SATS has 36-month beta value of 0.69. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 3 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SATS is 120.37M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.71% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SATS on November 19, 2024 was 1.76M shares.
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SATS) stock’s latest price update
The stock of EchoStar Corp (NASDAQ: SATS) has decreased by -2.11 when compared to last closing price of 23.68.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 1.85% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2024-11-19 that $6.5M Contract Will Support Open RAN with a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) Experimentation for U.S. Department of Defense DENVER, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — EchoStar Corporation, (Nasdaq: SATS) today shared that its subsidiary Hughes Network Systems, LLC, was awarded a $6.5 million contract to deploy a 5G Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) prototype at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. The network will feature a RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC), which will allow the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to test RIC-based software applications for military networks.
SATS’s Market Performance
EchoStar Corp (SATS) has seen a 1.85% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -5.81% decline in the past month and a 25.43% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 8.82%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.91% for SATS. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -5.50% for SATS’s stock, with a 23.92% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SATS
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SATS reach a price target of $12. The rating they have provided for SATS stocks is “Underweight” according to the report published on August 12th, 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Neutral” to SATS, setting the target price at $18 in the report published on January 17th of the current year.
SATS Trading at -6.78% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SATS to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -22.93% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 8.82%, as shares sank -7.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.33% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SATS rose by +1.38%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +76.01% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $24.52. In addition, EchoStar Corp saw 39.89% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SATS starting from ERGEN CHARLES W, who purchase 1,551,355 shares at the price of $28.04 back on Nov 12 ’24. After this action, ERGEN CHARLES W now owns 1,551,355 shares of EchoStar Corp, valued at $43,499,994 using the latest closing price.
DEFRANCO JAMES, the Director of EchoStar Corp, purchase 110,000 shares at $13.48 during a trade that took place back on Mar 08 ’24, which means that DEFRANCO JAMES is holding 306,951 shares at $1,482,800 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SATS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.21 for the gross margin
The net margin for EchoStar Corp stands at -0.08. The total capital return value is set at 0.0. Equity return is now at value -19.12, with -6.90 for asset returns.
Based on EchoStar Corp (SATS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.75 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.97. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.11.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -247.35 million with net debt to EBITDA at 100.4. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.23. The receivables turnover for the company is 25.07for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.67.
Conclusion
To put it simply, EchoStar Corp (SATS) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.