The Question Is Whether To Buy Or Not To Buy Dish Network Corp (NASDAQ: DISH)

After Hours

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. After-hours trades for Dish Network Corp (DISH) shows that investor sentiment remained intact, with the stock’s consolidated last price rising by $0.05, or 1.37%, to $3.70. The Dish Network Corp has recorded 197,150 volume in the after hours trading session. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that Hamid Akhavan Named President and Chief Executive Officer of DISH Network.

Stocks Info

Dish Network Corp is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Communication Services sector and is a part of the Telecom Services industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $3.65 and fluctuated between $3.6700 as its day high and $3.4700 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Dish Network Corp is $1.95B. A total of 10.25 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 9.70M shares.

Insider Activity

Additionally, investors take into account insider trades when predicting how a stock will perform. During the recent three months, DISH has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 26 BUYs and 23 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 5,496,482 shares during that period but sold 690,030.

In the most recent transaction, ORBAN PAUL W sold 47 shares of DISH for 8.20 per share on Aug 11. After the transaction, the EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CFO now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 22, CULLEN THOMAS A sold 25,000 shares at 6.36 per share. DISH shares that EVP, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT owns now total 226,050.

Among the insiders who sold shares, CULLEN THOMAS A disposed of 25,000 shares on Jun 21 at a per-share price of $6.54. This resulted in the EVP, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT holding 251,050 shares of DISH after the transaction. In another insider transaction, CULLEN THOMAS A sold 25,000 shares at $6.43 per share on Jun 20. Company shares held by the EVP, CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT now total 276,050.

Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for DISH in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $6.69 with high estimates of $13.00 and low estimates of $1.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, DISH has a high of $16.45 and a low of $3.21.

As of this writing, DISH has an earnings estimate of -$0.17 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.14 per share and a lower estimate of -$0.5. The company reported an EPS of $0.31 in the last quarter, which was 6.90% higher than expectations of $0.29.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information.

Analysts Opinion

It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for DISH is Buy with a score of 3.58.