EchoStar
SATS
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
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
24% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 108 | Existing positions reduced: 87
14% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $400M | Put options by funds: $352M
7% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.42B [Q1] → $3.67B (+$244M) [Q2]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 17 [Q1] → 17 (+0) [Q2]
1.39% less ownership
Funds ownership: 86.19% [Q1] → 84.8% (-1.39%) [Q2]
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 302 [Q1] → 288 (-14) [Q2]
23% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 41 | Existing positions closed: 53
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
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Morgan Stanley
Benjamin Swinburne
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$91
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Equal-Weight
Maintained
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9 Sep 2025 |
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Deutsche Bank
Bryan Kraft
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$67
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Buy
Maintained
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27 Aug 2025 |
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Citigroup
Michael Rollins
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$29
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Neutral
Maintained
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23 Jun 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 68 articles about SATS published over the past 30 days
