EchoStar (ECHO)
Operating DISH, Sling, Boost, and Hughes across video, wireless, and satellite broadband.
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Combines DISH and Sling subscription video, Boost and Gen Mobile wireless, and Hughes satellite broadband and managed networking. The group earns recurring service revenue alongside device and equipment sales, while its hybrid wireless model relies on AT&T and T-Mobile network access.
Runs DISH TV and Sling TV subscription-video services, Boost Mobile and Gen Mobile wireless offerings, and Hughes broadband, managed-network, satellite-capacity, and terminal businesses. Revenue combines recurring subscriptions and services with device, equipment, advertising, and related hardware sales across a primarily U.S. video and wireless base and Hughes customers in the Americas and worldwide enterprise, aviation, operator, and government markets.
Operates Wireless as a hybrid MNO: it retains a 5G core while relying primarily on AT&T for radio-network service and maintaining AT&T and T-Mobile MVNO arrangements. Pay-TV depends on third-party programming, satellite transmission capacity, and broadband access; satellite, spectrum, video, and wireless operations require FCC and foreign authorizations. Charles W. Ergen’s voting control concentrates shareholder decision-making.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Target | Target: — | Target: $134 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | UBS | Upgrade | Target: — | Target: $150 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | Raymond James | Upgrade | Target: — | Target: $115 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $143 | Target: $137 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Deutsche Bank | Target | Target: — | Target: $143 |
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RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $496.2M · Total debt $17.55B · Total assets $39.43B · Shareholders' equity $14.20B
- Revenue
- $3.58B
- Operating income
- $512.9M
- Net income
- $8.46B
No dividends on record.
| Insiders | 56.20% | 163.25M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 holders · as of Aug 14, 2026 | |||
| Strategic holders | 32.90% | 95.57M shares | |
| 3 holders · as of Aug 13, 2026 | |||
| Other | 10.90% | 31.67M shares | |
| remainder | |||
290.49M company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Two share counts disagree (290.49M in the company's Sep 22, 2026 report, 158.47M elsewhere); stakes use the report.
This company has 2 share classes; every stake here is a share of the whole company.
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Charles W. Ergen1Insiderdirector, 10 percent owner, officer: CHAIRMAN, PRES and CEO | 51.18% | 148.68M COMPANY | filed Jul 31, 2026 |
Telluray Holdings, LLCStrategic10 percent owner | 26.32% | 76.46M B | filed Jul 14, 2026 |
Two-Year June 2025 SATS GRAT ErgenInsider10 percent owner | 4.99% | 14.48M B | filed Jun 30, 2026 |
State Street CorporationStrategic | 3.67% | 10.67M | filed Aug 7, 2026 |
Wellington Management Group LLPStrategic | 2.91% | 8.44M | filed Aug 13, 2026 |
- Charles W. Ergen's transaction reports restate only vehicles that traded; the 2026 ownership statement (148.68M) is used instead.
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | William David Wade | director | −2,425 | $91.48 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | William David Wade | director | −2,575 | $92.65 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Stephen J. Bye | director | −8,508 | $89.83 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EchoStar | $95.69 | +0.35% | $15.11B | — | 33.2 | 1.0 | −4.0% |
| Comcast | $22.66 | −1.20% | $81.37B | 7.4 | 6.5 | 0.7 | −1.2% |
| Charter Communications | $118.59 | −3.86% | $16.62B | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.3 | −1.7% |
| AT&T | $25.19 | −1.01% | $174.53B | 8.5 | 10.5 | 1.4 | +2.3% |
| T-Mobile | $164.18 | −0.66% | $177.28B | 17.3 | 13.1 | 1.9 | +7.9% |
| Verizon | $47.17 | −1.08% | $199.09B | 12.4 | 9.3 | 1.4 | −0.7% |
| Alphabet Class A | $354.13 | −0.24% | $4.30T | 17.8 | 26.4 | 9.6 | +24.2% |
| SpaceX | $152.78 | +0.61% | $2.00T | — | 104.1 | — | — |
| Viasat | $76.07 | −0.40% | $10.52B | — | — | 2.3 | −1.2% |
| Median | 10.4 | 10.5 | 1.4 | −0.7% |