Analyzing EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) & Global X Space Tech ETF (NASDAQ:ORBX)

Global X Space Tech ETF (NASDAQ:ORBX) and EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Global X Space Tech ETF and EchoStar, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Global X Space Tech ETF	0	6	2	0	2.55
EchoStar	1	3	4	0	2.38

Global X Space Tech ETF presently has a consensus target price of $41.44, suggesting a potential upside of 0.00%. EchoStar has a consensus target price of $137.71, suggesting a potential upside of 32.67%. Given EchoStar’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe EchoStar is more favorable than Global X Space Tech ETF.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Global X Space Tech ETF and EchoStar”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Global X Space Tech ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
EchoStar	$15.00 billion	2.00	-$14.50 billion	($50.10)	-2.07

Global X Space Tech ETF has higher earnings, but lower revenue than EchoStar.

Risk & Volatility

Global X Space Tech ETF has a beta of 5.39, indicating that its stock price is 439% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EchoStar has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Global X Space Tech ETF and EchoStar’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global X Space Tech ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
EchoStar	-97.56%	-4.80%	-0.97%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

33.6% of EchoStar shares are held by institutional investors. 55.9% of EchoStar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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. The Retail Wireless segment provides prepaid and postpaid wireless services under the Boost Mobile, Boost postpaid, and Gen Mobile brands, as well various wireless devices. The Network Deployment segment deploys a facilities-based 5G broadband network and commercializes deployment of 5G VoNR. The Broadband and Satellite Services offers broadband services to consumer customers, which include home, and small to medium-sized businesses; and satellite and multi-transport technologies, and managed network services to telecommunications providers, aeronautical service providers, civilian and defense government entities, and other enterprise customers. EchoStar Corporation was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Englewood, Colorado.