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The GA-Courtenay Special Situations Fund is an investment fund managed by Green Ash Partners. The fund focuses on special situations and high-growth equities. You can download the July letter here. The fund reported a 13.8% decline in July, bringing its year-to-date performance to -10.0%. The fund attributed the decline to an unusual liquidity-driven dislocation across […]

EchoStar has underperformed the Nasdaq Composite over the past three months, but analysts remain bullish about the stock.

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Morgan Stanley said this week that stocks including SpaceX, SiTime and EchoStar are attractive.

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...

EchoStar (NASDAQ:ECHO) shares got a boost Tuesday after UBS resumed coverage of the stock with a Buy rating and a $150 price target, sending the stock up 4.2%. The UBS upgrade reflects EchoStar's transformation from wireless operator to investment vehicle, following the company's sale of...

UBS upgrades EchoStar (ECHO) to Buy, lifts PT to $150 on SpaceX stake and spectrum value.

EchoStar's (ECHO) stock upside could be primarily driven by its expected 2% stake in SpaceX's (SPCX)

EchoStar has significantly outperformed the market, with strong analyst sentiment reinforcing continued optimism.

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.

EchoStar stock has delivered a very large 3 year return while current valuation checks suggest the shares are trading at a premium to the intrinsic value estimate and to traditional market multiples. EchoStar has returned about 4x over the past 3 years, which puts extra focus on whether the current price already builds in optimistic expectations. The recent restructuring gains and asset monetization may support future cash generation, while the Chapter 11 process for Hughes Satellite Systems...

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 […]

EchoStar Corporation has released its Q2 2026 results, reporting revenue of US$3,576.16 million and net income of US$8.46 billion, while subsidiary Hughes Satellite Systems entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy after struggling with US$1.5 billion of maturing debt amid rising low‑Earth‑orbit competition. Despite EchoStar’s better‑than‑expected earnings per share and revenue, the move to restructure Hughes around enterprise, government, and defense customers highlights how sharply competitive and...

Echostar (NASDAQ:ECHO) said its Hughes business filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after the unit’s $1.5 billion bond maturity came due on Aug. 1 and discussions with bondholders did not produce what the company called a workable solution. Chairman Charlie Ergen said the bankruptcy filing i

EchoStar stock has delivered a very strong 333.9% return over the past three years, yet the current valuation picture is split. The Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) intrinsic value estimate points to meaningful upside, while market based multiples suggest the shares trade on the rich side. EchoStar's 333.9% gain over three years means existing shareholders have already seen a large payoff. As a result, new investors may be more sensitive to what they pay today. Expectations for future cash flow...

EchoStar (ECHO) stock is reacting to a mixed set of developments after the company reported a return to profitability in its latest quarter, while subsidiary Hughes Satellite Systems entered Chapter 11 to address unsustainable debt. See our latest analysis for EchoStar. The latest earnings beat and swing back to profit have not stopped EchoStar's share price from losing momentum, with the stock down 16.64% on a 1 month share price return and 31.73% on a 3 month share price return, even though...

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: ECHO) reported second quarter 2026 total revenue of $3.58 billion, compared to $3.72 billion in 2025. Net income attributable to EchoStar in the second quarter of 2026 totaled $8.46 billion, compared to a net loss of $306.13 million in the year-ago quarter. The net income in 2026 was primarily attributable to a non-cash gain on deconsolidation totaling approximately $9.73 billion. Excluding the tax affected impact

EchoStar (ECHO) unit Hughes Satellite Systems filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, multiple o

EchoStar (ECHO) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +165.52% and +0.95%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

The Dish owner swung to a profit of $8.46 billion in the recent quarter due mainly to a big, non-cash gain.

A massive loss of satellite internet subscribers over the last six years has caught up with EchoStar's Hughes Network Systems, forcing the company to restructure its huge debt obligations, which could lead the company to file for a bankruptcy reorganization in the days ahead. Satellite internet ...

The deal broadens AT&T’s national spectrum holdings and expands its presence across over 400 US markets.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., July 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EchoStar Corporation (Nasdaq: ECHO) will host a conference call to discuss its second quarter financial results on Monday, August 3, 2026, at 12 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). The conference call will be broadcast live in listen-only mode on EchoStar's Investor Relations website. To attend the call, please use the information below for dial-in access. When prompted on dial-in, please utilize the conference ID or ask for the "EchoStar Corporation Q2 20

One of the largest telecommunications companies in the Denver area spent billions trying to become a competitive 5G mobile network operator. Now, the spectrum needed for that dream has a new owner. EchoStar Corp. closed on its nearly $23 billion asset sale to AT&T on Tuesday and subsequently used that money to pay billions in debt and establish a Federal Communications Commission-mandated trust.

The deal adds roughly 50 MHz of low-band and mid-band spectrum covering nearly every U.S. market to AT&T's holdings

EchoStar (ECHO) unit Hughes Network Systems is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as soon a

AT&T (NYSE:T) has closed its previously announced transaction to acquire certain wireless spectrum licenses from EchoStar (NASDAQ: ECHO) for approximately $23 billion. The acquired spectrum covers virtually every market across the U.S., adding approximately 30 MHz of nationwide 3.45 GHz mid-band spectrum and approximately 20 MHz of nationwide 600 MHz low-band spectrum to AT&T's portfolio.