EchoStar (SATS)

• Market cap: $37.1B
• 1 day: 7.08%
• 5 days: -0.45%
• 1 month: 18.52%
• 3 months: 2%
• 6 months: 73.77%
• Year to date: 14.63%
• 1 year: 481.86%
• 5 years: 432.46%
• 10 years: 293.48%
• 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. 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 700,000 internet customers.

Employees: 12,100