Insperity, Viasat, and Avnet Shares Are Soaring, What You Need To Know

Barchart·05/22/2026 13:42:29

What Happened?

A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed more than 300 points and briefly touched a fresh all-time high above 50,700 as market sentiment improved amid falling yields. 

Business services revenue moves with corporate confidence: when CFOs feel good, they greenlight the consulting, staffing, and outsourcing contracts they had been sitting on. Cooling Treasury yields also reduce financing costs for the mid-sized clients these firms serve, which usually translates into faster contract awards. 

Furthermore, the Iran peace deal progress removed a major geopolitical overhang, encouraging corporations to release the project backlogs they had paused during the conflict. Business services companies recognize revenue over multi-quarter project timelines, so today's macro relief shows up in tomorrow's earnings.

The stock market overreacts to news, and big price drops can present good opportunities to buy high-quality stocks.

Among others, the following stocks were impacted:

• Professional Staffing & HR Solutions company Insperity (NYSE:NSP) jumped 3.6%. Is now the time to buy Insperity? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.
• Satellite Telecommunication Services company Viasat (NASDAQ:VSAT) jumped 3.9%. Is now the time to buy Viasat? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.
• IT Distribution & Solutions company Avnet (NASDAQ:AVT) jumped 3.6%. Is now the time to buy Avnet? Access our full analysis report here, it’s free.

Zooming In On Viasat (VSAT)

Viasat’s shares are extremely volatile and have had 67 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today’s move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business.

The previous big move we wrote about was 7 days ago when the stock dropped 5.3% as investors reacted to a cocktail of negative macroeconomic news, including surging oil prices and rising Treasury yields. 

The 10-year Treasury note yield jumped to 4.56%, a one-year high, fueling concerns about inflation and potential interest rate hikes. Compounding these worries, WTI crude oil prices rose to around $104 per barrel amid geopolitical tensions. 

The market sentiment was also dampened by a general disappointment that the recent summit between President Trump and Chinese President Xi ended without any major agreements. This combination of factors led to a broad-based sell-off, pulling major indices like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down from their recent record highs.

Viasat is up 97.3% since the beginning of the year, and at $74.26 per share, it is trading close to its 52-week high of $75.27 from May 2026. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of Viasat’s shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,566.

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