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IRDMIRDM

$16.85

+0.11
arrow_drop_up0.66%
Current Market·update12 Nov 2025 21:00
Day's Range
16.795-17.2
52-week Range
16.47-34.45

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Performance

Key Stats

Next Earnings Date2025-10-23
Next Earnings TimeBefore Market Open
Volume2.86M
Average Volume 30d2.93M

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29.7
Valuation (P/E Ratio)
Moderate valuation for growth sector
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0.092
EPS Growth (YoY)
Solid earnings improvement year over year
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Overall Analysis

Buy
74

The company demonstrates solid fundamental strength with consistent profitability improvements and stable financial health, coupled with moderate thematic relevance. Technical indicators suggest some near-term caution but overall positive momentum. Suitable for growth investors with a medium to long-term horizon.

Moderate

Thematic

70

Iridium Communications operates in the satellite communications sector, serving diverse markets including government and commercial customers, with involvement in IoT and specialized communications. While not in a fast-growing cutting-edge tech sector, its niche positioning and stable demand for satellite communications provide thematic appeal.

Strong

Fundamental

78

Iridium Communications displays improving profitability with solid net margins, a healthy balance sheet, and good free cash flow generation. Its valuation remains on the higher side, reflecting growth expectations embedded in the price.

Neutral to Bullish

Technical

65

Technical indicators depict a stock with mixed short-term momentum but solid support from longer-term moving averages. The stock is trading near key pivot levels with oscillators mostly neutral, suggesting cautious optimism.

FactorScore
Sector Relevance75
Innovation & Technology68
Market Trends Fit67
Regulatory Environment70
Sustainability & ESG70
FactorScore
Valuation60
Profitability85
Growth80
Balance Sheet Health50
Cash Flow85
FactorScore
Trend Analysis70
Momentum60
Volume Confirmation65
Support & Resistance65

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Bullish Points (5)

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Strong and Consistent Earnings Growth

The company reported steady EPS growth with recent quarters surpassing estimates by significant margins, including a 98.4% surprise in Q1 2025 and positive surprises in consecutive quarters, demonstrating strong profitability momentum.

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Increasing Dividend Yield and Consistent Payments

Dividend yield has improved recently, reaching as high as 2.1%, with regular payments maintained and the next ex-dividend date set for June 13, 2025, indicating commitment to shareholder returns.

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Bearish Points (5)

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Elevated Valuation Multiples

Trailing P/E stands at approximately 37.0 (TTM) and quarterly P/E ratios are considerably elevated (e.g., 96.7 in Q1 2025), indicating the stock may be priced for strong growth which could be challenging to sustain.

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Volatile Net Income and Margins

Though recent quarters show improvement, net income has fluctuated markedly over recent years with net margins ranging from negative to 13.6%, reflecting variability in operational profitability.

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Calendar

June 2025

13

Ex-Dividend Date

June 2025

30

Next Dividend Date

July 2025

24

Next Earnings Date

EPS Est.
Revenue Est.

H: $0.29

A: $0.24

L: $0.20

H: 219.80M

A: 214.72M

L: 209.73M

Profile

Employees (FY)873
ISINUS46269C1027
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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 mobile satellite communications services for land mobile end users and aviation sectors; broadband terminals, embedded devices, and handsets for merchant shipping, fishing, leisure and research vessels, and specialized watercraft; satellite-based IoT services; hosted payload and other data services; and other data services and engineering services. It also provides postpaid mobile voice and data satellite communications; prepaid mobile voice satellite communications; push-to-talk; broadband data; Internet of Things (IoT); and satellite time and location services. In addition, the company offers personnel tracking devices; asset tracking devices for equipment, vehicles, and aircrafts; beyond-line-of-sight aircraft communications applications; maritime communications applications; specialized communications solutions for high-value individuals; and mobile communications and data devices for the military and other government agencies, such as secure satellite handsets; and maintenance services for the U.S. government's dedicated gateway. Further, it provides satellite handsets, voice and data modems, broadband data devices, and IoT data devices; and various accessories for its devices that include batteries, holsters, earbud headphones, portable auxiliary antennas, antenna adaptors, USB data cables, charging units, and others. The company sells its products and services to commercial end users through a wholesale distribution network that include service providers, and value-added resellers and manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Iridium Holdings LLC and changed its name to Iridium Communications Inc. in September 2009. Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Seasonals

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Price Target

38.62 USD

The 39 analysts offering 1 year price forecasts for IRDM have a max estimate of 47.00 and a min estimate of 25.00.

Debt Level and Coverage

Debt
Free cash flow
Cash & equivalents

Financial Position Analysis

Assets
Liabilities

Ownership

Free Float shares
95.1M (87.96%)
Closely held shares
13M (12.04%)
108M
Free Float shares
95.1M (87.96%)
Closely held shares
13M (12.04%)

Capital Structure

Market cap
3.37B
Debt
1.79B
Minority interest
0.00
Cash & equivalents
93.53M
Enterprise value
5.07B

Valuation - Summary

Market Cap
3.37B
Net income
91.2M(2.70%)
Revenue
641M(18.99%)
3.37B
Market Cap
3.37B
Net income
91.2M(2.70%)
Revenue
641M(18.99%)
Price to earning ratio (P/E)37.00x
Price to sales ratio (P/S)5.30x

Valuation - Ratios

P/E
P/S

Revenue to Profit Conversion

Revenue
830.68M
COGS
230.57M
Gross Profit
600.12M
OpEx
399.73M
Operating Income
200.38M
Other & Taxes
87.61M
Net Income
112.78M

Balance Sheet

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