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Insider · CIK 0001090537

James Defranco

director

Files at DISH (DISH Network CORP), ECHO (EchoStar CORP). First filing Mar 8, 2024, latest Mar 12, 2024.

In brief

James Defranco files SEC Form 4 as director at ECHO (EchoStar CORP), and also at DISH (DISH Network CORP). Since Mar 8, 2024, James Defranco has reported 2 open-market buys worth $2.7M and 0 open-market sells worth $0, the latest filed on Mar 12, 2024.

A track record needs three past buys with six months of prices behind them; James Defranco has 0, so none is measured yet.

The newest scored trade: bought $1.5M of ECHO on Mar 8, 2024, filed Mar 12, 2024, scored 63 (notable).

Track record
Not enough history
Fewer than three past buys with six months of prices.
Median 6-month excess
-
after past buys, n = 0
Hit rate
-
past buys that beat the index over 6 months
Open-market trades
2 / 0
$2.7M bought, $0 sold

Where the trades landed

Last year at the company this insider has traded most, with each buy and sell on the bar it happened.

ECHO: EchoStar CORP

ECHOOct 12, 2026 · close 95.10

Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value. Click a marked bar to open the signal.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™

Signals

This insider’s open-market buys and sells, scored.

ScoreCompanyValueHoldingsPrice contextFiled
63Notable
ECHObuy
EchoStar CORP
$1.5M
110,000 shares
+56%+42% from low-42% from high
58Moderate
ECHObuy
EchoStar CORP
$1.2M
90,000 shares
+84%+40% from low-43% from high

Transactions

Every row this insider has filed, 28 in all, newest first.

DateCompanyTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Jul 1, 2026ECHO
EchoStar CORP
AGrant or award
Class A Common Stock
+198--1,886Jul 7, 2026
Jul 1, 2026ECHO
EchoStar CORP
FTax withholding
Class A Common Stock
-16$100.88$1,6141,870Jul 7, 2026
Mar 8, 2024ECHO
EchoStar CORP
POpen-market purchase
Class A Common Stock
+110,000$13.48$1.5M306,951Mar 12, 2024
Mar 6, 2024ECHO
EchoStar CORP
POpen-market purchase
Class A Common Stock
+70,000$13.14$920k176,951Mar 8, 2024
Mar 7, 2024ECHO
EchoStar CORP
POpen-market purchase
Class A Common Stock
+20,000$13.44$269k196,951Mar 8, 2024
Dec 31, 2023DISH
DISH Network CORP
DDisposition to issuer
Class A Common Stock
-304,707--0Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023ECHO
EchoStar CORP
AGrant or award
Class A Common Stock
+106,914--106,914Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023ECHO
EchoStar CORP
AGrant or award
Class A Common Stockindirect: I
+46,129--49,833Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023DISH
DISH Network CORP
DDisposition to issuer
Class A Common Stockindirect: I
-131,469--0Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023ECHO
EchoStar CORP
AGrant or award
Class A Common Stockindirect: I
+815,582--815,582Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023DISH
DISH Network CORP
DDisposition to issuer
Class A Common Stockindirect: I
-2,324,412--0Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023ECHO
EchoStar CORP
AGrant or award
Class A Common Stockindirect: I
+19,363--29,363Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023DISH
DISH Network CORP
DDisposition to issuer
Class A Common Stockindirect: I
-55,185--0Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023DISH
DISH Network CORP
DDisposition to issuer
Class A Common Stockindirect: I
-1,706,888--0Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023ECHO
EchoStar CORP
AGrant or award
Class A Common Stockindirect: I
+598,907--598,907Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023DISH
DISH Network CORP
DDisposition to issuer
Class A Common Stockindirect: I
-5,367,658--0Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023ECHO
EchoStar CORP
AGrant or award
Class A Common Stockindirect: I
+1,883,387--1,883,387Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023DISH
DISH Network CORP
DDisposition to issuer
Class A Common Stockindirect: I
-3,050,000--0Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023ECHO
EchoStar CORP
AGrant or award
Class A Common Stockindirect: I
+1,070,174--1,070,174Jan 3, 2024
Jan 1, 2024ECHO
EchoStar CORP
MOption exercise
Class A Common Stock
+55--106,969Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023DISH
DISH Network CORP
DDisposition to issuer
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative
-60,000--0Jan 3, 2024
Jan 1, 2024ECHO
EchoStar CORP
FTax withholding
Class A Common Stock
+18$16.57$298106,951Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023DISH
DISH Network CORP
DDisposition to issuer
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative
-100,000--0Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023ECHO
EchoStar CORP
AGrant or award
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative
+21,052--21,052Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023DISH
DISH Network CORP
DDisposition to issuer
Restricted Stock Unitsderivative
-157--157Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023ECHO
EchoStar CORP
AGrant or award
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)derivative
+35,087--35,087Jan 3, 2024
Dec 31, 2023ECHO
EchoStar CORP
AGrant or award
Restricted Stock Unitsderivative
+55--55Jan 3, 2024
Jan 1, 2024ECHO
EchoStar CORP
MOption exercise
Restricted Stock Unitsderivative
-55$0.00$00Jan 3, 2024

Questions about James Defranco

Answered from the filings on this page, as of the latest one.

Is James Defranco buying or selling?

Not in the last 12 months. James Defranco's latest open-market trade on SEC Form 4 was bought $1.5M of ECHO on Mar 8, 2024.

How did James Defranco's past buys perform?

Not measured yet. InsiderTell needs three past buys with six months of prices to publish a track record, and James Defranco has 0.

Where does James Defranco file Form 4?

James Defranco has filed Form 4 at ECHO (EchoStar CORP); DISH (DISH Network CORP). A Form 4 is required of officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of a share class within two business days of a trade.

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