** Shares of satellite communications firm Viasat VSAT.O rise 4.1% to $10.2 premarket
** Deutsche Bank upgrades stock to "buy" from "hold"; raises PT by $2 to $15
** Brokerage sees multiple paths for the company to create equity value by materially deleveraging its balance sheet through asset monetization
** Following acquisition of Inmarsat, VSAT took control of a large swath of mobile satellite service $(MSS)$ L-band spectrum, which is attractive due to its reliability and versatility - Deutsche Bank
** Two of 9 brokerages rate the stock "buy" and 7 "hold"; median PT is $13.5 - data compiled by LSEG
** Stock had fallen 69.6% in 2024
(Reporting by Harshita Mary Varghese in Bengaluru)
((HarshitaMary.Varghese@thomsonreuters.com))
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