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SATS vs. IRDM, FFIV, CIEN, IDCC, CALX, VSAT, EXTR, BELFB, DGII, and HLIT

Should you be buying EchoStar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EchoStar include Iridium Communications (IRDM), F5 (FFIV), Ciena (CIEN), InterDigital (IDCC), Calix (CALX), Viasat (VSAT), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Bel Fuse (BELFB), Digi International (DGII), and Harmonic (HLIT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

EchoStar vs. Its Competitors

Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM) and EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Iridium Communications currently has a consensus target price of $34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 38.27%. EchoStar has a consensus target price of $27.88, suggesting a potential downside of 1.80%. Given Iridium Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Iridium Communications is more favorable than EchoStar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Iridium Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
EchoStar
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.20

Iridium Communications has a net margin of 13.20% compared to EchoStar's net margin of -2.04%. Iridium Communications' return on equity of 20.28% beat EchoStar's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Iridium Communications13.20% 20.28% 4.27%
EchoStar -2.04%-1.58%-0.53%

In the previous week, EchoStar had 8 more articles in the media than Iridium Communications. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for EchoStar and 3 mentions for Iridium Communications. Iridium Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat EchoStar's score of 0.90 indicating that Iridium Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Iridium Communications
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
EchoStar
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Iridium Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EchoStar. EchoStar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iridium Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Iridium Communications$857.55M3.07$112.78M$0.9925.08
EchoStar$15.83B0.52-$119.55M-$1.05-27.03

84.4% of Iridium Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of EchoStar shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Iridium Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 55.7% of EchoStar shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Iridium Communications has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EchoStar has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Iridium Communications beats EchoStar on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SATS vs. The Competition

MetricEchoStarSatellite Communication IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.17B$2.25B$29.83B$9.81B
Dividend YieldN/A2.35%3.11%4.14%
P/E Ratio-27.0312.0451.7825.55
Price / Sales0.527.231,372.27105.95
Price / Cash4.3517.7235.5358.50
Price / Book0.413.319.246.05
Net Income-$119.55M-$160.56M$803.11M$265.02M
7 Day Performance5.17%-0.25%1.19%2.39%
1 Month Performance-8.02%-1.06%1.04%3.50%
1 Year Performance62.62%99.73%24,041.42%25.82%

EchoStar Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SATS
EchoStar
1.207 of 5 stars
$28.39
+1.4%
$27.88
-1.8%
+80.6%$8.17B$15.83B-27.0313,700
IRDM
Iridium Communications
4.9334 of 5 stars
$23.76
-0.2%
$34.33
+44.5%
-7.5%$2.52B$830.68M24.00660Positive News
FFIV
F5
4.3406 of 5 stars
$318.11
-1.1%
$309.89
-2.6%
+72.6%$18.28B$2.82B28.036,557Positive News
Insider Trade
CIEN
Ciena
4.5223 of 5 stars
$93.42
-1.7%
$85.54
-8.4%
+98.7%$13.21B$4.26B129.758,657Positive News
IDCC
InterDigital
2.0612 of 5 stars
$266.31
+0.8%
$160.00
-39.9%
+97.5%$6.87B$892.58M18.98420Positive News
CALX
Calix
1.5949 of 5 stars
$56.70
+0.2%
$59.25
+4.5%
+57.7%$3.70B$831.52M-141.751,820Positive News
VSAT
Viasat
3.3062 of 5 stars
$25.55
-0.3%
$21.13
-17.3%
+19.2%$3.43B$4.52B-5.537,000
EXTR
Extreme Networks
3.7004 of 5 stars
$20.08
+0.7%
$22.92
+14.1%
+56.4%$2.67B$1.14B-401.602,656Earnings Report
Insider Trade
BELFB
Bel Fuse
3.0797 of 5 stars
$128.22
-3.3%
$113.60
-11.4%
+118.0%$1.62B$594.03M31.435,370Positive News
DGII
Digi International
1.0961 of 5 stars
$32.50
+2.0%
$37.50
+15.4%
+25.3%$1.21B$420.94M28.51790Earnings Report
High Trading Volume
HLIT
Harmonic
4.1237 of 5 stars
$8.75
-1.8%
$11.67
+33.3%
-31.1%$995.40M$689.08M14.831,240Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:SATS) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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