SATS

EchoStar CORP

Nasdaq · Communications Services, NEC · Inc. NV · CIK 0001415404
$114.08 -10.97% $33.1B
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)37 New Institutional Positions13 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$33.1B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (60%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$13.3B
Inst. Activity37 buys / 13 sells
Insider Activity0B / 5S
Insider Net $-$16.9M
Reddit Sentiment52° Neutral
SEC Reports5
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector Communications Services, NEC·Inc. NV·CIK 0001415404·Prev Close $128.13

Recent Activity

Jun 10, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 71.8% short (3.0M / 4.1M)
Short: 2,979,490 | Exempt: 5,849 | TRF Vol: 4,147,319 | Short Ratio: 71.8% | Off-exchange volume (da
Jun 5, 2026 SEC
EchoStar CEO Hamid Akhavan filed a Form 144 notice of intent to sell 52,586 Class A shares (~$6.36M at the filing date p
144 — Impact 3/10
Jun 5, 2026 Insider
Akhavan Hamid sold 45,073 shares
CEO, EchoStar Capital @ $121.00 ($5.5M)
Jun 5, 2026 Insider
Akhavan Hamid acquired via exercise 122,500 shares
CEO, EchoStar Capital @ $14.04 ($1.7M)
Jun 4, 2026 SEC
Dean A. Manson, an officer of EchoStar, filed a Form 144 notice of intent to sell 10,000 Class A shares with an estimate
144 — Impact 2/10
Jun 4, 2026 Insider
Manson Dean sold 10,000 shares
CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER @ $119.50 ($1.2M)
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
Inst.
STATE STREET CORP — DOUBLED
14,546,826 shares ($1.7B)

Price Targets

$137.60 +20.6% upside Strong Buy
Current $114.08 Low $120.00 Median $131.00 High $161.00 5 analysts
$120.00 $161.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy60% buy · 10 analysts
2Strong Buy
4Buy
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
BlackRock, Inc.$2.2B
STATE STREET CORP$1.7BDOUBLED
FMR LLC$1.3B
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$1.0B
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP$870.3MDOUBLED

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
Jun 5, 2026Akhavan HamidSELL$5.5M
Jun 5, 2026Akhavan HamidM$1.7M
Jun 4, 2026Manson DeanSELL$1.2M
Jun 4, 2026Manson DeanM$140.4K
May 18, 2026Wade WilliamM$122.4K

Reddit Sentiment

52°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
37 mentions 10 bullish 8 bearish
50 institutional holders with $13.3B total value (113,640,976 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: BlackRock,, STATE, FMR. Net buying activity: 37 institutions added/increased vs 13 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1BlackRock, Inc.18,807,778$2.2B16.6%
2STATE STREET CORP14,546,826$1.7B12.8%DOUBLED +163.1%
3FMR LLC11,206,639$1.3B9.9%
4VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC8,693,618$1.0B7.7%
5WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP7,433,953$870.3M6.5%DOUBLED +2039.1%
6VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC6,406,537$750.0M5.6%
7SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP5,346,300$625.9M4.7%
8Sachem Head Capital Management LP3,005,000$351.8M2.6%TRIM -42.5%
9CITADEL ADVISORS LLC2,871,730$336.2M2.5%
10Invesco Ltd.2,510,233$293.9M2.2%DOUBLED +316.7%
11Pentwater Capital Management LP2,360,000$276.3M2.1%DOUBLED +231.6%
12GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC2,028,354$237.5M1.8%
13MORGAN STANLEY1,967,074$230.3M1.7%ADD +41.2%
14CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,892,786$221.6M1.7%
15SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP1,815,600$212.6M1.6%
16CITADEL ADVISORS LLC1,798,265$210.5M1.6%
17BARCLAYS PLC1,617,086$189.3M1.4%
18ICAHN CARL C1,404,542$164.4M1.2%TRIM -58.1%
19GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC1,196,900$140.1M1.1%
20LMR Partners LLP1,171,403$137.1M1.0%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
STATE STREET CORPDOUBLED5,528,61914,546,826+163.1%$1.7B2026-Q1
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPDOUBLED347,5357,433,953+2039.1%$870.3M2026-Q1
Sachem Head Capital Management LPTRIM5,227,4003,005,000-42.5%$351.8M2026-Q1
Invesco Ltd.DOUBLED602,3872,510,233+316.7%$293.9M2026-Q1
Pentwater Capital Management LPDOUBLED711,7002,360,000+231.6%$276.3M2026-Q1
MORGAN STANLEYADD1,392,8201,967,074+41.2%$230.3M2026-Q1
ICAHN CARL CTRIM3,354,5421,404,542-58.1%$164.4M2026-Q1
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ADD751,0531,069,301+42.4%$125.2M2026-Q1
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\TRIM1,103,318769,204-30.3%$90.1M2026-Q1
Neuberger Berman Group LLCDOUBLED16,524745,510+4411.7%$87.3M2026-Q1
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.TRIM1,004,905582,202-42.1%$68.2M2026-Q1
MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/DOUBLED188,219508,894+170.4%$59.6M2026-Q1
Freestone Grove Partners LPNEW441,418$51.7M2026-Q1
Point72 Asset Management, L.P.TRIM914,425404,820-55.7%$47.4M2026-Q1
Holocene Advisors, LPTRIM587,338374,596-36.2%$43.9M2026-Q1
AmundiTRIM588,464348,124-40.8%$40.8M2026-Q1
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCDOUBLED42,429339,120+699.3%$39.7M2026-Q1
Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., Ltd.DOUBLED134,435305,264+127.1%$35.7M2026-Q1
Woodline Partners LPDOUBLED2,593262,692+10030.8%$30.8M2026-Q1
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPTRIM535,528228,254-57.4%$26.7M2026-Q1
Russell Investments Group, Ltd.DOUBLED101,549228,301+124.8%$26.6M2026-Q1
HSBC HOLDINGS PLCDOUBLED79,182225,205+184.4%$26.5M2026-Q1
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEMNEW214,715$25.1M2026-Q1
Allianz Asset Management GmbHDOUBLED61,424166,371+170.9%$19.5M2026-Q1
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INCDOUBLED25,525159,939+526.6%$18.7M2026-Q1
14 unique insiders with 23 transactions. Net insider value: -$16.9M ($0.00 bought, $16.9M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 5, 2026Akhavan HamidCEO, EchoStar CapitalSELL45,073$121.00$5.5M
Jun 5, 2026Akhavan HamidCEO, EchoStar CapitalEXERCISE122,500$14.04$1.7M
Jun 4, 2026Manson DeanCHIEF LEGAL OFFICERSELL10,000$119.50$1.2M
Jun 4, 2026Manson DeanCHIEF LEGAL OFFICEREXERCISE10,000$14.04$140.4K
May 18, 2026Wade William DavidDirectorEXERCISE5,000$24.49$122.4K
May 13, 2026ERGEN CHARLES WCHAIRMAN, PRES and CEOGIFT3,306,885
May 13, 2026ERGEN CHARLES WCHAIRMAN, PRES and CEOJ2,925,750
May 13, 2026Ergen Two-Year May 2025 SATS GRAT10%+ OwnerGIFT1,902,790
May 13, 2026Telluray Holdings, LLC10%+ OwnerJ2,925,750
Apr 1, 2026ERGEN CANTEYDirectorAWARD5,000
Apr 1, 2026Dodge R StantonDirectorAWARD5,000
Apr 1, 2026Hershman Lisa W.DirectorAWARD5,000
Apr 1, 2026Wade William DavidDirectorAWARD5,000
Apr 1, 2026Ortolf Tom ADirectorAWARD5,000
Apr 1, 2026BYE STEPHEN JDirectorAWARD5,000
Apr 1, 2026Brokaw George RDirectorAWARD5,000
Apr 1, 2026Abernathy Kathleen QDirectorAWARD5,000
Mar 6, 2026Akhavan HamidCEO, EchoStar CapitalSELL71,005$107.52$7.6M
Mar 6, 2026Akhavan HamidCEO, EchoStar CapitalEXERCISE20,417$14.04$286.7K
Mar 5, 2026Manson DeanCHIEF LEGAL OFFICEREXERCISE7,631$14.04$107.1K
Mar 5, 2026Manson DeanCHIEF LEGAL OFFICERSELL7,631$114.51$873.8K
Mar 4, 2026Swieringa JohnPRES, TECH & COOSELL15,000$114.04$1.7M
Mar 4, 2026Swieringa JohnPRES, TECH & COOEXERCISE35,088

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

Current analyst consensus: Buy (60% buy). Based on 10 analysts: 2 strong buy, 4 buy, 4 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$137.60 mean target +20.6% upside Strong Buy (3.00)
$120.00 Low $161.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$114.08
Target Low$120.00
Target Mean$137.60
Target Median$131.00
Target High$161.00
# Analysts5
RecommendationStrong Buy (3.00)

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% 1↑ 1↓ $3.6B -3.4% 2
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.78 $0.76 $0.79 101.8% +698.5% 2↑ 0↓ $3.6B -1.0% 2
Current FY
2026-12-31
$1.71 $1.38 $2.04 103.4% +713.3% 1↑ 1↓ $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
4 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 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

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20262440060%
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.

52°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
37 mentions 10 bullish 8 bearish 30 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
Jun 13, 2026140° Cool011
Jun 13, 2026140° Cool011
Jun 13, 2026156° Neutral001
Jun 12, 2026156° Neutral001
Jun 12, 2026144° Neutral001
Jun 12, 2026144° Neutral001
Jun 12, 2026144° Neutral001
Jun 12, 2026144° Neutral001
Jun 11, 2026160° Warm101
Jun 11, 2026267° Warm202
Jun 11, 2026258° Warm102
Jun 11, 2026258° Warm102
Jun 9, 2026350° Neutral003
Jun 9, 2026350° Neutral003
Jun 1, 2026140° Cool011
Jun 1, 2026140° Cool011
May 28, 2026156° Neutral001
May 28, 2026156° Neutral001
May 28, 2026150° Neutral001
May 27, 2026150° Neutral001
May 27, 2026160° Warm101
May 25, 2026140° Cool011
May 25, 2026140° Cool011
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

Recent Reddit Threads

r/wallstreetbets Neutral 11h 18m ago
Space(notX) is the biggest loser today
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r/wallstreetbets Neutral 13h 34m ago
$SATS - 36% Short Float + SpaceX Proxy + $23B AT&T Cash Incoming
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r/wallstreetbets Neutral 18h 44m ago
What happen to SATS?(basically spacex stock)
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r/stocks Bullish 1d 17h ago
Echostar, SATS (Basically 80% SPACEX Proxy) Factcheck with Official sources
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Echostar, SATS (Basically 100% SPACEX Proxy) Factcheck with Official sources
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r/stocks Neutral 2d 9h ago
$SATS - An Asymmetric Trade Going Into SpaceX's IPO
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SATS: THE REGARDED MAN'S SPACEX BACKDOOR YOLO 🚀🌕💎🙌
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r/stocks Neutral 15d 17h ago
Echostar short squeeze? thoughts on $SATS
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r/wallstreetbets Neutral 16d 10h ago
$SATS
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r/wallstreetbets Bullish 16d 21h ago
First 30 Bagger 🤑
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r/stocks Bearish 18d 18h ago
Echostar SATS proceeds with closing spectrum transfer to AT&T and SpaceX
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r/wallstreetbets Neutral 22d 14h ago
SATS - Echostar
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r/pennystocks Bearish 25d 4h ago
SPACE SECTOR ROTATION WILL BE HERE VERY SOON!
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r/wallstreetbets Bearish 26d ago
EchoStar SATS has $29 billion in debt and the stock is near all-time highs
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Jun 10, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 71.8% short (3.0M / 4.1M)
Short: 2,979,490 | Exempt: 5,849 | TRF Vol: 4,147,319 | Short Ratio: 71.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 9, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 61.5% short (1.9M / 3.0M)
Short: 1,865,066 | Exempt: 106 | TRF Vol: 3,032,822 | Short Ratio: 61.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 64.3% short (2.6M / 4.0M)
Short: 2,576,153 | Exempt: 4,237 | TRF Vol: 4,007,868 | Short Ratio: 64.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 59.2% short (1.8M / 3.0M)
Short: 1,778,847 | Exempt: 3,323 | TRF Vol: 3,005,697 | Short Ratio: 59.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 28, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: SATS — 57.0% short (2.2M / 3.9M)
Short: 2,233,078 | Exempt: 2,450 | TRF Vol: 3,919,204 | Short Ratio: 57.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
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 18, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: SATS — 10.0M shares, 153,208 trades
Week starting 2026-05-18. Total ATS volume: 10,017,534 shares across 153,208 trades.
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 13, 2026
short_interest
FTD: SATS — 5,047 shares ($0.7M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260513, Price: $129.38, FTD Value: $652,980.86, ECHOSTAR CORP CL A (NV)
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 11, 2026
short_interest
FTD: SATS — 18,624 shares ($2.4M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260511, Price: $127.15, FTD Value: $2,368,041.6, ECHOSTAR CORP CL A (NV)
May 11, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: SATS — 7.1M shares, 119,831 trades
Week starting 2026-05-11. Total ATS volume: 7,126,090 shares across 119,831 trades.
May 7, 2026
earnings_calendar
SATS Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-05-07