EchoStar (SATS) Competitors

EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) and Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SATS or MAXR?

Maxar Technologies received 76 more outperform votes than EchoStar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.15% of users gave Maxar Technologies an outperform vote while only 62.96% of users gave EchoStar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EchoStar	Outperform Votes 357 62.96%	Underperform Votes 210 37.04%
Maxar Technologies	Outperform Votes 433 64.15%	Underperform Votes 242 35.85%

Does the media prefer SATS or MAXR?

In the previous week, EchoStar had 10 more articles in the media than Maxar Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for EchoStar and 3 mentions for Maxar Technologies. EchoStar's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Maxar Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that EchoStar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
EchoStar	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Maxar Technologies	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SATS or MAXR?

33.6% of EchoStar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Maxar Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 55.9% of EchoStar shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Maxar Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SATS or MAXR?

Maxar Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EchoStar. Maxar Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EchoStar, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EchoStar	$17.02B	0.37	-$1.70B	-$9.16	-2.56
Maxar Technologies	$1.62B	2.47	-$150M	-$2.12	-25.00

Do analysts prefer SATS or MAXR?

EchoStar presently has a consensus target price of $19.25, suggesting a potential downside of 17.84%. Given EchoStar's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe EchoStar is more favorable than Maxar Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EchoStar	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Maxar Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SATS or MAXR more profitable?

Maxar Technologies has a net margin of -9.35% compared to EchoStar's net margin of -15.51%. EchoStar's return on equity of -0.64% beat Maxar Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EchoStar	-15.51%	-0.64%	-0.22%
Maxar Technologies	-9.35%	-4.45%	-1.42%

Which has more volatility & risk, SATS or MAXR?

EchoStar has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maxar Technologies has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

EchoStar beats Maxar Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.