F24/100

Is EchoStar (SATS) a risky stock?

Sector: Communication Services Price: $84.09 Composite: 24/100

As of August 2, 2026, Clavix grades EchoStar (SATS) F for risk, a composite score of 24 out of 100 on an A+ to F scale, which puts SATS in the "distressed" band. The grade is a risk read for educational purposes, not a buy or sell recommendation.

Grade as of August 2, 2026. Clavix regrades every trading day.

The five risk dimensions behind SATS's grade

Each Clavix grade is a composite of five independent reads. Higher is safer. Here is how SATS scores on each, as of August 2, 2026.

Financial healthbalance sheet, margins, cash flow
19
News sentimentscored, sourced recent coverage
0
Macro exposuresensitivity to rates, dollar, oil
63
Sector resiliencestrength vs the broad market
60
Price stabilitydrawdown and volatility
28

What's moving SATS's risk right now

Company-specific signals Clavix flags behind SATS's current grade, drawn from recent news and filings as of August 2, 2026.

Earnings & results · supporting the grade

AT&T completed its purchase of EchoStar's wireless spectrum licenses, bringing EchoStar cash. EchoStar will also report Q2 2026 results on August 3, with updates on its brands and tech plans.

Regulatory · raising risk

The FCC objected to EchoStar's attempt to use a trust fund meant for 5G network contractors to pay the company itself. This blocks one funding path EchoStar was pursuing in bankruptcy court.

Leverage & debt · raising risk

EchoStar's Hughes Network Systems is preparing for a possible Chapter 11 filing after losing satellite internet subscribers for six straight years. The bankruptcy would help restructure its large debt load.

Recent SATS news

The latest headlines Clavix ingested for EchoStar, newest first. These feed the news-sentiment dimension of SATS's grade.

What a F grade means

On the Clavix A+ to F scale, SATS's composite of 24 falls in the F band (0–34), read as "distressed." The scale is fixed, so the meaning never moves.

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