EchoStar (SATS)
NASDAQCommunication ServicesTelecommunications ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
$86.44-0.46%
Close 2026-08-31 · 1-day change
NASDAQCommunication ServicesTelecommunications ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Communication Services is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Operating income improves to positive territory: metric not reported.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 5% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 25%, softest on returns on capital.
View QualityManagement screens weak on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 2% a day.
View RiskSATS must improve its operating income to justify its current price. Recent performance shows steady revenue growth, but the latest results were weak. Revenue growth is modest compared to expectations. SATS trades at 2.1× price-to-sales, above the peer median of 1.2×. This suggests the price reflects less growth than we forecast. The primary risk is that operating income has not improved to positive territory. Peer multiples imply a price about 30% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-08-31. SATS is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 6 analysts currently covering SATS (as of Jun 2026).
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 3 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Communication Services (broad) — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Threatens: Restructuring for strategic optionality
Regulatory scrutiny could hinder strategic optionality.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-08-31. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Advances: Restructuring for strategic optionality
Approval enhances financial flexibility for restructuring efforts.
Threatens: Increase financial flexibility for M&A
Liabilities may hinder financial flexibility for M&A.
Advances: Increase financial flexibility for M&A
Deconsolidation aligns with M&A financial flexibility objective.
Threatens: Restructuring for strategic optionality
Bankruptcy filing undermines restructuring and financial flexibility objectives.
Threatens: Restructuring for strategic optionality
Bankruptcy undermines restructuring efforts and financial flexibility.
Advances: Increase financial flexibility for M&A
Sale enhances financial flexibility for future M&A opportunities.
Threatens: CEO transition to drive strategic changes
CEO resignation may hinder strategic changes.