What's Going On With EchoStar Stock Friday?
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: May 09 2025
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Source: Benzinga
Financial Performance: EchoStar Corporation reported a loss of 71 cents per share, slightly missing analyst expectations, with quarterly sales of $3.87 billion, reflecting a 3.6% year-over-year decline. Pay-TV revenue decreased by 6.9%, while wireless revenue saw a 6.4% increase.
Stock Movement and Investor Interest: Despite the losses, SATS shares rose by 3.44% to $24.67, and the stock has gained over 56% in the past year, attracting investor interest through ETFs like Procure Space ETF (UFO) and Alpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Momentum ETF (QMOM).
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Analyst Views on SATS
Wall Street analysts forecast SATS stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for SATS is 127.00 USD with a low forecast of 110.00 USD and a high forecast of 158.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
5 Analyst Rating
3 Buy
2 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 128.570
Low
110.00
Averages
127.00
High
158.00
Current: 128.570
Low
110.00
Averages
127.00
High
158.00
About SATS
EchoStar Corporation is a holding company. The Company is a provider of technology, networking services, television entertainment and connectivity, offering consumer, enterprise, operator and government solutions worldwide under its EchoStar, Boost Mobile, Sling TV, DISH TV, Hughes, HughesNet, HughesON, and JUPITER brands. Its business segments include Pay-TV, Wireless and Broadband and Satellite Services. Its Pay-TV segment provides video services in the United States through its DISH and the SLING brands. Its Wireless segment provides wireless communication services and products. This segment offers wireless services for 5G VoNR and 5G broadband service to Americans, as well as a competitive portfolio of wireless devices. It offers nationwide wireless services to subscribers primarily under the Boost Mobile and Gen Mobile brands. Its Broadband and Satellite Services segment offers broadband satellite technologies and broadband Internet products and services to consumer customers.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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