Why EchoStar Stock Crept Higher Today

By Eric Volkman – Dec 19, 2025 at 6:55PM ESTKey PointsAn analyst at an international bank made quite a significant raise to his price target on the shares.He boosted it by 35% and maintained his buy recommendation on the stock.These 10 Stocks Could Mint the Next Wave of Millionaires ›NASDAQ: SATSEchoStarMarket Cap$30BToday's Changeangle-down(1.29%) $1.32Current Price$103.91Price as of December 19, 2025 at 4:00 PM ETThe company has quite an interesting asset in its portfolio.A rather up-and-down stock lately, satellite technology specialist EchoStar (SATS +1.29%) had a good trading session on Friday. Its shares rose by more than 1%, edging past the bellwether S&P 500 index, largely on an analyst's rather generous price target raise. A bull weighs in with a new take The person behind the raise was Deutsche Bank (prognosticator Bryan Kraft. Well before market open that day, Kraft elected to boost his fair value assessment on EchoStar to $131 per share, up quite some distance from his previous level of $97. Image source: Getty Images. According to reports, the analyst cited the one top catalyst for EchoStar's recent stock price rises -- its sale of wireless spectrum to Elon Musk's SpaceX -- as a reason to buy the stock. He's particularly encouraged by the coming IPO of the space company, as EchoStar received significant equity in the Musk venture as part of the deal. Meanwhile, the company has more spectrum it could sell. Other positive factors that should bolster EchoStar, in Kraft's estimation, include anticipated legal settlements with business partners. ExpandNASDAQ: SATSEchoStarToday's Change(1.29%) $1.32Current Price$103.91Key Data PointsMarket Cap$30BDay's Range$103.38 - $111.3952wk Range$14.90 - $111.39Volume8.4MAvg Vol4.3MGross Margin12.90% Baked in That SpaceX stake has been drawing investors to EchoStar, as the Musk company is sure to be a hot item when it goes public. Personally, I believe that the potential for these developments is already priced into EchoStar stock, as are the eventual resolutions to the company's legal disputes. I wouldn't necessarily be a buyer of its stock now.Advertisement Read NextDec 12, 2025 •By Billy DubersteinWhy EchoStar Rallied Again This WeekDec 10, 2025 •By Howard SmithWhy EchoStar Stock Surged Higher TodayDec 5, 2025 •By Billy DubersteinWhy EchoStar Rallied TodayOct 8, 2025 •By Billy DubersteinWhy EchoStar Rallied Again in SeptemberSep 9, 2025 •By Eric VolkmanWhy EchoStar Stock Popped Again TodaySep 9, 2025 •By Billy DubersteinWhy EchoStar Rocketed Higher in AugustAbout the AuthorEric Volkman is a contributing Motley Fool finance and stock market analyst. Previously, Eric was an equities analyst at European investment bank Raiffeisen Capital and Investment. He’s also been a freelance finance writer since 1995. He studied at Susquehanna University.TMFVolkmanStocks MentionedEchoStarNASDAQ: SATS$103.91 (+0.01%) $+1.32Deutsche Bank AktiengesellschaftNYSE: DB$38.62 (+0.01%) $+0.40*Average returns of all recommendations since inception. Cost basis and return based on previous market day close.Advertisement