The best satellite stocks depend on your portfolio and investment goals — while volatility can be ideal for day traders, long-term investors will want to look to stocks with steadier gains over time.
The top space stocks included on this page all trade on the S&P 500, have an analyst recommendation of "Buy" or better and are sorted by year-to-date performance.
Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile voice and data communications services and products to businesses, the United States and international governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers worldwide. The company offers postpaid mobile voice and data satellite communications; prepaid mobile voice satellite communications; push-to-talk; broadband data; and Internet of Things (IoT) services.
Iridium Communications stock opened the day at $26.50 after a previous close of $26.46. The latest price was $26.61 (25-minute delay). Iridium Communications is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD789.3 million and employs 760 staff.
Viasat, Inc. provides broadband and communications products and services in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Satellite Services, Commercial Networks, and Government Systems.
ViaSat stock opened the day at $17.16 after a previous close of $17.31. The latest price was $16.76 (25-minute delay). ViaSat is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$4.3 billion and employs 7,500 staff.
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.
EchoStar Corporation stock opened the day at $19.29 after a previous close of $19.47. The latest price was $19.31 (25-minute delay). EchoStar Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$16.6 billion and employs 15,300 staff.
Maxar Technologies Inc. provides space solutions; and secure, precise, and geospatial intelligence solutions in the United States, Asia, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, Canada, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Earth Intelligence and Space Infrastructure.
Maxar Technologies is listed on the NYSE, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$1.6 billion and employs 4,600 staff.
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. , together with its subsidiaries, provides satellite-based broadband communication solutions in Israel, the United States, Peru, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Satellite Networks, Integrated Solutions, and Network Infrastructure and Services.
Gilat Satellite Networks stock opened the day at $4.64 after a previous close of $4.64. The latest price was $4.65 (25-minute delay). Gilat Satellite Networks is listed on the NASDAQ, has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$283.2 million and employs 1,183 staff.
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