EchoStar Corporation short interest was 36.17% of the float on April 30th, according to new data we received from Benzinga. Short interest totaled 40,708,297 shares, which was an increase of 14.91% from April 15th.
It is estimated that it would take 7.63 days for short sellers to buy back their shares, with current trading volumes.
EchoStar Corporation Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 385 institutional investors add shares of EchoStar Corporation stock to their portfolio, and 207 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- DODGE & COX removed 11,758,684 shares (-99.7%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $1,278,168,950
- LINONIA PARTNERSHIP LP added 6,119,103 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $665,146,496
- SACHEM HEAD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP added 5,227,400 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $568,218,380
- FMR LLC added 3,994,385 shares (+77.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $434,189,649
- REDWOOD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC removed 3,332,012 shares (-59.5%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $362,189,704
- DIAMETER CAPITAL PARTNERS LP removed 2,195,331 shares (-36.8%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $238,632,479
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 1,881,712 shares (+201.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $204,542,094
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EchoStar Corporation Insider Trading Activity
EchoStar Corporation insiders have traded $SATS stock on the open market 32 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 31 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $SATS stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- HAMID AKHAVAN (CEO, EchoStar Capital) has made 0 purchases and 25 sales selling 356,837 shares for an estimated $37,740,956.
- JOHN SWIERINGA (PRES, TECH & COO) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 72,088 shares for an estimated $7,170,708.
- DEAN MANSON (CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 19,031 shares for an estimated $2,180,265.
- TOM A ORTOLF sold 1,754 shares for an estimated $182,521
- GEORGE R BROKAW purchased 1,000 shares for an estimated $68,070
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.
EchoStar Corporation Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $SATS in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Deutsche Bank issued a "Buy" rating on 12/19/2025
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/10/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for EchoStar Corporation, check out Quiver Quantitative's $SATS forecast page.
EchoStar Corporation Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $SATS recently. We have seen 5 analysts offer price targets for $SATS in the last 6 months, with a median target of $127.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- John Hodulik from UBS set a target price of $127.0 on 03/03/2026
- Michael Rollins from Citigroup set a target price of $121.0 on 02/04/2026
- Gregory Williams from TD Cowen set a target price of $158.0 on 01/07/2026
- Bryan Kraft from Deutsche Bank set a target price of $131.0 on 12/19/2025
- Benjamin Swinburne from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $110.0 on 12/10/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
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