EchoStar (SATS) Competitors $21.53 -1.80 (-7.72%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.54 +0.02 (+0.07%) As of 04:20 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SATS vs. FFIV, JNPR, CIEN, IDCC, CALX, EXTR, INFN, VSAT, HLIT, 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), Viasat (VSAT), Harmonic (HLIT), 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 Viasat Harmonic Digi International F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) and EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability and community ranking. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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$2.89B4.78$566.78M$10.0623.80EchoStar$15.83B0.39-$1.70B-$0.44-48.82 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 20.98% beat EchoStar's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets F520.58% 20.98% 11.57% EchoStar -15.51%-0.64%-0.22% Which has more risk & volatility, FFIV or SATS? F5 has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EchoStar has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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% Do insiders & institutionals 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. 0.5% of F5 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.9% of EchoStar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer FFIV or SATS? F5 presently has a consensus target price of $295.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.19%. EchoStar has a consensus target price of $23.75, indicating a potential upside of 10.57%. Given F5's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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 Does the media prefer FFIV or SATS? In the previous week, F5 had 12 more articles in the media than EchoStar. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for F5 and 4 mentions for EchoStar. F5's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat EchoStar's score of 1.17 indicating that F5 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment F5 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive EchoStar 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryF5 beats EchoStar on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$6.15B$3.20B$20.66B$7.12BDividend YieldN/A4.28%2.84%4.05%P/E Ratio-2.348.9438.2717.49Price / Sales0.3970.951,810.9585.14Price / Cash4.1811.9234.5934.64Price / Book0.298.985.453.79Net Income-$1.70B-$160.13M$733.91M$247.10M7 Day Performance-14.05%-7.77%-5.76%-7.28%1 Month Performance-30.80%-5.83%50,047.56%-10.14%1 Year Performance58.99%39.14%52,576.01%-7.35% EchoStar Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SATSEchoStar0.8975 of 5 stars$21.53-7.7%$23.75+10.3%+71.7%$6.17B$15.83B-2.352,300Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeFFIVF54.2971 of 5 stars$266.31+0.9%$295.00+10.8%+31.1%$15.35B$2.89B26.477,090Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownJNPRJuniper Networks4.1789 of 5 stars$36.20+0.2%$39.80+10.0%-5.1%$12.06B$5.07B42.0910,900Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCIENCiena4.6891 of 5 stars$60.43-1.8%$81.38+34.7%+15.5%$8.59B$4.05B106.028,080Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownIDCCInterDigital1.564 of 5 stars$207.05-1.4%$120.00-42.0%+106.7%$5.32B$868.52M17.20420Positive NewsGap DownCALXCalix2.6264 of 5 stars$35.50+1.3%$43.17+21.6%+0.9%$2.37B$831.52M-78.881,760Gap DownEXTRExtreme Networks4.0243 of 5 stars$13.21-5.0%$20.30+53.7%+2.2%$1.75B$1.02B-14.052,656Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeINFNInfinera1.0343 of 5 stars$6.64flat$7.09+6.7%N/A$1.57B$1.46B-13.833,389VSATViasat4.5475 of 5 stars$10.45-4.3%$14.57+39.5%-44.0%$1.35B$4.52B-3.117,500News CoverageGap DownHLITHarmonic4.2654 of 5 stars$9.60-1.2%$12.50+30.3%-33.8%$1.12B$678.72M29.081,340Positive NewsDGIIDigi International2.3956 of 5 stars$27.84-2.3%$36.75+32.0%-21.5%$1.03B$421.82M28.99790Positive NewsGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies F5 Alternatives Juniper Networks Alternatives Ciena Alternatives InterDigital Alternatives Calix Alternatives Extreme Networks Alternatives Infinera Alternatives Viasat Alternatives Harmonic Alternatives Digi International Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SATS) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | SponsoredTrump Makes Major Crypto AnnouncementTrump Ends the “War on Crypto” I expect it to pump the market, which is why I'm recommending ONE coin to al...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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