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Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM)

Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) 1-star rating from Upturn Advisory
$17.38
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Upturn Advisory Summary

12/31/2025: IRDM (1-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.

Upturn Star Rating

Upturn 1 star rating for performance

Not Recommended Performance

These Stocks/ETFs, based on Upturn Advisory, consistently fall short of market performance, signaling caution before investing.

Number of Analysts

2 star rating from financial analysts

9 Analysts rated it

Limited analyst coverage, niche firm, research info may be scarce.

1 Year Target Price $29.75

1 Year Target Price $29.75

Analysts Price Target For last 52 week
$29.75 Target price
52w Low $15.52
Current$17.38
52w High $33.55

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit -50.34%
Avg. Invested days 28
Today’s Advisory PASS
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Upturn last close icon Last Close 12/31/2025

Key Highlights

Company Size Small-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 1.84B USD
Price to earnings Ratio 15.38
1Y Target Price 29.75
Price to earnings Ratio 15.38
1Y Target Price 29.75
Volume (30-day avg) 9
Beta 0.61
52 Weeks Range 15.52 - 33.55
Updated Date 01/1/2026
52 Weeks Range 15.52 - 33.55
Updated Date 01/1/2026
Dividends yield (FY) 3.26%
Basic EPS (TTM) 1.13

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

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Profitability

Profit Margin 14.44%
Operating Margin (TTM) 30.88%

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets (TTM) 5.56%
Return on Equity (TTM) 22.59%

Valuation

Trailing PE 15.38
Forward PE 13.59
Enterprise Value 3541789987
Price to Sales(TTM) 2.12
Enterprise Value 3541789987
Price to Sales(TTM) 2.12
Enterprise Value to Revenue 4.06
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 8.04
Shares Outstanding 104745684
Shares Floating 91591721
Shares Outstanding 104745684
Shares Floating 91591721
Percent Insiders 12.48
Percent Institutions 94.55

About Iridium Communications Inc

Exchange NASDAQ
Headquaters McLean, VA, United States
IPO Launch date 2008-03-20
CEO & Director Mr. Matthew J. Desch
Sector Communication Services
Industry Telecom Services
Full time employees 873
Full time employees 873

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.