EchoStar (SATS) Competitors $29.49 +1.13 (+3.98%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.31 -0.18 (-0.61%) As of 07:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SATS vs. FFIV, JNPR, CIEN, IDCC, CALX, EXTR, VSAT, INFN, DGII, and BELFBShould you be buying EchoStar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EchoStar include F5 (FFIV), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Ciena (CIEN), InterDigital (IDCC), Calix (CALX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Viasat (VSAT), Infinera (INFN), Digi International (DGII), and Bel Fuse (BELFB). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. EchoStar vs. Its Competitors F5 Juniper Networks Ciena InterDigital Calix Extreme Networks Viasat Infinera Digi International Bel Fuse F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FFIV or SATS? 90.7% of F5 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of EchoStar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of F5 shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.9% of EchoStar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, FFIV or SATS? F5 has a beta of 1, meaning that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, EchoStar has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer FFIV or SATS? In the previous week, EchoStar had 1 more articles in the media than F5. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for EchoStar and 14 mentions for F5. F5's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat EchoStar's score of 0.46 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment F5 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive EchoStar 4 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate FFIV or SATS? F5 currently has a consensus price target of $282.56, suggesting a potential downside of 4.58%. EchoStar has a consensus price target of $24.70, suggesting a potential downside of 16.24%. Given F5's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe F5 is more favorable than EchoStar.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score F5 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00EchoStar 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is FFIV or SATS more profitable? F5 has a net margin of 21.14% compared to EchoStar's net margin of -1.37%. F5's return on equity of 21.18% beat EchoStar's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets F521.14% 21.18% 11.77% EchoStar -1.37%-1.08%-0.37% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FFIV or SATS? F5 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EchoStar. EchoStar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F5, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioF5$2.82B6.04$566.78M$10.5428.09EchoStar$15.83B0.54-$119.55M-$0.75-39.32 SummaryF5 beats EchoStar on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get EchoStar News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SATS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SATS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SATS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEchoStarSatellite Communication IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.15B$2.40B$27.19B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A1.83%3.15%4.10%P/E Ratio-39.3214.8736.0419.90Price / Sales0.547.692,037.69113.66Price / Cash4.4915.5737.6556.90Price / Book0.423.117.055.38Net Income-$119.55M-$71.33M$763.02M$248.50M7 Day Performance19.73%6.97%3.10%2.97%1 Month Performance61.94%28.77%6.51%6.02%1 Year Performance62.66%108.41%52,212.28%20.39% EchoStar Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SATSEchoStar0.5679 of 5 stars$29.49+4.0%$24.70-16.2%+60.1%$8.15B$15.83B-39.3213,700FFIVF54.0006 of 5 stars$295.09+2.8%$282.56-4.2%+72.9%$16.95B$2.94B28.006,557Positive NewsJNPRJuniper Networks3.6099 of 5 stars$36.31+0.8%$40.00+10.2%+8.7%$12.14B$5.07B34.583,519Trending NewsTrading HaltedCIENCiena4.2979 of 5 stars$75.57+1.4%$83.15+10.0%+67.8%$10.68B$4.01B104.968,657Analyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionIDCCInterDigital2.0386 of 5 stars$232.47+2.2%$160.00-31.2%+90.8%$6.03B$868.52M18.44420Positive NewsInsider TradeCALXCalix2.3051 of 5 stars$48.33+1.8%$48.50+0.3%+50.2%$3.13B$831.52M-92.951,820Insider TradeEXTRExtreme Networks2.7277 of 5 stars$17.20+3.4%$18.92+10.0%+40.4%$2.29B$1.12B-41.952,656Insider TradeVSATViasat3.5069 of 5 stars$12.83-0.5%$19.00+48.1%+17.7%$1.67B$4.52B-2.887,000INFNInfineraN/A$6.64flat$6.52-1.8%N/A$1.57B$1.46B-13.833,220DGIIDigi International1.5768 of 5 stars$34.00+3.3%$35.67+4.9%+53.8%$1.26B$424.05M30.09790Positive NewsBELFBBel Fuse2.3822 of 5 stars$93.31+3.1%$99.60+6.7%+47.0%$1.18B$534.79M27.135,370Analyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies F5 Alternatives Juniper Networks Alternatives Ciena Alternatives InterDigital Alternatives Calix Alternatives Extreme Networks Alternatives Viasat Alternatives Infinera Alternatives Digi International Alternatives Bel Fuse Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SATS) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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