SATS Insider Trading
EchoStar CORP | Communications Services, NEC
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at EchoStar CORP provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Communications Services, NEC sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 03:24 | 2025-12-11 | Akhavan Hamid | Director, Officer - CEO, EchoStar Capital | OPT+S | $105.33 | 285,832 | $30,106,484 | 376,805 | 0.0% |
| 2025-12-16 03:19 | 2025-12-11 | Ortolf Tom A | Director | OPT+S | $104.06 | 1,754 | $182,521 | 3,698 | 0.0% |
| 2025-11-26 04:44 | 2025-11-21 | Swieringa John | Officer - PRES, TECH & COO | SELL | $67.34 | 22,000 | $1,481,480 | 283,509 | -7.2% |
| 2025-11-21 00:40 | 2025-11-18 | Brokaw George R | Director | BUY | $68.07 | 1,000 | $68,070 | 2,754 | +57.0% |
| 2025-09-17 01:58 | 2025-09-12 | Akhavan Hamid | Director, Officer - PRESIDENT AND CEO | OPT+S | $75.35 | 233,918 | $17,626,540 | 376,805 | 0.0% |
| 2025-09-17 01:53 | 2025-09-12 | Gaske Paul | Officer - COO, HUGHES | OPT+S | $76.05 | 10,233 | $778,190 | 149 | 0.0% |
| 2025-09-12 00:15 | 2025-09-09 | Swieringa John | Officer - PRES, TECH & COO | OPT+S | $81.20 | 154,835 | $12,573,113 | 432 | 0.0% |
| 2025-09-12 00:07 | 2025-09-09 | Manson Dean | Officer - CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | OPT+S | $81.24 | 60,000 | $4,874,400 | 2,322 | 0.0% |
| 2025-09-11 23:47 | 2025-09-09 | ORBAN PAUL W | Officer - EVP, CFO, DISH | SELL | $82.37 | 744 | $61,283 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2025-09-11 23:44 | 2025-09-09 | Abernathy Kathleen Q | Director | OPT+S | $82.35 | 16,754 | $1,379,727 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2025-09-11 01:21 | 2025-09-08 | Gaske Paul | Officer - COO, HUGHES | OPT+S | $80.25 | 45,000 | $3,611,250 | 1,593 | 0.0% |
| 2025-09-04 01:45 | 2025-08-29 | ORBAN PAUL W | Officer - EVP, CFO, DISH | OPT+S | $61.25 | 50,062 | $3,066,528 | 470 | 0.0% |
| 2025-08-30 00:00 | 2025-08-27 | ORBAN PAUL W | Officer - EVP, CFO, DISH | OPT+S | $55.65 | 29,060 | $1,617,189 | 470 | 0.0% |
| 2025-08-29 00:24 | 2025-08-26 | ORBAN PAUL W | Officer - EVP, CFO, DISH | SELL | $54.20 | 2,089 | $113,224 | 2,828 | -42.5% |
| 2025-07-12 02:06 | 2025-07-09 | Manson Dean | Officer - CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | OPT+S | $33.00 | 25,000 | $825,000 | 2,322 | 0.0% |
| 2025-03-11 00:54 | 2025-03-06 | Manson Dean | Officer - CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | SELL | $30.05 | 5,000 | $150,250 | 2,332 | -68.2% |
| 2024-11-15 01:15 | 2024-11-12 | ERGEN CHARLES W | Director, Officer, 10% owner - CHAIRMAN | BUY | $28.04 | 1,551,355 | $43,499,994 | 1,551,355 | +100.0% |
| 2024-03-13 01:00 | 2024-03-08 | DEFRANCO JAMES | Director | BUY | $13.48 | 110,000 | $1,482,800 | 306,951 | +55.9% |
| 2024-03-09 05:30 | 2024-03-06 | DEFRANCO JAMES | Director | BUY | $13.21 | 90,000 | $1,188,603 | 196,951 | +84.2% |
| 2023-12-14 01:02 | 2023-12-13 | SCHROEDER C MIKE | Director | SELL | $12.29 | 3,020 | $37,120 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2022-03-25 23:36 | 2021-12-02 | Wade William David | Director | BUY | $27.03 | 443 | $11,974 | 443 | +100.0% |
| 2022-03-14 23:39 | 2022-03-10 | Dodge R Stanton | Director | BUY | $24.17 | 20,500 | $495,485 | 20,583 | +24,698.8% |
| 2021-03-02 02:39 | 2021-02-25 | Johnson Anders N | Officer - CSO & President - ESS | BUY | $23.45 | 20,000 | $469,000 | 22,000 | +1,000.0% |
| 2020-05-15 23:12 | 2020-05-14 | SCHROEDER C MIKE | Director | SELL | $26.95 | 5,000 | $134,750 | 3,020 | -62.3% |
| 2019-12-03 00:02 | 2019-11-27 | KAUL PRADMAN P | Director, Officer - President-Hughes Comm. Inc | SELL | $42.27 | 1,321 | $55,839 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2019-11-15 00:10 | 2019-11-13 | DUGAN MICHAEL T | Director, Officer - CEO and President | OPT+S | $40.77 | 55,945 | $2,280,878 | 42,279 | 0.0% |
| 2019-11-14 00:04 | 2019-11-11 | DUGAN MICHAEL T | Director, Officer - CEO and President | OPT+S | $41.58 | 53,856 | $2,239,160 | 42,279 | 0.0% |
| 2019-08-16 23:05 | 2019-08-14 | DUGAN MICHAEL T | Director, Officer - CEO and President | OPT+S | $39.07 | 100,000 | $3,906,500 | 25,146 | 0.0% |
| 2019-06-03 23:22 | 2019-05-30 | DUGAN MICHAEL T | Director, Officer - CEO and President | OPT+S | $42.81 | 100,000 | $4,280,500 | 25,146 | 0.0% |
| 2019-03-20 00:59 | 2019-03-15 | DUGAN MICHAEL T | Director, Officer - CEO and President | OPT+S | $37.24 | 100,000 | $3,724,000 | 25,146 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-29 00:13 | 2018-06-27 | Federico Anthony M | Director | OPT+S | $44.53 | 5,000 | $222,650 | 146 | 0.0% |
| 2018-03-02 00:40 | 2018-02-28 | RAYNER DAVID | Officer - EVP, CFO, COO & Treasurer | SELL | $58.76 | 4,000 | $235,040 | 3,246 | -55.2% |
| 2018-03-01 00:22 | 2018-02-26 | RAYNER DAVID | Officer - EVP, CFO, COO & Treasurer | SELL | $59.67 | 4,073 | $243,036 | 7,246 | -36.0% |
| 2018-03-01 00:19 | 2018-02-26 | Ortolf Tom A | Director | OPT+S | $59.71 | 5,000 | $298,550 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-06 00:05 | 2018-02-01 | DUGAN MICHAEL T | Director, Officer - CEO and President | OPT+S | $62.00 | 3,508 | $217,496 | 25,146 | 0.0% |
| 2018-01-26 00:09 | 2018-01-23 | DUGAN MICHAEL T | Director, Officer - CEO and President | OPT+S | $62.11 | 1,800 | $111,806 | 25,146 | 0.0% |
| 2017-08-31 23:45 | 2017-08-30 | RAYNER DAVID | Officer - EVP, CFO, COO & Treasurer | SELL | $58.50 | 5,000 | $292,500 | 6,597 | -43.1% |
| 2017-08-31 23:38 | 2017-08-30 | Johnson Anders N | Officer - CSO & President - ESS | SELL | $58.72 | 7,128 | $418,556 | 2,000 | -78.1% |
| 2017-06-21 23:07 | 2017-06-19 | DUGAN MICHAEL T | Director, Officer - CEO and President | OPT+S | $62.24 | 5,000 | $311,200 | 25,146 | 0.0% |
| 2017-06-13 23:08 | 2017-06-09 | DUGAN MICHAEL T | Director, Officer - CEO and President | SELL | $61.68 | 1,946 | $120,029 | 25,146 | -7.2% |
| 2017-06-09 23:13 | 2017-06-07 | DUGAN MICHAEL T | Director, Officer - CEO and President | SELL | $60.74 | 10,000 | $607,400 | 27,092 | -27.0% |
| 2017-06-07 23:03 | 2017-06-05 | DUGAN MICHAEL T | Director, Officer - CEO and President | SELL | $61.24 | 10,000 | $612,350 | 37,092 | -21.2% |
| 2017-06-05 23:07 | 2017-06-01 | RAYNER DAVID | Officer - EVP, CFO, COO & Treasurer | SELL | $60.00 | 2,500 | $150,000 | 11,539 | -17.8% |
| 2017-06-05 23:06 | 2017-06-01 | DUGAN MICHAEL T | Director, Officer - CEO and President | SELL | $60.58 | 10,000 | $605,750 | 47,092 | -17.5% |
| 2017-05-30 23:22 | 2017-05-26 | KAUL PRADMAN P | Director, Officer - President-Hughes Comm. Inc | OPT+S | $59.75 | 5,001 | $298,810 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2017-05-23 23:21 | 2017-05-19 | Manson Dean | Officer - EVP, Gen. Counsel & Secretary | SELL | $58.07 | 1,469 | $85,301 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017-05-23 23:18 | 2017-05-19 | KAUL PRADMAN P | Director, Officer - President-Hughes Comm. Inc | OPT+S | $58.25 | 14,999 | $873,692 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2017-05-18 23:18 | 2017-05-16 | KAUL PRADMAN P | Director, Officer - President-Hughes Comm. Inc | SELL | $57.79 | 1,447 | $83,622 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2017-05-16 23:10 | 2017-05-12 | Federico Anthony M | Director | OPT+S | $56.36 | 5,000 | $281,800 | 146 | 0.0% |
| 2017-03-03 01:11 | 2017-02-28 | Ortolf Tom A | Director | OPT+S | $53.10 | 5,000 | $265,500 | 0 | 0.0% |
How to Interpret $SATS Trades
Not every insider transaction in EchoStar CORP is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $SATS shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for SATS
Insider activity data for EchoStar CORP is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $SATS, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.