Global satellite communications provider Viasat (NASDAQ: VSAT) will be announcing earnings results this Tuesday after market hours. Here’s what to expect.

Viasat missed analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $1.17 billion, up 2.1% year on year. It was a disappointing quarter for the company, with a significant miss of analysts’ EPS estimates.

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This quarter, the market is expecting Viasat’s revenue to grow 3.3% year on year, in line with the 4% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. Viasat has missed Wall Street’s revenue estimates multiple times over the last two years.

Looking at Viasat’s peers in the telecommunication services segment, only Iridium has reported results so far. It exceeded analysts’ revenue estimates, delivering year-on-year sales growth of 3.8%. The stock price was unchanged following the results.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the telecommunication services segment, with share prices up 2.6% on average over the last month. Viasat is down 8.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $94.14 (compared to the current share price of $76.39).

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