EchoStar vs Viasat
ECHO and VSAT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ECHO and VSAT compare
EchoStar is the larger company, worth 2.9 times as much as Viasat ($29.7B against $10.3B).
Viasat grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.8% versus −5.2% for EchoStar).
Viasat keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −2.1% compared with −38.7% at EchoStar.
Viasat scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 4 for EchoStar), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ECHO | VSAT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $29.7B | $10.3B |
| Share price | $102.20 | $75.11 |
| Change, 1 year | 38.6% | 103% |
| Change, 5 years | 256% | 53.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.95 | 1.15 |
| Employees | 12K | 7,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 2.0× (better) | 2.2× |
| P/B | 2.1× (better) | 2.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 189× |
| FCF yield | −2.4% | – |
| Fair value | $114.30 | $61.67 |
| Margin of safety | 10.6% (better) | −21.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −5.2% | 1.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 51.4% (better) | 19.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 42.1% | – |
| Operating margin | −113% | 1.7% (better) |
| Net margin | −38.7% | −2.1% (better) |
| FCF margin | −4.9% | – |
| Return on equity | −33.5% | −2.1% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −35.9% | 0.42% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.23 (better) | 1.43 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 58.42 |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.2× |
| Current ratio | 5.20 (better) | 1.65 |
| Altman Z-score | 0.38 | 0.97 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 59.3% | 103% |
| Held by insiders | 58.1% | 15.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$55.8M (better) | −$72.9M |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 20.8% | 11.4% |
Go deeper
- ECHO stock overview
- ECHO income statement
- ECHO valuation and score
- VSAT stock overview
- VSAT income statement
- VSAT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.