SATS
EchoStarNASDAQCommunication ServicesTelecom ServicesSnapshot 2026-05-08
As of May 8, 2026, SATS has a mixed analyst scoring with a composite score of -1.8 and a medium confidence level of 64.9. The score is influenced by unfavorable macroeconomic factors, including rates, labor, and growth reversals, which contribute to a risk label of elevated. The sector score is low at 17.0, while management and market risk scores are 54.7 and 53.4, respectively. This analysis is provisional.
Price
Daily closes from AlphaVantage. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
Factor signals
Read top-to-bottom: thesis (is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold), watch flags (has something changed worth re-reading), and position context (how violent might the path be). Each pill is a parallel diagnostic — never aggregated into a single score.
Thesis
— is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold?Why this rank
- Direction share-0.01
- Slope (norm)0.40
- Bonus0.10
Why this rank
Trailing four: 2024-Q3, 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3
Why this rank
Watch
— has something changed worth re-reading?Why this setup
EPS estimate $0.11 → $-0.28 (-358.4% / 30d). 0 raised, 1 cut, 3 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d. 50% of analysts rate Buy.
F4 · Management deep-dive — recent events, stated priorities, guidance track record
Recent 8-K events
9 material events in the last 24 months — top 5 listed below.
- 2025-12-29SATS — CEO transitionimpact 0.57
- 2026-03-19SATS — restructuringimpact 0.29
- 2025-06-27SATS — legal / regulatory event — Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation o…impact 0.21
- 2025-06-02SATS — legal / regulatory event — Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation o…impact 0.19
- 2025-05-30SATS — legal / regulatory event — Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation o…impact 0.19
Stated priorities
Insufficient transcript history for this ticker.
Guidance track record
Insufficient guidance history for this ticker.
Position context
— how violent might the path be while I hold it?Why this risk level
Recent vol — 30d annualized 57%; 252d 96%.
Drawdown — Max 1y −34%. Bad day move −6%.
Beta to sector ETF (XLC) — 0.94 over 1y.
Liquidity — score 100/100.
Sub-scores — vol 0/100, drawdown 32/100, beta 94/100, earnings vol —.
via XLC
Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive — historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only — describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-05-08.
What changed
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
- No material changes since the prior snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-05-08
Management scorecard
How management runs the business — capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
What management is focused on
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
No qualifying priorities for this snapshot. Check back after the next refresh.
How this stock is priced
Two ways to read price: against peers in the same business, and against the company's own history.
Not enough peers to compare yet.
Self-history needs ~20 months of data.
P/E over the last 5 years
0 monthly pointsHow this compares
A side-by-side read on composite, valuation, and risk versus peers.
| Stock | Composite | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
SATS EchoStar | -1.8 | — | elevated |
GOOGL Alphabet Inc. (Class A) | +31 | fair | moderate |
GOOG Alphabet Inc. (Class C) | +32 | fair | moderate |
META Meta Platforms | +30 | inexpensive | elevated |
NFLX Netflix | +23 | inexpensive | moderate |
Risk — how this stock moves
What a normal day looks like, what a bad day looks like, and the worst the last year has thrown at it.
What could change this view
Conditional scenarios — if X happens, the score would shift by about Y points. These are not predictions.
- If communication_services sector trend rises from +0.06 into 'improving' (>= +0.20)+5.0 pts
- If rates state reverses from -0.37 (negative) to +0.37 (positive)-5.8 pts
- If communication_services sector trend falls from +0.06 into 'weakening' (<= -0.20)-5.0 pts
- If labor state reverses from -0.31 (negative) to +0.31 (positive)-3.1 pts
- If growth state reverses from +0.25 (positive) to -0.25 (negative)-3.0 pts
Material updates
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
- 2026-03-191mo agoItem 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On March 19, 2026, EchoStar Corporation, DISH Network Corporation, DISH DBS Corporation (“DDBS”) and certain of DDBS’s subsidiaries (DDBS and its subsidiaries, collectively, the “Company”) entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement (the “RSA” and the transactions contemplated thereby, the “Transactions”) with an ad hoc group (the “AHG”) representing more than 82% of holders of debt securities issued by DDBS (the “DDBS Notes”). The Transactions co…
product or strategy shiftneutralscore 21 - 2026-03-191mo agoItem 1.02
below. The RSA adds certain protections for the DDBS Notes and adds financial flexibility and strategic optionality for the company, including increased flexibility to engage in potential M&A transactions. In addition, the DDBS noteholders and the Company mutually agreed that all pending litigation would be dismissed with prejudice. The foregoing description of the RSA does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the RSA, which is filed herewith as Exhi…
mna activitynegativescore 16 - 2025-12-294mo agoItem 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On December 26, 2025 (the “Effective Date”), in connection with Mr. Hamid Akhavan’s appointment as Chief Executive Officer, EchoStar Capital, Mr. Akhavan and EchoStar Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a new letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) that replaces and supersedes the previous letter agreement with Mr. Akhavan dated October 2,…
executive changeneutralscore 4 - 2025-07-309mo agoItem 8.01
Other Events. On July 29, 2025, DISH DBS Corporation (“DDBS”), a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (“EchoStar” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), notified the trustee for its 7.75% senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and its 7.375% senior notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes” and, together with the 2026 Notes, the “Senior Notes”) that, on July 30, 2025, DDBS would make the scheduled interest payments originally due on July 1, 2025 on the Senior Notes, in each case including…
capital allocationneutralscore 0 - 2025-06-2710mo agoItem 2.04
Triggering Events That Accelerate or Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement. Because reaching an acceptable resolution of the FCC inquiries is not assured, the Company must continue to evaluate the deployment of its resources. In light of this continued uncertainty, DDBS has elected not to make a $77.5 million cash interest payment due on July 1, 2025 with respect to the 7.75% senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and a $36.875 mill…
legal regulatorynegativescore 0
Score history
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