EchoStar Corporation (ECHO)Communication Services | Telecom Services | Englewood, United States | NasdaqGS
85.37 USD
-1.48
(-1.704%) ⇩
(Oct. 16, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 85.37 |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 3:56 a.m. EDT
EchoStar is a textbook value trap wrapped in a turnaround narrative. While the valuation metric of 4x looks attractive, the company is hemorrhaging cash with over $18 billion in negative cash generation and has already missed key bond payments. The news of a potential bankruptcy filing fundamentally alters the risk profile, making the investor sentiment of a 'Strong Buy' look dangerously optimistic. Although the stock trades near its 52-week lows, the high short selling pressure and elevated options pricing suggest a choppy, high-risk environment where capital preservation takes precedence over chasing the speculative upside. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.034827 |
| MSTL | 0.036676 |
| AutoTheta | 0.064443 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.132932 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 47% |
| H-stat | 0.91 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.459 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.74 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 123.757 |
| Revenue per Share | 50.728 |
| Market Cap | 24,826,949,632 |
| Forward P/E | 3.76 |
| Beta | 0.99 |
| Profit Margins | -38.71% |
| Website | https://www.echostar.com |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 3:56 a.m. EDT: Implied volatility is elevated across the board, with a pronounced skew toward downside protection. Open interest clusters heavily at the $75 to $95 strike range for puts, indicating a defined floor is being priced in, while call interest extends to $140 and beyond, reflecting speculative hopes tied to the company's space sector exposure. Unusual volume in out-of-the-money puts suggests active hedging against the reported bond payment defaults.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.19991708 |
| Address1 | 9,601 South Meridian Boulevard |
| All Time High | 147.25 |
| All Time Low | 9.53 |
| Ask | 91.14 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.3 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,770,800 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 3,968,220 |
| Average Volume | 3,968,220 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,770,800 |
| Beta | 0.992 |
| Bid | 85.55 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 10 |
| Book Value | 48.735 |
| City | Englewood |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 85.37 |
| Current Ratio | 5.201 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 88.39 |
| Day Low | 84.28 |
| Debt To Equity | 123.757 |
| Display Name | EchoStar |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,772,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,772,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,760,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,881,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,881,800 |
| Ebitda | 1,989,049,984 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.13573 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 21.294 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.89 |
| Enterprise Value | 42,354,458,624 |
| Eps Current Year | 39.335 |
| Eps Forward | 22.73 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -24.77 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 90.8344 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -5.4643936 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.060157757 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 19.991707 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 147.25 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -61.879997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.42023766 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 65.76 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 19.61 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.29820558 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 65.76 - 147.25 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,199,284,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 137,608,353 |
| Forward Eps | 22.73 |
| Forward P E | 3.7558296 |
| Free Cashflow | -18,870,501,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 12,100 |
| Fullday Change | -1.4799957 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.7040826 |
| Fullday Price | 85.37 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,790,812,800 |
| Gross Margins | 0.29540002 |
| Gross Profits | 4,328,830,976 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.13503 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.11115 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 290,815,844 |
| Industry | Telecom Services |
| Industry Disp | Telecom Services |
| Industry Key | telecom-services |
| Ir Website | http://sats.client.shareholder.com/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,568,160,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 1,234:1000 |
| Long Business Summary | EchoStar Corporation provides pay-tv services in the United States, Mexico, Canada, South and Central America, Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, India, and the Middle East. The Pay-TV segment offers a direct broadcast and fixed satellite, owned and leased satellites, leased fiber optic networks, in-home services, and call center operation services; digital broadcast operations, including satellite uplinking/downlinking, transmission and, other services to third-party pay-TV providers; multichannel, live-linear and on-demand streaming over-the-top Internet-based domestic, international, Latino, and Freestream video programming services; and receiver systems. Its Wireless segment provides wireless communication services and products; and a range of wireless devices. The Broadband and Satellite Services offers broadband satellite technologies, and internet products and services to consumer customers, including home and small to medium-sized businesses; managed services, equipment, hardware, satellite services, and communications solutions to government and enterprise customers, as well as to the unserved and underserved consumer, enterprise, aeronautical, and government markets; and integrated multi-transport solutions that enable airline and airline service providers to deliver in-flight network connectivity. This segment also designs, provides, and installs gateway and terminal equipment to customers for other satellite systems; and designs, develops, constructs, and provides telecommunication networks comprising satellite ground segment systems and terminals to mobile system operators and enterprise customers. Its Other segment consists of 5G network and 5G network deployment operations. The company sells its products and services under the Boost Mobile, DISH, Gen Mobile, Hughes, Hughesnet, and Sling brands. The company was formerly known as EchoStar Holding Corporation. EchoStar Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado. |
| Long Name | EchoStar Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 24,826,949,632 |
| Market State | POST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_38893720 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -5,672,891,904 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 26,981,894,006 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 87.755 |
| Operating Cashflow | -85,317,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.14279 |
| Overall Risk | 10 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.33 |
| Phone | 303 723 1000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 85.37 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,184,071 |
| Previous Close | 86.85 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 2.170332 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7517185 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.6942184 |
| Profit Margins | -0.38712 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.367 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.25 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -1.4799957 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.7040826 |
| Regular Market Day High | 88.39 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 84.28 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 84.28 - 88.39 |
| Regular Market Open | 87.755 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 86.85 |
| Regular Market Price | 85.37 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,180,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 3,456,968 |
| Return On Assets | 0.01319 |
| Return On Equity | -0.33428 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.04 |
| Revenue Per Share | 50.728 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.16207206 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 159,467,376 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.087799996 |
| Shares Short | 25,541,886 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 27,787,201 |
| Short Name | EchoStar Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.225 |
| Short Ratio | 8.23 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | ECHO |
| Target High Price | 156.0 |
| Target Low Price | 103.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 128.66667 |
| Target Median Price | 130.0 |
| Total Cash | 496,192,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.708 |
| Total Debt | 17,575,225,344 |
| Total Revenue | 14,653,925,376 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -24.77 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 108.216 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -22.846 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.21111481 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 3,456,968 |
| Website | https://www.echostar.com |
| Zip | 80,112 |