ECHO
EchoStar Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score ECHO yet.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ's fundamentals are mixed: it turned 28% of its revenue into free cash flow, but its operating margin fell 2 points to 21%. At 12x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 11x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
ECHO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
ECHO's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
ECHO PE Valuation
ECHO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x next year's earnings.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
ECHO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ECHO to return to profit, with revenue declining. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
VZ has the edge over ECHO on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
ECHO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.72 | — |
| Q1 2024 | -$7.71 | -655% |
| Q4 2023 | -$6.96 | -431% |
| Q3 2023 | $1.13 | +69% |
| Q2 2023 | $1.36 | +74% |
| Q1 2023 | $1.39 | +35% |
| Q4 2022 | $2.10 | +159% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.67 | -59% |
| Q2 2022 | $0.78 | -49% |
VZ has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 655% for ECHO versus VZ down 16%.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $3.93 over the past year, against $5.34 in late 2021.
ECHO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.1B | -69% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.6B | -4% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.7B | -5.2% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.8B | -4.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.6B | -7.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.7B | -5.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.9B | -3.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $4B | -4.7% |
ECHO's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $1.1B last quarter, down 69% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | +474 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +20 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | -21% | -19 points |
| Q3 2025 | -460% | -456 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.7% | -4.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.3% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6% | +19 points |
ECHO's operating margin was 13% last quarter, up 474 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ has the edge over ECHO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ has the edge over ECHO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ECHO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $48.1M | +$192.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$102.3M | +$183.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $104.8M | +$156.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$583.4M | -$284.7M |
| Q3 2025 | -$144.4M | -$86.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$285.7M | -316% |
| Q1 2025 | -$51.7M | +$16.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$298.7M | +$463.7M |
ECHO has burned cash in six of the last eight quarters: −$533M over the past year, against −$780M the year before.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ has the edge over ECHO on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
ECHO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -431K shares |
| 1 year | +319% | +267M shares |
| 3 years | +297% | +263M shares |
ECHO has 351M diluted shares, up 319% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | $12.2M |
| Q2 2022 | $43.8M |
| Q1 2022 | $33.3M |
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has the edge over ECHO on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
ECHO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 17.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 15.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 13.7x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 1.5x | Healthy |
ECHO has the edge over VZ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago.
ECHO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 69.3 | Neutral |
ECHO's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 69 (neutral).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
ECHO PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ECHO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
ECHO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ is trading at 12x earnings, a 28% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
ECHO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $92.9 | 5.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $91.8 | 6.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $106.1 | 7.5% below |
| 100 week MA | $72.3 | 36% above |
| 200 week MA | $45.0 | 118% above |
ECHO's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 118% above its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ has the edge over ECHO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ECHO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $44.0 | $21.4 | -51% |
| 2021 | $21.4 | $26.6 | +24% |
| 2022 | $26.6 | $16.9 | -37% |
| 2023 | $16.9 | $16.6 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | $16.6 | $22.6 | +36% |
| 2025 | $22.6 | $105.6 | +368% |
| 2026 YTD | $105.6 | $98.1 | -7.1% |
ECHO's yearly returns have swung widely, from +368% in 2025 to −51% in 2020. It's down 7.1% so far in 2026.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has the edge over ECHO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.