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EchoStar Corporation

$ECHO·$14B·Telecommunications Services·Communication Services
$90.11-0.3%YTD-17.1%1Y+23.2%
Price updated 3d ago·X counts updated 11h ago
ECECHO
$ECHOEchoStar Corporation
$90.11-0.30%148 posts1×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $ECHO on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

148X posts · last 7 days
Sep 10Sep 27
Chatter Meter
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How loud $ECHO's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 78% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-15

UBS upgrades EchoStar to Buy raising PT to $150 (~64% upside), valuing the ~2% SpaceX stake at $39B ($110/sh alone), spectrum at $11B, Pay TV/Hughes at $6B and Boost at $2B. Special Committee also declines to proceed with sale of estate causes of action against EchoStar.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $ECHO — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Comeback attemptWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-09-28

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

EchoStar's SpaceX stake alone is worth $110/share per UBS — a satellite-and-Boost sum-of-parts trading at a large discount to the pieces.

EchoStar Corporation is a satellite communications and Pay-TV operator (DISH, Hughes, Boost) with a strategic ~2% stake in SpaceX — a company whose sum-of-parts is the actual bull thesis, not the operating P&L. The stock is down 17% YTD.

  • The UBS upgrade is the concrete positive: UBS raised the PT to $150 (~64% upside) valuing the SpaceX stake at $39B ($110/share alone), plus $11B for spectrum, $6B for Pay TV/Hughes, and $2B for Boost — this is the sum-of-parts framing.
  • The base business is still messy: Q3 estimate is $0.07 EPS on essentially break-even operating margins — the operating P&L doesn't defend anywhere near the current price, so the equity is entirely a portfolio-of-assets story.
  • The Special Committee declining to sell estate causes of action against EchoStar removes a legacy overhang and validates board governance — worth flagging as a positive signal, not a re-rate catalyst.

Q3 earnings on Nov 5 is the reset — a clean operating print plus fresh Boost subscriber growth extends the coil up; SpaceX event risk (a valuation mark-down, a Pentagon contract loss) is the tail risk that resets the sum-of-parts math.

Agrees with X sentimentX bulls anchor on the UBS $150 PT and the sum-of-parts breakout — every one of the piece valuations is a UBS number, so the analysis is legitimate. Clean agreement; the tape's -17% YTD reflects the operating overhang the bull case says is priced.

What to watch: Q3 earnings on Nov 5 — a clean operating print plus fresh Boost subscriber growth extends the coil up; SpaceX event risk (a valuation mark-down, a Pentagon contract loss) is the tail risk that resets the sum-of-parts.

On the calendar: 2026-11-05 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Satellite TV and broadband provider operating Dish and Hughes brands, pivoting toward retail wireless and managed satellite services.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Telecommunications Services sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $ECHO.

Telecommunications Services · Communication Services

No material change from last week — ASTS securities fraud class action adds litigation overhang to the satellite-direct-to-cellular thesis.

What this means for $ECHO

Neutral — Satellite TV and broadband provider operating Dish and Hughes brands, pivoting toward retail wireless and managed satellite services.

Industry benchmark

18-name peer basket
+7.9%YTD
+22.2%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
162.2How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
3.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
1.2%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
0.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
6.1Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
4.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
14.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 3, 2026$24.12$-0.10+25441.5%
Q1 2026May 11, 2026$-0.51$-0.48-6.6%
Q4 2025Mar 2, 2026$-4.27$-0.94-356.0%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$-44.37$-1.21-3560.3%
Next earningsThu, Nov 5·consensus EPS $0.07

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$14.2B$13.9B – $14.5B$24.41$23.58 – $25.256
FY27$13.3B$12.6B – $13.9B$2.87-$0.24 – $6.156
FY28$12.4B$11.3B – $13.5B$3.30-$1.99 – $6.666
FY29$11.7B$11.2B – $12.2B$10.03$9.44 – $10.554
FY30$11.2B$10.7B – $11.7B$10.88$10.24 – $11.443

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.2×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.—Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+0.4%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.—Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 137.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.5% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.955-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 13Wade William DavidDirector2.4K sh$222KSellAug 12Wade William DavidDirector2.6K sh$239KSellAug 7Stephen J ByeDirector8.5K sh$764K
+ 19 other (6 gifts · 5 inkinds · 3 exempts · 3 awards · 2 others) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 78-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

EchoStar Corporation subsidiary Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (HSSC) disclosed it had engaged in confidential debt-restructuring discussions with holders of its 5.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and 6.625% Senior Notes due 2026 — discussions that failed to produce an agreement. HSSC is now publicly releasing the cleansing materials (financial information shared under confidentiality agreements) as Exhibits 99.1–99.4. Both HSSC bond series mature in 2026, making the failed talks a material signal of financial distress and an unresolved near-term refinancing challenge.

8-KBankruptcy / receivershipAug 38-K — Item 1.03: Bankruptcy / receivership · Item 2.04: Debt-obligation acceleration · Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

EchoStar Corporation's subsidiary Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation (HSSC) and 11 wholly-owned subsidiaries — including EchoStar Orbital LLC, EchoStar Government Services LLC, Hughes Communications Inc., Hughes Network Systems LLC, and others — filed voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy petitions on August 2, 2026 in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Texas (Case No. 26-90739). The Debtors sought authorization to operate as debtors-in-possession. Additional items (5.02 officer changes, 2.04 dividend cessation) are also triggered. This is a transformative, highly material event — the insolvency of Hughes' core satellite broadband operating entities represents a fundamental restructuring of EchoStar's primary business, with significant risk to ECHO equity holders.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJul 31SC 13D/A
AI summary

Charles W. Ergen filed Amendment No. 69 to his Schedule 13D on EchoStar Corporation (ECHO) with an event date of July 29, 2026. Ergen beneficially owns 148,681,347 total shares (Class A and Class B combined, convertible 1:1), representing 50.9% of the combined class; 15,713,454 shares are held with sole voting/dispositive power and 132,967,893 with shared power. This is a routine ownership update by EchoStar's controlling shareholder — the amendment reflects no material change in Ergen's majority control position and is a required periodic update to his 13D disclosure.

8-KAcquisition completedJul 288-K — Item 1.02: Agreement terminated · Item 2.01: Acquisition completed · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

EchoStar Corporation (ECHO), via subsidiary DISH DBS, completed two major transactions on July 28, 2026 under bankruptcy court authorization: (1) full repayment of $2.0 billion in 7.75% Senior Notes due 2026 (including accrued interest), and (2) closing of the sale of all 3.45 GHz and 600 MHz spectrum licenses to AT&T Mobility II LLC for gross proceeds of $20.25 billion, plus an additional ~$2.4 billion from a 99-year extension of Hawaii spectrum leases, per a License Purchase Agreement dated August 25, 2025. These transactions represent a transformative deleveraging and asset liquidation for a company in restructuring proceedings, dramatically reshaping EchoStar's balance sheet.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJul 22SC 13D/A
AI summary

Charles W. Ergen amended its Schedule 13D disclosing beneficial ownership of 50.9% (148,681,347 shares) of EchoStar CORP (ECHO). The position is held for potential strategic or activist purposes. This amendment updates a previously filed Schedule 13D on the same issuer. A 50.9% stake exceeds the 5% SEC disclosure threshold, requiring public identification of the holder, position size, and stated investment intent.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJul 14SC 13D/A
AI summary

EchoStar (ECHO) — SC 13D/A (Amendment 67) by Charles Ergen reporting 148,681,347 shares representing approximately 50.9% of combined Class A and Class B voting power. Amendment reflects a routine update to Ergen's ongoing controlling-shareholder position. Informational — no change in control intent; Ergen remains the dominant shareholder.

8-KOfficer or director changeJul 78-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

EchoStar Corporation CEO Hamid Akhavan resigned from all positions at EchoStar and its subsidiary Hughes Satellite Systems Corporation effective immediately on July 6, 2026, after discussions with the Board about a 'change of strategic direction.' Chairman Charles W. Ergen assumed the Principal Executive Officer role at Hughes, while Akhavan will be available to consult through December 31, 2026, with his previously scheduled July 6 option vesting accelerated. This is a significant CEO departure with Ergen stepping back in directly — amid EchoStar's ongoing AT&T spectrum transactions and debt stress, this signals a major strategic pivot under founder control.

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJun 30SC 13D/A
AI summary

Charles W. Ergen filed Amendment No. 66 to his Schedule 13D for EchoStar Corp as of June 26, 2026, through Jeffrey Blum as Acting CLO, reflecting ongoing changes to his controlling shareholder position. Routine controlling-shareholder update — the high amendment count reflects frequent activity amid EchoStar's complex spectrum transactions, debt management, and strategic restructuring.

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Recent news

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