SATS

EchoStar CORP

Nasdaq · Communications Services, NEC · Inc. NV · CIK 0001415404
$124.20 -3.30% $36.0B
Insider Selling Cluster (3 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)4 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$36.0B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (64%)
Inst. Holders11 funds
Inst. Value$3.1B
Inst. Activity2 buys / 4 sells
Insider Activity0B / 3S
Insider Net $-$10.2M
Reddit Sentiment61° Warm
SEC Reports3
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Communications Services, NEC·Inc. NV·CIK 0001415404·Prev Close $128.44

Recent Activity

May 20, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 56.9% short (1.4M / 2.4M)
Short: 1,350,431 | Exempt: 28 | TRF Vol: 2,374,229 | Short Ratio: 56.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark
May 18, 2026 Insider
Wade William David sold 5,000 shares
Director @ $24.49 ($122.4K)
May 18, 2026 Insider
Wade William David sold 5,000 shares
Director @ $0.00 ($0.00)
May 13, 2026 Insider
ERGEN CHARLES W sold 3,306,885 shares
CHAIRMAN, PRES and CEO @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Mar 10, 2026 SEC
EchoStar CEO and two other C-suite executives engaged in a coordinated cluster of share sales and derivative exercises o
CLUSTER — Impact 7/10
Mar 9, 2026 SEC
Two EchoStar executives, including the Chief Legal Officer and President of Technology & COO, sold shares in the past we
CLUSTER — Impact 4/10
Feb 28, 2026 SEC
In Q4 2025, institutional activity in EchoStar (SATS) was mixed, with Fidelity and Norges Bank adding $784M in combined
INST-CLUSTER — Impact 6/10
Inst.
FMR LLC — ADD
9,180,290 shares ($997.9M)

Price Targets

$137.60 +10.8% upside Buy
Current $124.20 Low $120.00 Median $131.00 High $161.00 5 analysts
$120.00 $161.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy64% buy · 11 analysts
2Strong Buy
5Buy
4Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
May 18, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Mar 3, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
Feb 4, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral
Jan 7, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy → Buy
Dec 23, 2025 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral → Neutral

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.17 ▲ +160.7% $-0.02 — $0.36 116% YoY 2
Next Q $0.78 ▲ +698.5% $0.76 — $0.79 102% YoY 2
Current FY $1.71 ▲ +713.3% $1.38 — $2.04 103% YoY 2
Next FY $0.97 ▲ +163.6% $-4.18 — $5.29 -43% YoY 4

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$1.5B
FMR LLC$997.9MADD
NORGES BANK$182.1MNEW
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$180.7MTRIM
MORGAN STANLEY$151.4M

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 18, 2026Wade WilliamM$122.4K
May 18, 2026Wade WilliamM$0.00
May 13, 2026ERGEN CHARLESG$0.00
May 13, 2026ERGEN CHARLESJ$0.00
May 13, 2026Ergen Two-YearG$0.00

Reddit Sentiment

61°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
23 mentions 11 bullish 5 bearish
11 institutional holders with $3.1B total value (28,586,457 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, FMR, NORGES. Net selling activity: 4 institutions trimmed/exited vs 2 added.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC13,413,867$1.5B47.0%
2FMR LLC9,180,290$997.9M32.2%ADD +77.0%
3NORGES BANK1,675,354$182.1M5.9%NEW
4CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,662,677$180.7M5.8%TRIM -27.9%
5MORGAN STANLEY1,392,820$151.4M4.9%
6BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/751,053$81.6M2.6%TRIM -34.7%
7WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN207,901$22.6M0.7%TRIM -29.5%
8RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC180,087$19.6M0.6%TRIM -26.7%
9DODGE & COX32,443$3.5M0.1%NEAR_EXIT -99.7%
10TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP29,200$3.2M0.1%NEAR_EXIT -96.1%
11Duquesne Family Office LLC60,765$6.6K0.0%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
FMR LLCADD5,185,9059,180,290+77.0%$997.9M2025-Q4
NORGES BANKNEW1,675,354$182.1M2025-Q4
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/TRIM1,149,975751,053-34.7%$81.6M2025-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNTRIM294,981207,901-29.5%$22.6M2025-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM245,587180,087-26.7%$19.6M2025-Q4
DODGE & COXNEAR_EXIT11,791,12732,443-99.7%$3.5M2025-Q4
FMR LLCTRIM7,806,2275,185,905-33.6%$396.0M2025-Q3
UBS Group AGADD1,765,0482,697,949+52.9%$206.0M2025-Q3
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD621,8861,149,975+84.9%$87.8M2025-Q3
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNADD149,966294,981+96.7%$22.5M2025-Q3
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW245,587$18.8M2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPNEAR_EXIT754,24129,200-96.1%$2.2M2025-Q3
UBS Group AGTRIM3,466,4121,765,048-49.1%$48.9M2025-Q2
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNDOUBLED53,565149,966+180.0%$4.2M2025-Q2
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT380,9870-100.0%$0.002025-Q2
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD2,646,1213,928,574+48.5%$100.5M2025-Q1
UBS Group AGADD1,752,6833,466,412+97.8%$88.7M2025-Q1
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCTRIM2,433,3501,755,165-27.9%$44.9M2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCADD233,648380,987+63.1%$9.7M2025-Q1
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNTRIM76,16753,565-29.7%$1.4M2025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED1,076,6802,646,121+145.8%$60.6M2024-Q4
UBS Group AGDOUBLED242,9111,752,683+621.5%$40.1M2024-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW233,648$5.4M2024-Q4
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW3,041,535$75.5M2024-Q3
14 unique insiders with 3 transactions. Net insider value: -$10.2M ($0.00 bought, $10.2M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 18, 2026Wade William DavidDirectorM5,000$24.49$122.4K
May 18, 2026Wade William DavidDirectorM5,000$0.00$0.00
May 13, 2026ERGEN CHARLES WCHAIRMAN, PRES and CEOG3,306,885$0.00$0.00
May 13, 2026ERGEN CHARLES WCHAIRMAN, PRES and CEOJ2,925,750$0.00$0.00
May 13, 2026Ergen Two-Year May 2025 SATS GRAT10%+ OwnerG1,902,790$0.00$0.00
May 13, 2026Telluray Holdings, LLC10%+ OwnerJ2,925,750$0.00$0.00
Apr 1, 2026ERGEN CANTEYDirectorA5,000$0.00$0.00
Apr 1, 2026Dodge R StantonDirectorA5,000$0.00$0.00
Apr 1, 2026Hershman Lisa W.DirectorA5,000$0.00$0.00
Apr 1, 2026Wade William DavidDirectorA5,000$0.00$0.00
Apr 1, 2026Ortolf Tom ADirectorA5,000$0.00$0.00
Apr 1, 2026BYE STEPHEN JDirectorA5,000$0.00$0.00
Apr 1, 2026Brokaw George RDirectorA5,000$0.00$0.00
Apr 1, 2026Abernathy Kathleen QDirectorA5,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 6, 2026Akhavan HamidCEO, EchoStar CapitalSELL71,005$107.52$7.6M
Mar 6, 2026Akhavan HamidCEO, EchoStar CapitalM20,417$0.00$0.00
Mar 6, 2026Akhavan HamidCEO, EchoStar CapitalM20,417$14.04$286.7K
Mar 5, 2026Manson DeanCHIEF LEGAL OFFICERM7,631$14.04$107.1K
Mar 5, 2026Manson DeanCHIEF LEGAL OFFICERSELL7,631$114.51$873.8K
Mar 5, 2026Manson DeanCHIEF LEGAL OFFICERM7,631$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Swieringa JohnPRES, TECH & COOSELL15,000$114.04$1.7M
Mar 4, 2026Swieringa JohnPRES, TECH & COOM35,088$0.00$0.00

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (64% buy). Based on 11 analysts: 2 strong buy, 5 buy, 4 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$137.60 mean target +10.8% upside Buy (2.00)
$120.00 Low $161.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$124.20
Target Low$120.00
Target Mean$137.60
Target Median$131.00
Target High$161.00
# Analysts5
RecommendationBuy (2.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.17 $-0.02 $0.36 116.0% +160.7% 0↑ 1↓ $3.6B -3.4% 2
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.78 $0.76 $0.79 101.8% +698.5% 1↑ 0↓ $3.6B -1.0% 2
Current FY
2026-12-31
$1.71 $1.38 $2.04 103.4% +713.3% 1↑ 0↓ $14.4B -3.7% 2
Next FY
2027-12-31
$0.97 $-4.18 $5.29 -43.3% +163.6% 1↑ 0↓ $14.0B -2.9% 4

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.170
7d ago$-0.280+0.450
30d ago$-0.280+0.450
60d ago$-0.280+0.450
90d ago$0.108+0.062
5 analyst firms have rated this stock: 1 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
May 18, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Mar 3, 2026 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Feb 4, 2026 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Jan 7, 2026 TD Cowen MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Dec 23, 2025 Citigroup MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Dec 23, 2025 UBS MAINTAIN Neutral Neutral
Dec 19, 2025 Deutsche Bank MAINTAIN Buy Buy
Dec 10, 2025 Morgan Stanley UPGRADE Equal-Weight Overweight

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
May 1, 20262540064%
Apr 1, 20262540064%
Mar 1, 20262660057%
Feb 1, 20262660057%
Jan 1, 20262650062%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

61°
Warm
Bearish Neutral Bullish
23 mentions 11 bullish 5 bearish 18 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
May 21, 2026150° Neutral001
May 18, 2026140° Cool011
May 18, 2026140° Cool011
May 12, 2026160° Warm101
May 12, 2026160° Warm101
May 7, 2026160° Warm101
May 7, 2026160° Warm101
Apr 26, 2026160° Warm101
Apr 26, 2026160° Warm101
Apr 24, 2026357° Neutral103
Apr 24, 2026371° Bullish303
Apr 24, 2026150° Neutral001
Apr 24, 2026150° Neutral001
Apr 8, 2026160° Warm101
Apr 7, 2026156° Neutral001
Apr 7, 2026156° Neutral001
Mar 17, 2026233° Cool022
Mar 17, 2026140° Cool011

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May 20, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 56.9% short (1.4M / 2.4M)
Short: 1,350,431 | Exempt: 28 | TRF Vol: 2,374,229 | Short Ratio: 56.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 65.0% short (2.8M / 4.3M)
Short: 2,790,227 | Exempt: 5,495 | TRF Vol: 4,294,726 | Short Ratio: 65.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 15, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 59.4% short (1.1M / 1.9M)
Short: 1,120,408 | Exempt: 2,199 | TRF Vol: 1,887,260 | Short Ratio: 59.4% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 13, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 70.7% short (2.6M / 3.7M)
Short: 2,623,941 | Exempt: 933 | TRF Vol: 3,709,235 | Short Ratio: 70.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 11, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 62.8% short (1.3M / 2.0M)
Short: 1,280,901 | Exempt: 929 | TRF Vol: 2,039,117 | Short Ratio: 62.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 7, 2026
earnings_calendar
SATS Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-07
May 7, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 63.7% short (0.9M / 1.4M)
Short: 903,679 | Exempt: 30 | TRF Vol: 1,418,986 | Short Ratio: 63.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 6, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 55.7% short (1.3M / 2.4M)
Short: 1,344,544 | Exempt: 1,100 | TRF Vol: 2,412,896 | Short Ratio: 55.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 61.7% short (1.0M / 1.6M)
Short: 961,939 | Exempt: 35 | TRF Vol: 1,559,160 | Short Ratio: 61.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 62.3% short (0.7M / 1.2M)
Short: 741,466 | Exempt: 576 | TRF Vol: 1,190,939 | Short Ratio: 62.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 29, 2026
short_interest
FTD: SATS — 8,034 shares ($1.0M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260429, Price: $123.70, FTD Value: $993,805.8, ECHOSTAR CORP CL A (NV)
Apr 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 57.3% short (0.8M / 1.4M)
Short: 816,211 | Exempt: 156 | TRF Vol: 1,425,513 | Short Ratio: 57.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Apr 28, 2026
short_interest
FTD: SATS — 14,660 shares ($1.8M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260428, Price: $121.63, FTD Value: $1,783,095.8, ECHOSTAR CORP CL A (NV)
Apr 27, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: SATS — 4.9M shares, 84,528 trades
Week starting 2026-04-27. Total ATS volume: 4,947,663 shares across 84,528 trades.
Apr 22, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 55.3% short (1.6M / 2.9M)
Short: 1,626,706 | Exempt: 26,365 | TRF Vol: 2,939,444 | Short Ratio: 55.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)