Echostar (ECHO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

EchoStar Corporation is a global provider of satellite communications, broadband connectivity and wireless services. The company operates through businesses that serve consumers, enterprises, governments and other organizations with connectivity solutions delivered through satellite, wireless and terrestrial networks.

EchoStar’s portfolio includes Hughes, which provides satellite and managed broadband services, as well as satellite television and wireless communications businesses associated with the DISH Network combination completed in 2024. Its offerings include pay-TV programming, broadband internet, mobile wireless services, satellite capacity and related network solutions.

The company traces its roots to the satellite television business founded by Charlie Ergen and has expanded through acquisitions and the development of satellite and wireless infrastructure. EchoStar serves customers primarily in the United States, with additional operations and service capabilities in international markets. Hamid Akhavan serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $96.86 to $101.12
• 50-Day Range: $85.32 to $100.01
• 52-Week Range: $65.76 to $147.25
• Volume: 5.62 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.30 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $28.53 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $138.56
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Echostar Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Echostar scored higher than 73% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 76th out of 236 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Echostar has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Echostar has a consensus price target of $138.56, representing about 41.1% upside from its current price of $98.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Echostar has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Echostar are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.27) to $2.07 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Echostar has a P/B Ratio of 4.88. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

18.61% of the float of Echostar has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Echostar has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.35.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Echostar has recently decreased by 3.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Echostar does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Echostar does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.47

News Sentiment

Echostar has a news sentiment score of 0.47. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Echostar this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 11 people have searched for ECHO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -8% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

19 people have added Echostar to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 850% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Echostar insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,224,686.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

54.60% of the stock of Echostar is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

33.62% of the stock of Echostar is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/03/2026
• Today: 11/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Media
• Sub-Industry: Cable & Satellite
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:ECHO
• Previous Symbol: LON:ECHO
• CIK: 1415404
• Web: echostar.com
• Phone: (303) 723-1000
• Fax: 303-723-1999
• Employees: 12,100
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Echostar: $138.56
• High Price Target: $165.00
• Low Price Target: $115.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +41.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($24.92)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 47.45
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$14.50 billion
• Net Margins: -38.71%
• Pretax Margin: -58.77%
• Return on Equity: -1.28%
• Return on Assets: -0.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.13
• Current Ratio: 5.20
• Quick Ratio: 5.12

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.48 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.21
• Cash Flow: $1.93 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 50.86
• Book Value: $20.12 per share
• Price / Book: 4.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 290,491,000
• Free Float: 131,883,000
• Market Cap: $28.53 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.06