EchoStar (SATS)

• Market cap: $21.1B
• 1 day: 3.4%
• 5 days: 9.11%
• 1 month: -2.02%
• 3 months: 28.69%
• 6 months: 267.37%
• Year to date: 222.15%
• 1 year: 189.8%
• 5 years: 208.33%
• 10 years: 131.27%
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Telecom Services

About: Satellite television provides the bulk of EchoStar's revenue. The firm serves about 5 million US satellite customers, about 10% of the traditional television market. It also serves 2 million customers under the Sling brand. EchoStar has also amassed an extensive portfolio of spectrum licenses and is building a nationwide wireless network. It acquired Sprint's prepaid business, serving approximately 7 million customers, primarily under the Boost brand. The firm has agreed to sell a portion of its wireless licenses to AT&T and SpaceX, and will rely heavily on the AT&T network to serve customers. EchoStar's legacy businesses provide satellite telecom services and equipment to businesses and consumers, including about 800,000 internet customers.

Employees: 13,700