EchoStar (ECHO)
NASDAQCommunication ServicesTelecommunications ServicesSnapshot 2026-10-15
$85.37-1.70%
Close 2026-10-16 · 1-day change
NASDAQCommunication ServicesTelecommunications ServicesSnapshot 2026-10-15
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Communication Services is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Revenue stabilizes near $14 billion: Revenue: $3.58B.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 5% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 20%, softest on share dilution.
View QualityManagement screens weak on capital allocation, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 2% a day.
View RiskECHO’s low peer standing and broken revenue pillar leave its core growth case unproven. The desk records no earnings release, so revenue growth and the latest result cannot be verified. ECHO trades at 2× sales versus a 1× peer median. Expectations look modest versus the desk’s view, yet the revenue pillar is already broken. The specific risk is revenue stabilizing near $14 billion, with reported revenue of $3.58 billion. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability near 15%. Peer multiples imply a price about 21% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-16. ECHO is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 9 analysts currently covering ECHO (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 4 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for ECHO in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 3 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-15. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Communication Services (broad) — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Threatens: Restructure Hughes via Chapter 11 to strengthen capital structure
Creditors' claims could hinder Chapter 11 restructuring efforts.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-16. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $85.37
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $85.37.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Threatens: Restructure Hughes via Chapter 11 to strengthen capital structure
Investigation could hinder restructuring efforts for Hughes.
Threatens: Restructure Hughes via Chapter 11 to strengthen capital structure
Investigation may delay capital structure improvements.
Bondholders exploring options indicates financial distress.
Dish bankruptcy undermines investment thesis significantly.
Teasing a new satellite network aligns with growth strategy.
Securing IoT providers enhances market position.
Delay in AT&T deal directly impacts bankruptcy.
