SATS Stock Analysis: EchoStar | NASDAQ
Telecom Services | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 30.116m USD | 12M Return: 215% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 1.33B
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -14.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
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EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS) is a U.S.-based communications technology company headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, operating across four reportable segments: Pay-TV, Wireless, Broadband and Satellite Services, and a smaller Other segment tied to 5G network deployment. Its Pay-TV operations deliver satellite and OTT video services in roughly a dozen countries across the Americas, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East, while the Wireless segment offers mobile services through brands such as Boost Mobile and Gen Mobile. The Broadband and Satellite Services segment provides consumer satellite internet (including Hughesnet), enterprise and government managed networks, and in-flight connectivity for the aeronautical market. The company sells products under the DISH, Sling, Hughes, Hughesnet, Boost Mobile, and Gen Mobile brands, and was founded in 1980.
The satellite communications industry is capital-intensive, requiring sustained investment in orbital infrastructure and ground systems, and EchoStars Hughes subsidiary is one of the few operators globally with proprietary geostationary capacity serving consumer broadband markets. Its consumer-facing businesses operate in mature sectors where pay-TV providers face ongoing cord-cutting pressure, while satellite broadband remains a key solution for unserved and rural areas where terrestrial fiber is uneconomical, and the companys 5G build-out places it in competition with established mobile network operators.
- DISH Pay-TV subscribers decline amid cord cutting pressure
- 5G buildout capital spending weighs on EchoStar margins
- HughesNet broadband growth offsets legacy satellite declines
| Net Income: -14.4b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.23 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: -55.51% < 20% (prev 10.16%; Δ -65.66% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA -0.00 > 3% & CFO -67.8m > Net Income -14.4b |
| Net Debt/EBITDA: error (EBITDA <= 0) |
| Current Ratio: 0.30 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (289.0m) vs 12m ago 0.87% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 27.08% > 18% (prev 28.03%; Δ -0.95% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 29.04% > 50% (prev 25.89%; Δ 3.15% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -9.28 > 6 (EBIT TTM -17.0b / Interest Expense TTM 1.83b) |
| A: -0.20 (Total Current Assets 3.55b - Total Current Liabilities 11.8b) / Total Assets 41.4b |
| B: -0.07 (Retained Earnings -3.03b / Total Assets 41.4b) |
| C: -0.33 (EBIT TTM -17.0b / Avg Total Assets 51.0b) |
| D: 0.16 (Book Value of Equity 5.63b / Total Liabilities 35.7b) |
| Altman-Z'' = -3.61 = D |
| DSRI: 1.13 (Receivables 1.26b/1.18b, Revenue 14.8b/15.7b) |
| GMI: 1.04 (GM 28.03% / 27.08%) |
| AQI: 1.27 (AQ_t 0.86 / AQ_t-1 0.67) |
| SGI: 0.94 (Revenue 14.8b / 15.7b) |
| TATA: -0.35 (NI -14.4b - CFO -67.8m) / TA 41.4b) |
| Beneish M = -2.81 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of July 10, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 101.50 with a total of 4,013,027 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +4.43%, over one month by -13.08%, over three months by -15.48% and over the past year by +215.02%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 93.80 (which is 7.6% or 1 ATR below the current price).
EchoStar has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.71. Therefore, it is recommended to hold SATS.
- StrongBuy: 2
- Buy: 1
- Hold: 4
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 137.6 | 35.6% |
P/E Forward = 1.8776
P/S = 2.0345
P/B = 5.1938
P/EG = 1.3345
Revenue TTM = 14.8b USD
EBIT TTM = -17.0b USD
EBITDA TTM = -15.7b USD
Long Term Debt = 18.0b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 7.29b USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 33.3b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 3.99b
Net Debt = 31.8b USD (calculated: Debt 33.3b - CCE 1.52b)
Enterprise Value = 61.9b USD (30.1b + Debt 33.3b - CCE 1.52b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -9.28 (Ebit TTM -17.0b / Interest Expense TTM 1.83b)
EV/FCF = -68.10x (Enterprise Value 61.9b / FCF TTM -908.6m)
FCF Yield = -1.47% (FCF TTM -908.6m / Enterprise Value 61.9b)
FCF Margin = -6.14% (FCF TTM -908.6m / Revenue TTM 14.8b)
Net Margin = -97.56% (Net Income TTM -14.4b / Revenue TTM 14.8b)
Gross Margin = 27.08% ((Revenue TTM 14.8b - Cost of Revenue TTM 10.8b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 30.87% (prev 29.38%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.50 (Enterprise Value 61.9b / Total Assets 41.4b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.50% (Interest Expense 1.83b / Debt 33.3b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US federal default 21%)
NOPAT = -13.4b (EBIT -17.0b * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 0.30 (Total Current Assets 3.55b / Total Current Liabilities 11.8b)
Debt / Equity = 5.91 (Debt 33.3b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 5.63b)
Debt / EBITDA = -2.02 (negative EBITDA) (Net Debt 31.8b / EBITDA -15.7b)
Debt / FCF = -34.95 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 31.8b / FCF TTM -908.6m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 9.52b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -28.33% (Net Income -14.4b / Total Assets 41.4b)
RoE = -151.7% (Net Income TTM -14.4b / Total Stockholder Equity 9.52b)
RoCE = -61.61% (EBIT -17.0b / Capital Employed (Equity 9.52b + L.T.Debt 18.0b))
RoIC = -37.07% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -13.4b / Invested Capital 36.2b)
WACC = 7.12% (E(30.1b)/V(63.4b) * Re(10.19%) + D(33.3b)/V(63.4b) * Rd(5.50%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 10.19% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 55.56 | Cagr: -0.52%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -908.6m)
EPS Correlation: N/A | EPS CAGR: N/A | SUE: 0.35 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -14.27 | Revenue CAGR: -5.51% | SUE: 0.59 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.17 | Chg30d=+160.69% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=2
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.78 | Chg30d=+698.15% | Revisions=+40% | Analysts=2
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.71 | Chg30d=+713.34% | Revisions=+0% | GrowthEPS=+103.4% | GrowthRev=-3.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.97 | Chg30d=+163.60% | Revisions=+25% | GrowthEPS=-43.3% | GrowthRev=-2.9%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +30% (up=5, down=2)