Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. EchoStar Corp shares valued at $17,626,533 were sold by Akhavan Hamid on Sep 12 ’25. At $75.35 per share, Akhavan Hamid sold 233,918 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 376,805 shares worth approximately $26.84 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Gaske Paul sold 9,483 shares, netting a total of over 719,450 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $75.87 each, the insider now holds 149 shares.
Before that, Gaske Paul had sold 750 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $58,740, the COO, HUGHES traded EchoStar Corp shares for $78.32 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 750 shares, worth approximately $0.0.
Analysts at Raymond James downgraded the stock from ‘”a Strong buy”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of August 12, 2024, JP Morgan has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Underweight” for SATS. Earlier on January 17, 2024, JP Morgan initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for SATS stock.
Analyzing SATS Stock Performance
On last trading session, EchoStar Corp [NASDAQ: SATS] plunged -0.82% to $71.22. The stock’s lowest price that day was $70.705, but it reached a high of $72.87 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -7.55%. Over the course of the year, EchoStar Corp shares have jumped approximately 169.36%.
Is EchoStar Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of EchoStar Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 2.54 million shares to 18.25 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 15.71 million shares. A jump of 13.92% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.14 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.14.
Which companies own the most shares of EchoStar Corp (SATS)?
In terms of EchoStar Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 96.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 34.38% from the previous closing price of $71.81. Analysts anticipate EchoStar Corp stock to reach 102 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 91. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked EchoStar Corp stock as Strong Buy at the end of 2025. On August 07, 2023, Raymond James assigned a price target of “a Strong buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $28.
