (accession 0001193125-26-248290).
2026-06-10 — Federal Register notice: FTZ 26 notification of proposed production activity by Viasat, Inc.; comment period closing 2026-07-20.
2026-08-04 — Viasat filed 8-K (Items 2.02, 9.01) regarding release of Q1 FY2027 financial results (per user-provided deterministic SEC enrichment).
2026-08-07 — Multiple Form 4 transactions including open-market sales by a director and general counsel (per user-provided deterministic SEC enrichment).
2026-08-17 — Viasat announced Rocket Lab selection for PTS-G Swarm 1 satellite bus; release referenced May 22, 2026 prime contract award date.
2026-08-28 — Jonathan Jackson sold VSAT ($1,001-$15,000) (price per share in user dataset: $67.37).
2026-09-03 — Trade filed/disclosed (user-provided dataset).
2026-09-04 — Viasat filed 8-K (Items 5.07, 9.01) reporting annual meeting voting results (per user-provided deterministic SEC enrichment).

Independent analysis of public financial disclosures. Not financial or investment advice.

Sources

Jonathan Jackson · VSAT · Trading news