EchoStar (SATS) Competitors $27.66 +0.19 (+0.69%) Closing price 01/31/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.26 -0.40 (-1.45%) As of 01/31/2025 06:33 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SATS vs. FFIV, JNPR, CIEN, IDCC, CALX, EXTR, INFN, HLIT, VSAT, and DGIIShould you be buying EchoStar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EchoStar include F5 (FFIV), Juniper Networks (JNPR), Ciena (CIEN), InterDigital (IDCC), Calix (CALX), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Infinera (INFN), Harmonic (HLIT), Viasat (VSAT), and Digi International (DGII). These companies are all part of the "communications equipment" industry. EchoStar vs. F5 Juniper Networks Ciena InterDigital Calix Extreme Networks Infinera Harmonic Viasat Digi International F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor FFIV or SATS? F5 received 937 more outperform votes than EchoStar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.63% of users gave F5 an outperform vote while only 62.74% of users gave EchoStar an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformF5Outperform Votes129466.63% Underperform Votes64833.37% EchoStarOutperform Votes35762.74% Underperform Votes21237.26% Does the media prefer FFIV or SATS? In the previous week, F5 had 65 more articles in the media than EchoStar. MarketBeat recorded 68 mentions for F5 and 3 mentions for EchoStar. F5's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat EchoStar's score of 0.26 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment F5 26 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive EchoStar 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, FFIV or SATS? F5 has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EchoStar has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer FFIV or SATS? F5 presently has a consensus price target of $295.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.76%. EchoStar has a consensus price target of $23.75, indicating a potential downside of 14.14%. Given F5's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe F5 is more favorable than EchoStar.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score F5 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00EchoStar 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is FFIV or SATS more profitable? F5 has a net margin of 20.58% compared to EchoStar's net margin of -15.51%. F5's return on equity of 21.34% beat EchoStar's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets F520.58% 21.34% 11.80% EchoStar -15.51%-0.64%-0.22% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FFIV or SATS? 90.7% of F5 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of EchoStar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of F5 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.9% of EchoStar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, FFIV or SATS? F5 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EchoStar. EchoStar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F5, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioF5$2.82B6.12$566.78M$10.0629.55EchoStar$17.02B0.44-$1.70B-$9.16-3.02 SummaryF5 beats EchoStar on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get EchoStar News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SATS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SATS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEchoStarCommunication services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.31B$5.59B$26.84B$9.20BDividend YieldN/A4.00%2.73%3.99%P/E RatioN/A6.92201.5214.76Price / Sales0.4424.013,373.6691.55Price / Cash3.7312.8435.6637.70Price / Book0.385.328.434.71Net Income-$1.70B-$223.93M$679.99M$224.24M7 Day PerformanceN/A-4.84%-0.98%-0.17%1 Month Performance20.79%-3.76%1.69%0.60%1 Year Performance105.65%48.66%25.75%20.43% EchoStar Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SATSEchoStar0.6763 of 5 stars$27.66+0.7%$23.75-14.1%+106.6%$7.31B$17.02B-3.0215,300FFIVF54.3355 of 5 stars$260.94-4.4%$251.25-3.7%+61.8%$15.28B$2.82B27.276,557Analyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageJNPRJuniper Networks4.7078 of 5 stars$38.69-0.9%$39.25+1.4%-5.5%$12.81B$5.56B50.903,374Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeOptions VolumeNews CoverageCIENCiena4.3978 of 5 stars$75.05-22.3%$77.00+2.6%+64.5%$10.66B$4.01B131.588,657Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeIDCCInterDigital1.8649 of 5 stars$177.43+0.3%$120.00-32.4%+74.2%$4.49B$549.59M18.95420Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsCALXCalix1.4394 of 5 stars$37.01-5.3%$42.50+14.8%+19.9%$2.46B$1.04B-154.381,760Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageEXTRExtreme Networks4.5096 of 5 stars$16.24-4.5%$19.00+17.0%+17.0%$2.14B$1.12B-16.722,656Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageINFNInfinera0.3582 of 5 stars$6.62+0.1%$7.09+7.1%+34.0%$1.57B$1.61B-13.783,389Short Interest ↓HLITHarmonic4.0521 of 5 stars$11.54-2.6%$14.75+27.9%-3.6%$1.34B$607.91M15.781,359VSATViasat4.0947 of 5 stars$10.25-10.9%$17.43+70.1%-56.7%$1.31B$4.28B-3.287,500Upcoming EarningsDGIIDigi International2.6537 of 5 stars$30.82-3.8%$36.75+19.3%+28.5%$1.14B$424.05M50.49790Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies F5 Alternatives Juniper Networks Alternatives Ciena Alternatives InterDigital Alternatives Calix Alternatives Extreme Networks Alternatives Infinera Alternatives Harmonic Alternatives Viasat Alternatives Digi International Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SATS) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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