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EchoStar is set to report its Q3 earnings soon, with analysts expecting EPS to decline by a significant double-digit percentage year over year.

Three REITs quietly collect rent from the antennas powering every call and text in America, but their dividends tell very different stories about risk, safety, and how much longer each payout can hold.
S&P 500 top movers on Oct. 21, 2026: CRL, SMCI and BE led gainers, while T, CMG and DXCM led decliners in the US session.
EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS) shares advanced approximately 4. 8% in pre-market trading on Wednesday, extending recent gains following a rating upgrade from JPMorgan and continued investor interest in the company’s spectrum transactions and investment in SpaceX.

U.S. stocks were mixed as the Dow gained 400 points. Winnebago jumped 7% on an EPS beat, while Super Micro and SpaceX rallied on strong outlooks.
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Analysts see major SpaceX milestones ahead, while EchoStar gets a boost from JPMorgan and Coca-Cola receives a higher price target from Barclays.

Analysts upgraded Zeta, Fox, Greif, Semtech and EchoStar, raising ratings and setting higher price targets.
Passengers on United airplanes with Starlink-enabled seatback screens have access to live college and pro football games starting this week across 9 major sports networksENGLEWOOD, Colo., Sept. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flying on game day no longer means missing a single play. EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: ECHO) today announced DISH and United Airlines are teaming up to bring live college and professional football straight to passengers' Starlink-enabled seatback screens for the 2026–2027 sea
Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has selected EchoStar’s Hughes JUPITER scalable gateway system to support its NIGCOMSAT‑2A and 2B satellites, with ground network preparation and deployment scheduled to begin in 2026 ahead of planned launches in 2028 and 2029. This long‑term contract underscores EchoStar’s expanding role in providing secure, high‑capacity satellite connectivity across Africa, reinforcing its position in next‑generation, infrastructure‑level...

Hughes JUPITER™ Ground System to Enable High-Throughput Capacity for NIGCOMSAT-2A and 2B SatellitesGERMANTOWN, Md., Sept. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), an EchoStar company (Nasdaq: ECHO), today announced that Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has selected the JUPITER scalable gateway system to support the operator’s next-generation satellites, NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B. The contract award underscores the role of Hughes as a trusted par
Wall Street spots a major obstacle in SpaceX’s next move.
SEATTLE, August 27, 2026--U.S. households pay a median $125 a month for cable and satellite service — $1,500 a year — according to the 2026 doxoINSIGHTS U.S. Cable & Satellite Report, released today by doxo. Built on actual bill payment activity spanning 97% of U.S. ZIP codes, the report finds that 74% of households carry the bill — a market worth $172 billion.
EchoStar turned a massive spectrum sale into a SpaceX windfall and a stronger balance sheet, but angry creditors are now asking whether a bankrupt subsidiary was drained to make that transformation possible.

Darian Mensah, LaNorris Sellers, Kevin Jennings and Other College Stars Will Show Fans how to “Watch Football on YOUR Terms” with Sling ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sling TV, the most flexible live streaming service, today announced a new nationwide name, image, and likeness (NIL) campaign, teaming up with nine standout college football players to help fans “Watch Football on YOUR Terms” throughout the 2026 season. Athletes who are defining their own paths on the field wil
Hughes Satellite Systems, the EchoStar (ECHO) subsidiary behind HughesNet, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to restructure about US$1.5b of debt as competition and subscriber losses pressure its satellite internet business. See our latest analysis for EchoStar. The Hughes Satellite Systems filing has arrived after a sharp shift in EchoStar sentiment, with the share price down 30.02% over 90 days and the year to date share price return also lower, despite a very large three year total...

High capital expenditure demands and persistently high interest rates are putting strain on telecom balance sheets and industry participants have divided into two different frameworks. Highly leveraged companies with mature legacy operations are offloading valuable spectrum assets to pay down debt and support strategic recapitalizations. EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:ECHO) demonstrated the path of asset monetization with a […]
Hughes bankruptcy filing and SpaceX equity monetization reshape capital strategy.

SpaceX has a message to Verizon and the rest of Big Telecom. It's coming for some of their $600 billion in annual revenue.
AT&T (NYSE:T) closed a $23 billion acquisition of wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar (NASDAQ:ECHO) on July 28, a deal first announced in August 2025. The transaction adds roughly 50 MHz of low-band and mid-band spectrum covering more than 400 markets across the country, arriving just as the stock claws back the ground it lost when […]
AT&T has made a billion-dollar move to enhance its network for wireless customers after rolling out a series of price increases this year amid rising competition. For instance, in April, the carrier raised prices for its retired unlimited wireless plans that were active before July 24, ...


