EchoStar Corporation

EchoStar Corporation

Technology

NASDAQ:SATS · NASDAQ Global Select

Market Cap $32.88B Beta 0.96 P/E (TTM) -2.3
$114.08 -10.97%

-$14.05 today

52W Low $16.73High $147.25

Vol 49.98M · Avg 6.95M

EPS (TTM)-$49.97
Communication Equipment

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

-251.4%

avg -14.6%

ROIC

-0.2%

avg 5.6%

ROA

-33.7%

avg 1.4%

Analysis

ROIC is currently the strongest return metric at -0.2% versus its period average of 5.6%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Charles William Ergen

Co-Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer & Executive Chairman of the Board$4.65M73$0.00<0.01%

Hamid Akhavan

Chief Executive Officer of EchoStar Capital & Director$2.51M65$865,633.000.30%

John W. Swieringa

President of Technology & Chief Operating Officer$1.40M48$5,000.00<0.01%

Dean A. Manson

Chief Legal Officer & Secretary$1.11M59$5,058.00<0.01%

Paul Gaske

Chief Operating Officer of Hughes$994,423.0072$50,470.000.02%

Paul W. Orban

Executive VP & CFO$703,674.0057$5,000.00<0.01%

Kenneth G. Carroll

Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business Development$467,038.0071$0.00<0.01%

James DeFranco

Director & Executive Vice President73$306,951.000.11%

Robert Joseph Rupczynski

President of Retail Wireless$0.00<0.01%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

1

$68,070.00

Sells

53

$93.86M

Net Sentiment

$93.79M

Net selling

Most Active

Akhavan Hamid

29 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 5, 2026

Akhavan Hamid

Direct

Sell45.1K$121.00$5,453,833.00
Jun 5, 2026

Akhavan Hamid

Direct

Sell7.5K$121.00$909,073.00
Jun 4, 2026

Manson Dean

Direct

Sell10.0K$119.50$1,195,000.00
Mar 6, 2026

Akhavan Hamid

Direct

Sell71.0K$107.52$7,634,457.60
Mar 5, 2026

Manson Dean

Direct

Sell11.4K$114.60$1,306,440.00
Mar 5, 2026

Manson Dean

Direct

Sell7.6K$114.51$873,825.81
Mar 4, 2026

Swieringa John

Direct

Sell15.0K$114.04$1,710,600.00
Mar 4, 2026

Swieringa John

Direct

Sell35.1K$113.39$3,978,628.32
Dec 11, 2025

Akhavan Hamid

Direct

Sell29.6K$104.10$3,082,192.80
Dec 11, 2025

Akhavan Hamid

Direct

Sell20.1K$104.10$2,095,428.90

1–10 of 54

Analysis

Insiders reported 1 buys worth $68,070.00 and 53 sells worth $93.86M over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $93.79M. Akhavan Hamid was the most active insider with 29 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-10.0%
+8.5% (15yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+0.2%
+9.6% (15yr)1 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A-10.1%
+17.4% (15yr)1 analysts
EBITN/AN/A+52.8%
N/A1 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in EBIT at +52.8% over three years. Forward estimates point to Net Income at +17.4% (15yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages SATS?

EchoStar Corporation (SATS) lists 9 active executives. The top listed executive is Paul Gaske, Chief Operating Officer of Hughes.

Are SATS insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $86.80M.

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