EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) Stock Acquired Rep. Lisa C. McClain

Representative Lisa C. McClain (R-Michigan) recently bought shares of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS). In a filing disclosed on November 21st, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in EchoStar stock on October 30th. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “CHARLES SCHWAB 401K > SCHWAB 893” account.

Representative Lisa C. McClain also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Ciena (NYSE:CIEN) on 10/31/2025.
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• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Coherent (NYSE:COHR) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Clorox (NYSE:CLX) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Pure Storage (NYSE:PSTG) on 10/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of BHP Group (NYSE:BHP) on 10/31/2025.

EchoStar Stock Performance

SATS opened at $71.00 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -67.62 and a beta of 0.94. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $73.10 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $47.03. EchoStar Corporation has a 1 year low of $14.90 and a 1 year high of $85.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.28, a current ratio of 1.22 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The communications equipment provider reported ($44.37) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($1.23) by ($43.14). EchoStar had a negative return on equity of 1.58% and a negative net margin of 2.04%.The firm had revenue of $3.61 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted ($0.52) earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that EchoStar Corporation will post -1.99 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Kathleen Q. Abernathy sold 16,754 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $82.35, for a total transaction of $1,379,691.90. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO John Swieringa sold 22,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $67.34, for a total value of $1,481,480.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 283,509 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $19,091,496.06. This trade represents a 7.20% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 482,740 shares of company stock valued at $37,448,960 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 55.90% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have weighed in on SATS. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of EchoStar in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of EchoStar in a research note on Wednesday, August 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $105.00 price target on shares of EchoStar in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. Citigroup increased their price target on shares of EchoStar from $85.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of EchoStar from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 11th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $75.60.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in EchoStar by 11.1% in the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,665 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $127,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank raised its position in EchoStar by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 58,941 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,501,000 after purchasing an additional 293 shares in the last quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in EchoStar by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 37,456 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $2,860,000 after acquiring an additional 298 shares in the last quarter. UMB Bank n.a. grew its stake in shares of EchoStar by 23.1% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 1,875 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $143,000 after purchasing an additional 352 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bessemer Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of EchoStar by 79.1% during the third quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 838 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $64,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. 33.62% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Representative McClain

Lisa McClain (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

McClain (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Michigan’s 9th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Lisa McClain lives in Romeo, Michigan. McClain earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Northwood University. Her career experience includes founding and working as the president of North End Support Team.

About EchoStar

EchoStar Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides networking technologies and services worldwide. The company operates in four segments: Pay-TV, Retail Wireless, 5G Network Deployment, Broadband and Satellite Services. The Pay-TV segment offers a direct broadcast and fixed satellite services; designs, develops, and distributes receiver system; and provides digital broadcast operations, including satellite uplinking/downlinking, transmission and, other services to third-party pay-TV providers; and multichannel, live-linear and on-demand streaming over-the-top internet-based domestic, international, Latino, and Freestream video programming services under the DISH and SLING brand names.