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IRDM · Iridium Communications Inc

Telecom ServicesUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$45.78

-1.13% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-28

Neutral2 bullish · 2 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (2.12 from 5 analysts)
To mean target: -8.3%

Market cap

$5B

Enterprise value

$6B

Trailing P/E

52.8

Forward P/E

23.3

Dividend yield

1.0%

Beta

0.88

Avg volume

3M

Employees

1K

2D change

0.39%

5D change

-3.53%

10D change

-1.54%

30D change

5.61%

60D change

-10.96%

MTD change

-17.52%

YTD change

166.89%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.12
Covering analysts5
Mean price target$42.00
Low price target$36.00
Upside to mean target-8.3%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)42.8
50-day MA$47.62
200-day MA$29.55
Price vs 50-day MA-4.6%
Price vs 200-day MA+53.8%
MACD histogram-0.56
Volume vs 3-month avg1.0×
52w low $15.5752w high $55.72

Analyst sentiment over time — IRDM

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-06-30

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

Morgan Stanley

Equal-Weight

$54.00

+18.0% vs price
▲ raised from $26.00Maintains · 2026-06-30

Barclays

Overweight

$36.00

-21.4% vs price
▲ raised from $25.00Maintains · 2026-04-09

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-06-30Morgan StanleyMaintainsEqual-Weight$26.00 $54.00
2026-06-03OppenheimerMaintainsOutperform$48.00 $60.00
2026-04-27BWS FinancialMaintainsSell$16.00
2026-04-24Raymond JamesDowngradeOutperformMarket Perform$0.00
2026-04-15BWS FinancialMaintainsSell$16.00
2026-04-09BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$25.00 $36.00
2026-02-18Morgan StanleyMaintainsEqual-Weight$24.00 $26.00
2026-02-17BWS FinancialMaintainsSell$16.00

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-28

  • RSI (14): RSI is 43 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 4.6% below the 50-day MA ($47.62).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 53.8% above the 200-day MA ($29.55).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is negative (-0.56) — short-term momentum is fading.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($15.57) and high ($55.72).

IRDM Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$1.0B
EBITDA$0M
Free cash flow$0M
Operating cash flow$0M
Book value / share$4.43
Net debt / EBITDA3.8
WACC9.0%
Revenue growth4.00%
Earnings growth-55.00%

About Iridium Communications Inc

Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile voice and data communications services and products to businesses, the United States and foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers in the United States, Canada, and internationally. 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, and charging units. The company sells its products and services to commercial end users through a wholesale distribution network that includes service providers, and value-added resellers and value-added 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.

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