A Look at Analysts’ Ratings for Dish Network

On August 26, 2016, Dish Network’s (DISH) stock was trading at $48.84. The stock was trading 4.2% below its 20-day moving average of $51, 6.1% below its 50-day moving average of $52, and 2.3% below its 100-day moving average of $50.

Dish generated returns of -18.1% in the trailing-12-month period and -8.6% in the trailing-one-month period. Dish’s share price has fallen by 3.1% in the trailing-five-day period.

Dish’s peers Comcast (CMCSA), AT&T (T), and Charter Communications (CHTR) have generated returns of -1.2%, -0.8%, and -0.7%, respectively, in the trailing-five-day period.

Of the 27 analysts covering Dish Network, 11 have given it “buy” recommendations, and 12 have given it “hold” recommendations. There were four “sell” recommendations on the stock. Analysts’ consensus target price for Dish is $70.95, with a median target estimate of $62. Dish is trading at a discount of 21.2% to its median target price.

Dish Network makes up 0.2% of the PowerShares QQQ Trust, Series 1 ETF (QQQ). QQQ has 5.4% exposure to the television and radio sector.