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Iridium Communications Inc

IRDM

18.180USD

+0.390+2.19%
Close 09/15, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
1.93BMarket Cap
17.09P/E TTM

Iridium Communications Inc

18.180

+0.390+2.19%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered undervalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
16 / 55
Overall Ranking
167 / 4724
Industry
Telecommunications Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 10 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
32.556
Target Price
+83.00%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Iridium Communications Inc. is a commercial provider of communications services. The Company is engaged in providing mobile voice and data communications services using a constellation of orbiting satellites. It provides voice and data communications services to businesses, the United States and foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers via its satellite network, which has an architecture of 66 operational satellites with in-orbit spares and related ground infrastructure. It utilizes an interlinked mesh architecture to route traffic across its satellite constellation using radio frequency crosslinks between satellites. It serves market, such as emergency services, maritime, aviation, government, utilities, oil and gas, mining, recreation, forestry, heavy equipment, construction, railways and other transportation. Its products include Satellite Handsets and Iridium GO!, Broadband Data Devices, Voice and Data Modems and Internet of Things Data Devices.
High Growth
The company's revenue has grown steadily over the past 3 years, averaging 15.21% year-on-year.
High Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 1193.01.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 58.47%.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is 17.68, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 118.76M shares, decreasing 13.93% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 9.67M shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

The company's current financial score is 7.45, which is higher than the Telecommunications Services industry's average of 7.17. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 214.88M, representing a year-over-year increase of 5.41%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 54.74%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.45
Change
0

Financials

6.52

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.88

Operational Efficiency

7.55

Growth Potential

7.19

Shareholder Returns

8.11

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

The company’s current valuation score is 4.60, which is lower than the Telecommunications Services industry's average of 5.24. Its current P/E ratio is 24.87, which is 5.72% below the recent high of 26.29 and 3.86% above the recent low of 23.91.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
1.80
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 16/55
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.44, which is higher than the Telecommunications Services industry's average of 7.31. The average price target for Iridium Communications Inc is 37.50, with a high of 45.00 and a low of 25.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 10 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
32.556
Target Price
+83.00%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

25
Total
4
Median
7
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Iridium Communications Inc
IRDM
10
Comcast Corp
CMCSA
32
T-Mobile US Inc
TMUS
31
AT&T Inc
T
29
Rogers Communications Inc
RCI
12
AST SpaceMobile Inc
ASTS
11
1
2
3
4
5

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.50, which is lower than the Telecommunications Services industry's average of 8.10. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 25.85 and the support level at 23.70, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.34
Change
0.2

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(4)
Neutral(0)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-1.237
Sell
RSI(14)
23.855
Sell
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
11.892
Oversold
ATR(14)
1.152
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-102.552
Sell
Williams %R
86.787
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.936
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
18.302
Sell
MA10
21.209
Sell
MA20
22.897
Sell
MA50
25.820
Sell
MA100
26.327
Sell
MA200
27.505
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Telecommunications Services industry's average of 6.35. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 111.90%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 2.49%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 9.67M shares, representing 9.11% of shares outstanding, with 3.37% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Baralonco, Ltd.
10.43M
--
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
9.76M
-9.09%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
9.90M
-7.16%
Baron Capital Management, Inc.
Star Investors
9.27M
-13.91%
ARK Investment Management LLC
Star Investors
4.89M
+95.07%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
3.89M
+37.61%
Silver Heights Capital Management, Inc.
3.73M
+0.31%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
4.46M
+1.65%
Van Berkom & Associates Inc.
2.89M
-9.04%
American Century Investment Management, Inc.
2.20M
+26.64%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-12

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Telecommunications Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 4.79, which is higher than the Telecommunications Services industry's average of 4.73. The company's beta value is 0.78. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.99
Change
-0.47
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.74
VaR
+3.87%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+47.01%
240-Day Volatility
+47.03%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+4.76%
120 days
+8.83%
5 years
+15.41%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-22.09%
120 days
-22.09%
5 years
-22.09%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-2.82
120 days
-1.31
5 years
-0.06
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+47.01%
3 years
+73.55%
5 years
+73.55%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.87
3 years
-0.29
5 years
-0.13
Skewness
240 days
-1.25
3 years
-0.85
5 years
-0.37
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+47.03%
5 years
+41.06%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+6.01%
5 years
+7.57%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-127.94%
240 days
-127.94%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+28.49%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+61.13%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.47%
120 days
+1.37%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+41.02%
60 days
+47.79%
120 days
+37.31%

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