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Is It Worth Investing in EchoStar Corp (NASDAQ: SATS) Right Now?
Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.65.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for SATS is 119.20M, and currently, short sellers hold a 13.79% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of SATS on March 05, 2025 was 1.71M shares.
SATS’s Market Performance
SATS stock saw an increase of 7.72% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 13.43% and a quarterly increase of 23.57%. The volatility ratio for the week is 6.29%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 3.96% for EchoStar Corp (SATS). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.39% for SATS’s stock, with a 37.07% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SATS
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SATS stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for SATS by listing it as a “Equal-Weight.” The predicted price for SATS in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $25 based on the research report published on December 16, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
JP Morgan gave a rating of “Underweight” to SATS, setting the target price at $12 in the report published on August 12th of the previous year.
SATS Trading at 16.62% 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 -3.79% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.96%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 6.29%, as shares surge +13.23% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +39.48% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SATS rose by +6.98%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +77.85% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $29.64. In addition, EchoStar Corp saw 36.46% 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 Messner Timothy A., who proposed sale 24,331 shares at the price of $31.01 back on Feb 28 ’25. After this action, Messner Timothy A. now owns shares of EchoStar Corp, valued at $754,579 using the latest closing price.
ERGEN CHARLES W, the CHAIRMAN of EchoStar Corp, purchase 1,551,355 shares at $28.04 during a trade that took place back on Nov 12 ’24, which means that ERGEN CHARLES W is holding 1,551,355 shares at $43,499,994 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SATS
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.02 for the present operating margin
- 0.23 for the gross margin
The net margin for EchoStar Corp stands at -0.01. The total capital return value is set at -0.01. Equity return is now at value -0.60, with -0.20 for asset returns.
Based on EchoStar Corp (SATS), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.48. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.63.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.37 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 10.92. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.18. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.2for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.26. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.39.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, EchoStar Corp (SATS) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
