SATS vs. IRDM, FFIV, CIEN, IDCC, CALX, VSAT, EXTR, BELFB, DGII, and HLIT
Should you be buying EchoStar stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EchoStar include Iridium Communications (IRDM), F5 (FFIV), Ciena (CIEN), InterDigital (IDCC), Calix (CALX), Viasat (VSAT), Extreme Networks (EXTR), Bel Fuse (BELFB), Digi International (DGII), and Harmonic (HLIT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
EchoStar vs. Its Competitors
EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) and Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
EchoStar currently has a consensus price target of $27.88, suggesting a potential downside of 5.26%. Iridium Communications has a consensus price target of $34.33, suggesting a potential upside of 37.10%. Given Iridium Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Iridium Communications is more favorable than EchoStar.
33.6% of EchoStar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.4% of Iridium Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 55.9% of EchoStar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Iridium Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Iridium Communications had 6 more articles in the media than EchoStar. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Iridium Communications and 9 mentions for EchoStar. EchoStar's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Iridium Communications' score of 0.82 indicating that EchoStar is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Iridium Communications has a net margin of 13.20% compared to EchoStar's net margin of -2.04%. Iridium Communications' return on equity of 20.28% beat EchoStar's return on equity.
Iridium Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EchoStar. EchoStar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iridium Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
EchoStar has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iridium Communications has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Iridium Communications beats EchoStar on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:SATS) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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