We recently published a list of These 10 Firms Blowing Up by Double Digits Today. In this article, we are going to take a look at where EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS) stands against other firms blowing up by double digits today.

Ten individual stocks soared by double digits on Wednesday, outperforming a lackluster performance among Wall Street’s indices, thanks to the 90-day truce between the US and China that continued to boost investor confidence.

In contrast, Wall Street’s indices were mixed, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq growing 0.72 percent, followed by the S&P 500, up 0.10 percent. The Dow Jones declined by 0.21 percent.

In this article, we name Wednesday’s 10 best-performing stocks and detail the reasons behind their gains.

To come up with the list, we considered only the stocks with a $2-billion market capitalization and $5-million trading volume.

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EchoStar Corporation grew its share prices by 15.19 percent on Wednesday to finish at $22.78 apiece as investors cheered the company’s quick move to address an inquiry by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the review of its federal 5G obligations.

EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS) Chairman Charles Ergen responded to the query, underscoring its collaborative history with the FCC and its significant investments in deploying a 5G Open Radio Access Network across the US.

EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS) also emphasized its efforts that led to the creation of more American jobs and a competitive wireless market alternative.

In the first quarter of the year, the company widened its net loss by 88.7 percent to $202.7 million from $107.4 million in the same period last year.

Revenues also dropped by 3.6 percent to $3.869 billion from $4.014 billion year-on-year.

Overall, SATS ranks 6th on our list of firms blowing up by double digits today. While we acknowledge the potential of SATS as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than SATS but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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