EchoStar (SATS) Competitors $22.44 -0.07 (-0.32%) As of 01:02 PM Eastern This is a fair market value 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, INFN, EXTR, 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), Infinera (INFN), Extreme Networks (EXTR), 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 Infinera Extreme Networks Viasat Harmonic Digi International EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) and F5 (NASDAQ:FFIV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals believe in SATS or FFIV? 33.6% of EchoStar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.7% of F5 shares are held by institutional investors. 55.9% of EchoStar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of F5 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. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SATS or FFIV? F5 received 937 more outperform votes than EchoStar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.53% of users gave F5 an outperform vote while only 62.74% of users gave EchoStar an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEchoStarOutperform Votes35762.74% Underperform Votes21237.26% F5Outperform Votes129466.53% Underperform Votes65133.47% Which has more volatility and risk, SATS or FFIV? EchoStar has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F5 has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SATS or FFIV? In the previous week, F5 had 11 more articles in the media than EchoStar. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for F5 and 10 mentions for EchoStar. EchoStar's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat F5's score of 1.10 indicating that EchoStar is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment EchoStar 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive F5 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate SATS or FFIV? EchoStar presently has a consensus target price of $23.75, suggesting a potential upside of 6.19%. F5 has a consensus target price of $289.67, suggesting a potential upside of 8.79%. Given F5's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe F5 is more favorable than EchoStar.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) 2.00F5 1 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is SATS or FFIV 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 EchoStar-15.51% -0.64% -0.22% F5 20.58%20.98%11.57% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SATS or FFIV? F5 has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioEchoStar$15.83B0.40-$1.70B-$0.44-50.83F5$2.89B5.31$566.78M$10.0626.47 SummaryF5 beats EchoStar on 13 of the 16 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$6.41B$7.02B$22.78B$7.74BDividend YieldN/A4.93%3.01%4.32%P/E Ratio-2.448.1341.6018.24Price / Sales0.4083.012,183.00104.73Price / Cash4.1811.9234.6934.62Price / Book0.309.396.034.19Net Income-$1.70B-$160.13M$735.88M$247.59M7 Day Performance2.83%3.50%4.11%5.97%1 Month Performance-16.24%-8.49%-3.85%-3.59%1 Year Performance39.61%51.95%52,625.65%4.84% EchoStar Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SATSEchoStar0.7252 of 5 stars$22.44-0.3%$23.75+5.8%+41.8%$6.41B$15.83B-2.442,300News CoveragePositive NewsFFIVF53.9048 of 5 stars$262.41+0.3%$285.78+8.9%+47.1%$15.13B$2.89B26.087,090Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsJNPRJuniper Networks4.0727 of 5 stars$34.79-0.4%$39.80+14.4%+0.5%$11.59B$5.07B40.4510,900Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCIENCiena4.6414 of 5 stars$58.44-0.6%$81.38+39.3%+42.6%$8.31B$4.05B102.538,080Analyst ForecastIDCCInterDigital1.7296 of 5 stars$201.66-0.1%$130.00-35.5%+92.3%$5.18B$868.52M16.75420Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsCALXCalix2.9154 of 5 stars$34.02+1.1%$43.17+26.9%+38.3%$2.27B$831.52M-75.601,430Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionINFNInfinera0.3023 of 5 stars$6.64flat$7.09+6.7%N/A$1.57B$1.46B-13.833,389Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageEXTRExtreme Networks4.1455 of 5 stars$11.83+2.8%$20.30+71.6%+10.8%$1.57B$1.02B-12.592,656Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageVSATViasat4.383 of 5 stars$8.42+0.5%$14.57+73.1%-46.2%$1.09B$4.52B-2.517,000Positive NewsHLITHarmonic4.3526 of 5 stars$8.97+0.2%$12.50+39.4%-3.8%$1.05B$678.72M27.181,340Upcoming EarningsDGIIDigi International1.8531 of 5 stars$25.81-0.1%$35.25+36.6%-10.5%$952.36M$421.82M26.89790Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies F5 Alternatives Juniper Networks Alternatives Ciena Alternatives InterDigital Alternatives Calix Alternatives Infinera Alternatives Extreme Networks 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 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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