Reviewing EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) and Slam (NASDAQ:SLAM)

EchoStar (NASDAQ:SATS) and Slam (NASDAQ:SLAM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares EchoStar and Slam’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
EchoStar	-36.33%	5.24%	2.14%
Slam	N/A	-13.21%	2.04%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.6% of EchoStar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Slam shares are held by institutional investors. 55.9% of EchoStar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Slam shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

EchoStar has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Slam has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its stock price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for EchoStar and Slam, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
EchoStar	0	4	1	1	2.50
Slam	0	0	0	0	N/A

EchoStar currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.50%. Given EchoStar’s higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe EchoStar is more favorable than Slam.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares EchoStar and Slam’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EchoStar	$17.02 billion	0.28	-$1.70 billion	($6.96)	-2.51
Slam	N/A	N/A	$4.59 million	N/A	N/A

Slam has lower revenue, but higher earnings than EchoStar.

Summary

EchoStar beats Slam on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Slam

Slam Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization, or related business combination with one or more businesses or entities. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York.